[opendtv] Re: Advanced Digital TV Receiver Chip Sets New PerformanceStandard
- From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2004 18:15:59 -0400
Also available at http://www.broadcom.com/press/release.php?id=3D518003
Two interesting highlights:
1. The chip seems to address the dynamic echo shortcomings of the
Linx chip, although this press release does not do justice to a
real comparison. Still, conceptually can't hurt for those
"must-have" mobile applications.
2. A complete front end for digital/analog cable and NTSC/ATSC
would consist of this receiver chip and their BCM 7038 decoder,
targeted primarily at PVRs but I guess usable in any set.
The total price for these two is listed as $80, when bought in
quantity. Not bad. On our way to a $30-35 cost by 2007?
Bert
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Golitsis [mailto:john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Friday, April 23, 2004 4:55 PM
> To: OpenDTV
> Subject: [opendtv] Advanced Digital TV Receiver Chip Sets New
> PerformanceStandard
>=20
>=20
> Broadcom's Advanced 'Plug-and-Play' Digital TV Receiver Chip Sets New
> Performance Standard for Digital Television Broadcasting
>=20
> (I'm sure this URL will get mangled)
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> http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.plACCT=3DSVBIZINK8.sto
> ry&STORY=3D/www/story/04-22-2004/0002157487&EDATE=3DTHU+Apr+22+200
> 4,+09:01+AM
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> Excerpt:
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> The BCM3520 implements a unique system architecture that enables the
> receiver to reliably acquire, track and demodulate signals in=20
> the presence of
> interference and a wide range of varying multi-path channel=20
> conditions with
> the presence of noise. Based on independent testing by Communications
> Research Centre (CRC) in Canada, the BCM3520 exceeds current=20
> levels of VSB
> performance for reliable signal reception. "We have=20
> subjected Broadcom's
> BCM3520 to an extensive list of test conditions and the=20
> performance under a
> variety of severe multi-path channel conditions is=20
> remarkable," said Yiyan Wu,
> Principal Research Scientist at Communications Research=20
> Centre (CRC), Canada.
> "The BCM3520 has acquired and tracked signals under fast=20
> dynamic multi-path
> and fading channel test conditions under which all other VSB=20
> receivers that
> we've tested have failed."
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