New Toshiba/Sigma Platform Facilitates Rapid Development of DVD Players, IP Set-Top Boxes and Digital Media Players
Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. has announced that it is collaborating with Sigma Designs, Inc. to offer a new Linux platform based on the Toshiba TX4938 MIPS-based TX System RISC microprocessor, and the Sigma EM8620L digital media processor. The Toshiba/Sigma platform will provide customers with a quick-time-to-market decoder solution for a range of digital multimedia appliances, including DVD players, IP set-top boxes and digital media players.
Based on the Toshiba TX4938 Processor and the Sigma EM8620L Decoder, New Platform Facilitates Rapid Development of DVD Players, IP Set-Top Boxes and Digital Media Players
The new Toshiba/Sigma platform can be plugged into the PCI slot on the Toshiba RBTX4938 reference board, or plugged into the Toshiba AVM49R multimedia reference platform. Provided in a compact 6.7-inch by 6.7-inch mini-ITX form factor, the AVM49R is a highly integrated, flexible and cost-effective reference design that includes a 300-megahertz Toshiba TMPR4938XB 64-bit MIPS-based RISC processor, and a Toshiba TC86C001F PCI-to-ATA66/USB companion chip, both running under the MontaVista Linux operating system.
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