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News Release from: Micronas USA | Subject: Designs for production-ready TVs
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 31 August 2006
Reference designs make production-ready
TVs
Micronas has devised a system design approach that delivers qualified and manufacturable designs for production-ready TVs to OEMs and ODMs worldwide.
Micronas has devised a system design approach that delivers qualified and manufacturable designs for production-ready TVs to OEMs and ODMs worldwide Micronas provides additional value for TV manufacturers through flexible field-tested solutions that address the complex analogue and digital design issues of global TV markets, cost-effectively facilitating product delivery within a few months
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 4 Oct 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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Back in 2003, Micronas foresaw the need to meet the increasing complexity demands of the new digital standards and to this end invested in iKonvergenz.
Since 2004, iKonvergenz has been a wholly owned subsidiary of Micronas Semiconductor Holding.
Located in Singapore, iKonvergenz develops and qualifies turnkey and reference solutions for digital TV markets.
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System-level design of modern television systems is no longer a luxury, but a necessity.
Manufacturers must meet fragmented, regional requirements all over the world.
analogue TV in itself is complex, with different video (Pal, Secam, NTSC) and audio (A2, Nicam, BTSC) systems varying from country to country.
Digital TV adds the further requirements of ATSC or DVB-T in combination with the mentioned analogue standards.
While ATSC is uniform across North America, DVB-T is a family of optional extensions and variants.
Thus, TVs for each country must support various local and regional parameters, requiring overall standardisation know-how, time-consuming and expensive multiple field tests, and design qualifications.
"To address these challenges, Micronas offers qualified reference designs to our customers, where iKonvergenz supports ready-for-production turnkey solutions", as Wladimir Punt, Director of Marketing TV at Micronas points out.
Manufacturers can select the Micronas reference designs or the iKonvergenz turnkey solutions to speed up their entry into a wider range of regionalised markets.
In addition, existing production platforms based on the VCT-P all-in-one solution for flat-panel displays can be rapidly redesigned for DVB-T reception with appealing new features, sharper video and better audio quality.
Micronas, as an independent IC supplier, does not build its own TV sets, so the latest technology is always available to all customers immediately.
With its iKonvergenz subsidiary, Micronas offers turnkey production-ready solutions to ODM and OEM customers.
These designs are licensed to each customer and market-ready.
At this year's IFA, Micronas will show a range of television products, all based on its DVB-T technology.
Each design offers a unique combination of features and performance.
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