I just learned that OMVC is working on receiver specs and they will be sharing them with the CEA Special Interest Group on ATSC M/H later this year - current ATSC-M/H standard doesn't cover receiver and I saw that most chip vendors will wait for standard to be finalized. (:>) Craig -----Original Message----- From: opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Craig Birkmaier Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 5:05 AM To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [opendtv] Re: Mirics Semiconductor FlexiTV IC TV Receiver Any indication of if or when they will support the new ATSC M/H standard? Regards Craig At 4:40 PM -0400 3/23/09, Mark A. Aitken wrote: >http://mobiledevdesign.com/hardware_design/mirics-semiconductor-flexitv >-ic-receiver-0227/ > > > IC TV Receiver Uses Software-Defined Radio Solution > >Feb 27, 2009 7:04 PM, By Louis E. Frenzel, Editor in Chief > >Trying to make a one-size-fits-all IC TV tuner for the world TV market >is a real challenge. There are at least half a dozen different digital >TV standards around the world, as well as some lingering analog >standards. This makes the demodulator part of the design a complex >multipart circuit. In the real world, that translates into different >chips for each standard. One good way to overcome this problem is to >use a software DSP demodulation approach. All you need is a processor >with enough power to run the software, which is the approach taken by >Mirics Semiconductor <http://www.mirics.com/> and its FlexiTV ><http://www.mirics.com/technology.php?navid=50> system. > > > Article Tools > > * <http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php> > ><http://www.printthis.clickability.com/pt/cpt?action=cpt&title=Mirics+S emiconductor+FlexiTV+IC+TV+Receiver&expire=&urlID=34520647&fb=Y&url=http %3A%2F%2Fmobiledevdesign.com%2Fhardware_design%2Fmirics-semiconductor-fl exitv-ic-receiver-0227%2F&partnerID=378644#comments> > >A few years ago, Mirics announced its FlexiTuner, which suits >virtually any radio or TV standard. It is a classic front end with >RF amps, mixer, PLL synthesizer, and IF filtering. The Mirics MSi001 >and MSi002 <http://www.inc.co.kr/home_image/MSi001_2_Briefv0_4.pdf> >cover all frequencies from 150 kHz through 1.9 GHz, making them >candidates for any radio or TV product. The chips support zero-IF or >low-IF formats and provide the I and Q outputs to any demodulator. >The control interface is either I^2 C (MSi001) or serial peripheral >interface (MSi002). > >The missing piece of the receiver is the demodulation. Now, Mirics >supplies the software that will demodulate virtually any TV >standard. These include DVB-T, ISDB-T, DTMB, ATSC, DVB-H, CMMB >(China), and T-DMB. It also supports analog TV (PAL, NTSC) and >standard AM and FM analog as well as DAB, DRM, and HD Radio digital >formats. This software is designed to run on a host processor like >that inside any PC, laptop, or netbook. > >The FlexiTV receiver employs the MSi3101 SmartTuner, which is a new >version of the Mirics FlexiTuner. FlexiTV also includes the regular >FlexiTuner plus a USB 2.0 digital interface. This combination can >plug into any available USB port, making the computer a TV set (see >figure below). With a BOM of less than $5, a Mirics-based TV >receiver may have the lowest cost in the world. > >The FlexiTV has become the world's first broadcast TV receiver using >software demodulation to comply with the latest NorDig 2.0 (Norway, >Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland) standard specification for >digital terrestrial TV reception. The NorDig test specifications >ensure that compliant quality products are developed for robust >DVB-T reception. The NorDig 2.0 standard requires very modest system >resources. > >For example, a FlexiTV enabled notebook can receive live >standard-definition DVB-T signals with just 30% CPU load. However, >it is the move toward reception of HD signals that is really driving >CPU resource requirements, where H.264 decoding presents a >significantly greater burden than requirements for software >demodulation. Mirics FlexiTV can comfortably accommodate the most >demanding case of HD H.264 DVB-T reception with the resources of an >entry-level dual-core x86-based PC. > >This USB module is a complete TV receiver for use with PCs, laptops, >and netbooks. It includes the Mirics FlexiTuner and a USB interface >that work with demodulation/decoding software that runs on the >computer CPU. > >/This USB module is a complete TV receiver for use with PCs, >laptops, and netbooks. It includes the Mirics FlexiTuner and a USB >interface that work with demodulation/decoding software that runs on >the computer CPU./ > > > Related Articles > > 1. Mirics, Luxoft Collaborate On Universal PCTV Solution > ><http://www.mobiledevdesign.com/software_news/Mirics_Luxoft_Collaorate_ On_Universal_PCTV_Solution/> > 2. Mobile World Congress 2009, Day 2: Mobile TV And Test Take MWC By > Storm > <http://www.mobiledevdesign.com/tutorials/mobile-tv-test-mwc-0218/> > 3. Siano MDTV Receiver Chip Powers iPhone 3G Mobile TV Accessory > ><http://www.mobiledevdesign.com/hardware_news/siano-mdtv-chip-powers-ip hone-0217/> > > > > > > >Find this article at: >http://www.mobiledevdesign.com/hardware_design/mirics-semiconductor-fle xitv-ic-receiver-0227 > > >-- >Regards, >Mark A. Aitken >Director, Advanced Technology >=================================== >"What you see and hear depends a >good deal on where you are standing; >it also depends on what kind of a >person you are" >><> ~ C. S. Lewis ~ <>< > >Things are only impossible until >they're not. >><> ~ J. L. Picard ~ <>< > > > ><http://mobiledevdesign.com/hardware_design/mirics-semiconductor-flexit v-ic-receiver-0227/>http://mobiledevdesign.com/hardware_design/mirics-se miconductor-flexitv-ic-receiver-0227/ > >IC TV Receiver Uses Software-Defined Radio Solution > >Feb 27, 2009 7:04 PM, By Louis E. Frenzel, Editor in Chief > >Trying to make a one-size-fits-all IC TV tuner for the world TV >market is a real challenge. There are at least half a dozen >different digital TV standards around the world, as well as some >lingering analog standards. This makes the demodulator part of the >design a complex multipart circuit. In the real world, that >translates into different chips for each standard. One good way to >overcome this problem is to use a software DSP demodulation >approach. All you need is a processor with enough power to run the >software, which is the approach taken by ><http://www.mirics.com/>Mirics Semiconductor and its ><http://www.mirics.com/technology.php?navid=50>FlexiTV system. > >Article Tools > ><http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php> ><'"http://www.printthis.clickability.com/pt/cpt?action=cpt&title=Mirics +Semiconductor+FlexiTV+IC+TV+Receiver&expire=&urlID=34520647&fb=Y&url=ht tp%3A%2F%2Fmobiledevdesign.com%2Fhardware_design%2Fmirics-semiconductor- flexitv-ic-receiver-0227%2F&partnerID=378> >A few years ago, Mirics announced its FlexiTuner, which suits >virtually any radio or TV standard. It is a classic front end with >RF amps, mixer, PLL synthesizer, and IF filtering. The ><http://www.inc.co.kr/home_image/MSi001_2_Briefv0_4.pdf>Mirics >MSi001 and MSi002 cover all frequencies from 150 kHz through 1.9 >GHz, making them candidates for any radio or TV product. The chips >support zero-IF or low-IF formats and provide the I and Q outputs to >any demodulator. The control interface is either I2C (MSi001) or >serial peripheral interface (MSi002). > >The missing piece of the receiver is the demodulation. Now, Mirics >supplies the software that will demodulate virtually any TV >standard. These include DVB-T, ISDB-T, DTMB, ATSC, DVB-H, CMMB >(China), and T-DMB. It also supports analog TV (PAL, NTSC) and >standard AM and FM analog as well as DAB, DRM, and HD Radio digital >formats. This software is designed to run on a host processor like >that inside any PC, laptop, or netbook. > >The FlexiTV receiver employs the MSi3101 SmartTuner, which is a new >version of the Mirics FlexiTuner. FlexiTV also includes the regular >FlexiTuner plus a USB 2.0 digital interface. This combination can >plug into any available USB port, making the computer a TV set (see >figure below). With a BOM of less than $5, a Mirics-based TV >receiver may have the lowest cost in the world. > >The FlexiTV has become the world's first broadcast TV receiver using >software demodulation to comply with the latest NorDig 2.0 (Norway, >Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland) standard specification for >digital terrestrial TV reception. The NorDig test specifications >ensure that compliant quality products are developed for robust >DVB-T reception. The NorDig 2.0 standard requires very modest system >resources. > >For example, a FlexiTV enabled notebook can receive live >standard-definition DVB-T signals with just 30% CPU load. However, >it is the move toward reception of HD signals that is really driving >CPU resource requirements, where H.264 decoding presents a >significantly greater burden than requirements for software >demodulation. Mirics FlexiTV can comfortably accommodate the most >demanding case of HD H.264 DVB-T reception with the resources of an >entry-level dual-core x86-based PC. > > >This USB module is a complete TV receiver for use with PCs, laptops, >and netbooks. It includes the Mirics FlexiTuner and a USB interface >that work with demodulation/decoding software that runs on the >computer CPU. > >Related Articles > >1. > <http://www.mobiledevdesign.com/software_news/Mirics_Luxoft_Collaorate_O n_Universal_PCTV_Solution/>Mirics, >Luxoft Collaborate On Universal PCTV Solution >2. > <http://www.mobiledevdesign.com/tutorials/mobile-tv-test-mwc-0218/>Mobil e >World Congress 2009, Day 2: Mobile TV And Test Take MWC By Storm >3. > <http://www.mobiledevdesign.com/hardware_news/siano-mdtv-chip-powers-iph one-0217/>Siano >MDTV Receiver Chip Powers iPhone 3G Mobile TV Accessory > > > > Find this article at: ><http://www.mobiledevdesign.com/hardware_design/mirics-semiconductor-fl exitv-ic-receiver-0227>http://www.mobiledevdesign.com/hardware_design/mi rics-semiconductor-flexitv-ic-receiver-0227 > >-- >Regards, >Mark A. Aitken >Director, Advanced Technology >=================================== >"What you see and hear depends a >good deal on where you are standing; >it also depends on what kind of a >person you are" >><> ~ C. S. Lewis ~ <>< > >Things are only impossible until >they're not. >><> ~ J. L. Picard ~ <>< > >Attachment converted: Bilbo:maitken 3.vcf (TEXT/MSWD) (00486331) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.