Si2169 Multimedia Demodulator First to Merge All Digital Video
Broadcast (DVB) Standards into Single-Chip Solution
AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Silicon
Laboratories Inc. (NASDAQ: SLAB), a leader in high-performance,
analog-intensive, mixed-signal ICs, today introduced the broadcast video
industry's most advanced, single-chip multimedia demodulator, enabling
developers to simplify the design of iDTV, set-top box (STB) and
Blu-ray/DVD recorder products. The new Si2169 device is the first
demodulator to integrate the emerging DVB-T2 standard, advanced DVB-S2
standard, and existing DVB-T, DVB-S and DVB-C standards into a single
CMOS chip supporting terrestrial, satellite and cable TV broadcast. The
Si2169 is complemented by the Si2168, a pin-compatible DVB-T2/T/C
demodulator designed for terrestrial and cable TV broadcast.
The Si2168/69 demodulators offer the industry's highest level of DVB-T2
terrestrial broadcast performance, outperforming other competing DVB-T2
demodulators in challenging reception conditions and fully complying
with the NorDig 2.2.1 and D-Book 7 specifications. Offering superior
echo performance in all DVB-T2 transmission modes, the new demodulators
enable the industry's fastest DVB-T2 channel lock times under the most
challenging echo conditions. In fact, Silicon Labs has implemented a
special architecture to reduce DVB-T2 lock times to industry-leading
values unlike competing demodulators that typically require
significantly longer time to lock onto difficult channels.
When combined with Silicon Labs' market-leading silicon
TV tuners, the Si2168/69 demodulators enable a complete video
front-end solution from RF to baseband. The Si2168/69 architecture is
also flexible enough to support other tuner options including mixer
oscillator phase-locked loop (MOPLL)-based modules and standard
intermediate frequency (IF) terrestrial silicon tuners.
"Leveraging our proven digital demodulation architecture, the Si2169
achieves excellent reception performance for each digital media type
while reducing video front-end design complexity, power consumption and
cost," said James Stansberry, vice president and general manager of
Silicon Labs' broadcast products. "The combination of next-generation
DVB-T2/S2 multimedia support and single-chip integration makes the
Si2169 the industry's most flexible and highest-performance demodulator
solution available."
The Si2168/69 devices are the smallest footprint digital TV and
multimedia demodulators available, making them ideal for ultra-thin iDTV
designs either directly on the main TV/STB board or inside a compact
module. The Si2168/69 devices require no specific, costly components,
thus simplifying the system BOM and reducing cost. The new demodulators
also use only two power supplies, resulting in the industry's lowest
power dissipation (450 mW typical) for the most computation-intensive
DVB-T2 mode.
Pricing and Availability
Samples and production quantities of the Si2169 and Si2168 demodulators
are available now in 7 mm x 7 mm 48-pin QFN packages. The Si2169 and
Si2168 demodulators are priced at $9.94 and $7.92 (USD), respectively,
in 10,000-unit quantities. Silicon Labs provides comprehensive
evaluation platforms for video front-end designs including the
DVB-T2/T/C/S/S2 Si2169 EVB containing the industry-leading Si2176 hybrid
tuner and the DVB-T2/T/C Si2168 EVB containing the Si2146 digital-only
tuner.
For more information about Silicon Labs' TV demodulator products and to
purchase samples, please visit www.silabs.com/pr/tv-demodulator.
Silicon Laboratories Inc.
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high-performance, analog-intensive, mixed-signal ICs. Developed by a
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design, Silicon Labs' diverse portfolio of patented semiconductor
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