[opendtv] Re: Oldest claim to have solved multipath

Its in how you define "excellent" I guess.

"... chip that provides excellent signal reception, even under difficult ghost
signal conditions found often in urban areas."

How is Motorola doing on this problem some 5 1/2 years later BTW?

Bob Miller


John Shutt wrote:

>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Bob Miller" <bob@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
>
>  
>
>>Here is ATI's (NxtWave) of 1999. There was one at the same time from 
>>Motorola that I can not find.
>>    
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>
>Here is Motorola's 1999 Press Release:
>
>
>FOR RELEASE:
>August 23, 1999
>
>                    New Technology from Motorola
>     Enhances Reception of Digital and High Definition TV
>
>          A Solution for the Urban Reception Problem
>
>CHANDLER, Ariz. - August 23, 1999 - A new digital receiver
>technology from Motorola solves a potentially serious reception
>problem in digital and high-definition (DTV/HDTV) broadcasts that
>use the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) transmission
>standard adopted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
>
>Broadcasters expressed concern recently when third-party test
>results showed that multipath reflections - or multiple signals
>arriving at an antenna at different times due to obstacles such as
>buildings or automobiles - interfered with DTV reception. Addressing
>this issue, Motorola, in collaboration with TV pioneer Sarnoff
>Corporation, has created a proven, revolutionary digital signal
>processing architecture known as the MCT2100 demodulator chip that
>provides excellent signal reception, even under difficult ghost
>signal conditions found often in urban areas.
>
>"The industry's efforts towards ATSC can now become a reality," said
>Wil Salhuana, Vice President and General Manager, Entertainment
>Solutions Division, Motorola. "The MCT2100 demonstrates Motorola's
>ability to engineer original, forefront technology solutions, which
>in this case, will have a significant impact on the quality of
>digital television technology."
>
>Glenn Reitmeier, Vice President for DTV and Web Media at Sarnoff,
>said the new chip means that all of the capabilities of the ATSC
>standard will be available to TV set makers and their customers, the
>viewers. "The MCT2100 is a major step forward in implementing the
>perfect pictures and reliable data transmission that the creators of
>the ATSC standard intended for DTV and HDTV."
>
>"The development of this technology demonstrates Motorola's
>commitment to provide the industry with solutions for the ATSC
>standard," said Bob Stokes, Director, Digital TV Operations,
>Motorola.
>
>The MCT2100 is a member of Motorola's M-DTV(tm) chip set, which
>provides low-cost solutions to make digital television more
>affordable to the consumer, easing consumer's transition from analog
>to digital formats.  The M-DTV chip set provides solutions for DTV
>sets, satellite and cable set-top boxes and digital versatile disk
>(DVD) players.
>
>The MCT2100 is part of Motorola's DigitalDNA(tm) technology, the
>intellectual property that makes up the heart of intelligent
>consumer and business devices.
>
>About Motorola
>As the world's #1 producer of embedded processors, Motorola's
>Semiconductor Products Sector offers multiple DigitalDNA(tm)
>solutions which enable its customers to create new business
>opportunities in the consumer, networking and computing,
>transportation, and wireless communications markets.  Motorola's
>worldwide semiconductor sales were $7.3 billion (USD) in l998.
>                    http://sps.motorola.com/
>
>Motorola is a global leader in providing integrated communications
>solutions and embedded electronic solutions.  Sales in 1998 were
>$29.4 billion (USD).
>                        http://www.motorola.com/
>
>About Sarnoff
>Sarnoff Corporation creates and commercializes electronic,
>biomedical and information technology.  Founded in 1942 as RCA
>Laboratories, Sarnoff has been a wholly owned, for-profit subsidiary
>of SRI International since 1987.  Building on decades of innovation,
>including the development of color television and the liquid-crystal
>display, Sarnoff now works with a wide variety of industry and
>government clients to develop and improve specific technologies that
>will help change the world.  A key element of the company's overall
>strategy is the founding of new companies that bring its
>technologies to market. Eleven such companies are in various stages
>of development.
>
>                            #   #   #
>
>M-DTV and DigitalDNA are trademarks of Motorola, Inc.
>
>Reader Contact                   Inquiry Response
>David Pivin                       Motorola SPS
>Motorola                           P.O. Box 17927
>(480) 814-5032                   Denver, CO  80217
>david.pivin@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>Editorial Contacts:
>US and the Americas                   Asia/Pac
>Funky Puppy Productions              Kumi Valenty
>Audrey Armstrong / Tabitha Bailey   Motorola, Inc.
>Tel: 408-354-9053 / 818-879-5135   Tel:  81-22-377-9774
>Fax: 408-395-8063 / 818-879-5137   Fax:  81-22-378-7789
>email: audrey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx /   Email: r47425@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>tabitha@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>Europe Press Contact:               Asia Press Contacts:
>Una Kent                               Gloria Shiu (Hong Kong)
>Motorola, Inc.                         Motorola Semiconductors
>Tel: +44 1753 500056               Tel:  852-2661-8237
>Fax: +44 1753 516243               Fax: 852-2661-5709
>r1483@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx           r42970@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>

 
 
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