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Posted this here due to I think Dish use's BroadCom Chips.
In Volume Production with Leading Set-Top Providers, Broadcom's Proven AVC
Technology is Now Available in Unparalleled Single-Chip Configurations
IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Broadcom Corporation
(Nasdaq: BRCM), a global leader in wired and wireless broadband communications
semiconductors, today announced a family of AVC/VC-1 high definition (HD)
system-on-a-chip (SoC) solutions for cable, satellite and Internet Protocol
(IP) set-top boxes and gateway/client architectures. Broadcom has implemented
advanced video coding (AVC) (the ITU and ISO joint standard) and VC-1 (the
Society for Motion Picture and Television Engineers or SMPTE standard), which
employ the latest generation in video compression technology, in the new
family of single-chip solutions.
As a result, the Broadcom(R) AVC/VC-1 chip solutions can reduce the
required bandwidth for delivering digital video content over service operator
networks by a factor of 2 to 3 when compared to the previous MPEG-2 standard.
Broadcom is demonstrating its impressive AVC/VC-1 SoCs this week at the
CableLabs(R) Summer Conference in Keystone, Colorado.
Announced today is Broadcom's new BCM740x family of single-chip solutions.
The new family is built upon the company's field-proven two-chip HD AVC/VC-1
solution featuring the BCM7038 dual-channel HDTV and digital video recorder
(DVR) chip and the BCM7411 AVC video decoder/audio processor chip. This
BCM7038/BCM7411 two-chip solution is currently shipping in volume production
to leading set-top box manufacturers including EchoStar, LG Electronics, Pace,
Thomson and Samsung.
France Telecom recently used Broadcom's two-chip solution to deploy a live
high definition TV broadcast with MPEG-4 AVC over an ADSL2+ network from the
French Open Tennis Tournament at Roland Garros stadium. By integrating this
field-proven, two-chip solution into a new single-chip solution, Broadcom is
enabling its customers to more quickly and efficiently migrate to more cost-
effective and feature-rich technology. At the same time, the new family of
SoCs offers Broadcom's customers new features such as enhanced security, copy
protection and digital rights management.
The first single-chip AVC/VC-1 HD SoC products available include the
BCM7401 and BCM7402. The BCM7401 is targeted at embedded hard disk drive DVR
and home gateway applications while the BCM7402 addresses non-DVR or networked
DVR client applications. Both chips support the widely adopted H.264 video
compression standard (also known as MPEG-4 part 10/AVC) and are also the
world's first AVC/VC-1 HD chips to employ integrated secure video processor
(SVP) technology. SVP technology provides an open platform for content
protection, which enables secure, digital content related interconnectivity
between consumer electronic devices over a home network.
"Our new family of single-chip AVC solutions offers our customers
significantly new enhanced video compression capabilities," said Brian
Sprague, Senior Director of Marketing for Broadcom's Set-Top Box Products.
"Content providers need assurances that their products can be delivered
securely and will be used as intended, while equipment manufacturers need
powerful, cost-effective solutions, and consumers want the final product to
look and sound great in their homes. With built-in AVC/VC-1 technology, the
BCM7401 and BCM7402 deliver on all of these requirements."
"We are currently using Broadcom's two-chip AVC/HD solution in our DS810
HDTV set-top box" said Neil Gaydon, Pace Micro Technologies Worldwide Sales
and Marketing Director. "This is currently the most advanced AVC silicon
available and will enable Pace to be first to market with our MPEG-4 AVC/HD
set-top box."
"Content providers and consumers will be well-served with Broadcom's new
product line incorporating SVP technology," said Dr. Beth Erez, Chairperson,
SVP Alliance. "Device manufacturers deploying these chips will be able to
offer content providers with the highest level of security and control over
their assets. Consumers will also benefit because SVP technology ensures that
high quality content will be available to them easily and securely - at home
or on their mobile devices."
Product Information
The BCM7401 and BCM7402 each includes a host of advanced technology such
as a data transport processor for improved performance, an HD AVC/MPEG-2/VC-1
video decoder, an advanced multi-format audio decoder, 2D graphics processing,
high-quality video scaling and motion adaptive deinterlacing, an integrated
HDMI/HDCP six video digital/analog converter (DAC), stereo high-fidelity audio
DACs, UHF remote control receive, a 450 DMIPS MIPS32(TM) CPU with MIPS16e,
application specific extensions, and a peripheral control unit that provides a
variety of set-top box control functions.
Also featured within the BCM7401 and BCM7402 is an integrated Broadcom
security processor that manages a variety of on-chip encryption/decryption and
copy protection operations, including support for OpenCable(TM) and for the
new secure video processor technology. The new AVC/VC-1 single-chips also
include advanced connectivity features such as dual USB 2.0/1.1 ports, a
serial ATA (SATA) port (BCM7401 only), and an Ethernet port. In addition,
Broadcom has worked with third-party content protection and encryption
providers to offer, with requisite licensing, superior connectivity security.
Pricing and Availability
The BCM7401 and BCM7402 are currently available in sample quantities to
early access partners. Each of the chips is packaged in a 676-pin BGA. The
BCM7401 and BCM7402 and are priced at $30 and $27, respectively, in quantities
of 10,000.
Broadcom's Broadband Communications Business Group
Broadcom offers manufacturers a range of broadband communications and
consumer electronics SoCs that enable voice, video and data services over
residential wired and wireless networks. These highly integrated silicon
solutions continue to enable the market's most advanced system solutions,
which include digital cable, satellite and IP set-top boxes and media servers,
broadband modems and residential gateways, high definition and digital
televisions, HD DVD players and personal video recorders.
Posted this here due to I think Dish use's BroadCom Chips.
In Volume Production with Leading Set-Top Providers, Broadcom's Proven AVC
Technology is Now Available in Unparalleled Single-Chip Configurations
IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Broadcom Corporation
(Nasdaq: BRCM), a global leader in wired and wireless broadband communications
semiconductors, today announced a family of AVC/VC-1 high definition (HD)
system-on-a-chip (SoC) solutions for cable, satellite and Internet Protocol
(IP) set-top boxes and gateway/client architectures. Broadcom has implemented
advanced video coding (AVC) (the ITU and ISO joint standard) and VC-1 (the
Society for Motion Picture and Television Engineers or SMPTE standard), which
employ the latest generation in video compression technology, in the new
family of single-chip solutions.
As a result, the Broadcom(R) AVC/VC-1 chip solutions can reduce the
required bandwidth for delivering digital video content over service operator
networks by a factor of 2 to 3 when compared to the previous MPEG-2 standard.
Broadcom is demonstrating its impressive AVC/VC-1 SoCs this week at the
CableLabs(R) Summer Conference in Keystone, Colorado.
Announced today is Broadcom's new BCM740x family of single-chip solutions.
The new family is built upon the company's field-proven two-chip HD AVC/VC-1
solution featuring the BCM7038 dual-channel HDTV and digital video recorder
(DVR) chip and the BCM7411 AVC video decoder/audio processor chip. This
BCM7038/BCM7411 two-chip solution is currently shipping in volume production
to leading set-top box manufacturers including EchoStar, LG Electronics, Pace,
Thomson and Samsung.
France Telecom recently used Broadcom's two-chip solution to deploy a live
high definition TV broadcast with MPEG-4 AVC over an ADSL2+ network from the
French Open Tennis Tournament at Roland Garros stadium. By integrating this
field-proven, two-chip solution into a new single-chip solution, Broadcom is
enabling its customers to more quickly and efficiently migrate to more cost-
effective and feature-rich technology. At the same time, the new family of
SoCs offers Broadcom's customers new features such as enhanced security, copy
protection and digital rights management.
The first single-chip AVC/VC-1 HD SoC products available include the
BCM7401 and BCM7402. The BCM7401 is targeted at embedded hard disk drive DVR
and home gateway applications while the BCM7402 addresses non-DVR or networked
DVR client applications. Both chips support the widely adopted H.264 video
compression standard (also known as MPEG-4 part 10/AVC) and are also the
world's first AVC/VC-1 HD chips to employ integrated secure video processor
(SVP) technology. SVP technology provides an open platform for content
protection, which enables secure, digital content related interconnectivity
between consumer electronic devices over a home network.
"Our new family of single-chip AVC solutions offers our customers
significantly new enhanced video compression capabilities," said Brian
Sprague, Senior Director of Marketing for Broadcom's Set-Top Box Products.
"Content providers need assurances that their products can be delivered
securely and will be used as intended, while equipment manufacturers need
powerful, cost-effective solutions, and consumers want the final product to
look and sound great in their homes. With built-in AVC/VC-1 technology, the
BCM7401 and BCM7402 deliver on all of these requirements."
"We are currently using Broadcom's two-chip AVC/HD solution in our DS810
HDTV set-top box" said Neil Gaydon, Pace Micro Technologies Worldwide Sales
and Marketing Director. "This is currently the most advanced AVC silicon
available and will enable Pace to be first to market with our MPEG-4 AVC/HD
set-top box."
"Content providers and consumers will be well-served with Broadcom's new
product line incorporating SVP technology," said Dr. Beth Erez, Chairperson,
SVP Alliance. "Device manufacturers deploying these chips will be able to
offer content providers with the highest level of security and control over
their assets. Consumers will also benefit because SVP technology ensures that
high quality content will be available to them easily and securely - at home
or on their mobile devices."
Product Information
The BCM7401 and BCM7402 each includes a host of advanced technology such
as a data transport processor for improved performance, an HD AVC/MPEG-2/VC-1
video decoder, an advanced multi-format audio decoder, 2D graphics processing,
high-quality video scaling and motion adaptive deinterlacing, an integrated
HDMI/HDCP six video digital/analog converter (DAC), stereo high-fidelity audio
DACs, UHF remote control receive, a 450 DMIPS MIPS32(TM) CPU with MIPS16e,
application specific extensions, and a peripheral control unit that provides a
variety of set-top box control functions.
Also featured within the BCM7401 and BCM7402 is an integrated Broadcom
security processor that manages a variety of on-chip encryption/decryption and
copy protection operations, including support for OpenCable(TM) and for the
new secure video processor technology. The new AVC/VC-1 single-chips also
include advanced connectivity features such as dual USB 2.0/1.1 ports, a
serial ATA (SATA) port (BCM7401 only), and an Ethernet port. In addition,
Broadcom has worked with third-party content protection and encryption
providers to offer, with requisite licensing, superior connectivity security.
Pricing and Availability
The BCM7401 and BCM7402 are currently available in sample quantities to
early access partners. Each of the chips is packaged in a 676-pin BGA. The
BCM7401 and BCM7402 and are priced at $30 and $27, respectively, in quantities
of 10,000.
Broadcom's Broadband Communications Business Group
Broadcom offers manufacturers a range of broadband communications and
consumer electronics SoCs that enable voice, video and data services over
residential wired and wireless networks. These highly integrated silicon
solutions continue to enable the market's most advanced system solutions,
which include digital cable, satellite and IP set-top boxes and media servers,
broadband modems and residential gateways, high definition and digital
televisions, HD DVD players and personal video recorders.
