Conexant Offers Single-Chip Set-Top Box Solution For Free-To-Air Satellite

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The high-quality, low-cost CX24138 builds upon the technology of the company's highly successful CX2414X/5X interactive direct broadcast satellite (DBS) system solution, and introduces a new feature-set and package required by manufacturers and operators in China and other Asia-Pacific regions.

Red Bank NJ (SPX) Oct 12, 2004
Conexant Systems Monday announced a digital video broadcast satellite (DVB-S) compliant set-top box (STB) system solution for the basic, entry-level free-to-air (FTA) market.

The FTA market includes basic STBs that can receive unencrypted content from international satellite broadcasters at no charge, and advanced STBs which allow users to view additional premium content for a small incremental cost.

Conexant also provides a complete DVB-S FTA set-top box reference design based on the CX24138 decoder and the company's CX24109 tuner, providing a complete system solution with proven components.

"Basing our new free-to-air chipset on our successful high-end interactive set-top box platform allows us to deliver a low-cost semiconductor solution with the same high-quality and performance that is inherent in our more sophisticated chipsets," said Jeff Crosby, vice president of Set-top Box Products for Conexant.

"This is particularly important for manufacturers competing in high-volume markets where consumers require low prices yet demand reliable products. Also, using a common silicon platform allows manufacturers to leverage their system and software development efforts across a variety of solutions, which reduces product development time and can provide them with a competitive edge."

Free-to-air satellite and terrestrial services are gaining in popularity, particularly in Asia, the Middle East, North Africa and Eastern Europe. FTA enables users to expand their viewing options beyond local broadcast content to a wide range of free programming offered by international broadcast sources without subscription.

According to Michelle Abraham, a senior industry analyst with In-Stat/MDR, the FTA STB market is expected to reach 45 million units in 2008.

Conexant's CX24138 combines an MP@ML MPEG-2 video decoder, a digital audio decoder, a programmable transport stream de-multiplexer, an on-screen graphics display controller, a QPSK demodulator/forward error correction unit, TV encoder, and a high-performance, embedded 32-bit ARM920T RISC processor with integrated peripheral I/O ports.

This highly integrated solution enables a low-cost STB with proven performance.

The reference design package includes samples, schematics, layout, STB software drivers, tuning auto-scan function, user interfaces with Chinese and English language support, and complete hardware and software documentation, enabling manufacturers to rapidly bring their products to market with minimal development time.

The reference design is produced in Conexant's Shanghai Design Center, which was established in August 2000, providing regional manufacturers and operators with a high level of localized design and sales support.

The design team works closely with customers to rapidly develop differentiated solutions based on Conexant's core integrated circuit chipsets and reference-design platforms.

Conexant offers a comprehensive suite of digital STB components and system solutions for worldwide satellite, terrestrial and cable entertainment broadcasting networks.

The company's product offering includes silicon tuners, satellite demodulators, MPEG audio and video decoders, and dial-up modems for back-channel applications.

Complete reference designs that help manufacturers reduce cost and speed time to market are also available, bundled together with a range of operating systems, middleware, drivers and development tools.

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