Multistandard receiver IP takes up no extra space

The Ensigma UCCP230 multistandard receiver IP platform requires the same silicon area as typical single-standard solutions.

Imagination Technologies has added the NorDig-Unified 1.0.3.compliant DVB-T to its licensable receiver IP platform family.

With the addition of support for NorDig, the stringent Digital Television platform test specification, Ensigma UCCP230 supports the widest range of standards available on a single receiver platform and offers the best balance of functionality, performance and size.

David McBrien, VP sales, Imagination Technologies said: "With support for NorDig we can deliver a DVB-T solution capable of passing the most rigorous use-case tests, alongside high-doppler DVB-H".

"As well as adding wider DVB-T content options to mobile TV devices the addition of Nordig support to UCCP230's existing ISDB-T full-seg TV capabilities makes it the ideal choice for highly integrated TVs and STBs".

The Ensigma UCCP230 multistandard receiver IP platform requires the same silicon area as typical single-standard solutions.

By supporting multiple standards on the same IP platform Imagination's licensing partners are significantly reducing the total cost of ownership for the addition of multistandard broadcast receiver capabilities on mobile devices, TVs and STBs.

Imagination believes that a broad combination of digital terrestrial TV, mobile TV and radio reception support is essential to creating compelling and cost-efficient SoCs for receiver applications.

Standards supported by UCCP230 include: DVB-T, DVB-H, T-DMB, 1/3/full-seg ISDB-T, DAB, DAB+ and FM with RDS.

Support for other regional standards is also in advanced development.

Already deployed in high-volume products in Asia and Europe, Imagination Technologies' receiver IP has been licensed by a number of semiconductor partners.

The Ensigma UCCP230 IP platformenables multiple mobile TV as well as terrestrial digital and analogue TV and radio reception standards on a single device while delivering exceptionally low power dissipation.

It provides the foundation of a highly-integrated mobile media receiver solution, reducing cost, design risk and time to market.

Built around Imagination's UCC (universal communications core) signal processing engine, specifically developed for programmable PHY layer demodulation, the IP platform also integrates Imagination's META MTX 32bit embedded controller for real-time system housekeeping and low-level driver abstraction to minimise host CPU overhead.

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