New Single-Chip Silicon Tuner from STMicroelectronics Will Further Reduce the Cost of Satellite TV Connections

New Single-Chip Silicon Tuner from STMicroelectronics Will Further Reduce the Cost of Satellite TV Connections

STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has announced a new single-chip silicon tuner, the STB6000, which is designed to replace complex discrete component tuners in Set-Top Boxes (STBs) used for receiving digital TV or web-based material via satellite. Cost savings will be achieved in STB production through the lower component count and simplified printed circuit board design.

Set-Top Box front end is a partner for ST's widely used STV0299 satellite demodulator

ST is the world's largest supplier of silicon chips for set-top boxes1, including satellite, cable and terrestrial services. Price is the overriding factor for consumers in these markets and the new device will help STB manufacturers to further reduce their costs by replacing the discrete tuner circuitry of existing products with a single 32-lead package.

“By introducing the STB6000 our customers can now use ST silicon products to process the broadcast signal at every stage in satellite STBs,” said Armando Caltabiano, General Manager of the Satellite and Terrestrial Business Unit of ST's Set Top Box Division. “The pairing of the STB6000 and STV0299 perfectly complements our range of MPEG decoders and gives us an opportunity to increase our share of the satellite STB front-end market.”