Set-top box chip targets standard definition

Set-top box chip targets standard definition

The STi5206 set-top box decoder chip implements extra functions for standard-definition cable, Internet (IPTV), satellite, or terrestrial signals. The IC handles standard-definition MPEG2, H.264, AVS, and VC-1/WMV9 streams.

Advanced security features include DVB, DES, AES, Multi-2, and ICAM descramblers, built-in smart-card interfaces, and SVP, MS-DRM, and DTCP-IP content protection. The device has a Linux/OS21-compatible CPU, USB 2.0, Ethernet, PCI and SD-MMC/SDIO interfaces, and comes in a 23 x 23-mm PBGA package. ($10 ea/1,000 — samples available now.)

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