Chip makers MaxLinear and STMicroelectronics will demonstrate a...
Chip makers MaxLinear and STMicroelectronics will demonstrate a multichannel Ultra HD set-top box and satellite server platform at the four-day BroadcastAsia show, which opens in Singapore Tuesday, the companies said Monday (http://bit.ly/1ltdGdQ). The platform, which uses High Efficiency Video Coding…
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(HEVC) compression, is targeted at the growing number of satellite pay-TV operators looking to deliver broadcast 4K services, they said. Show attendees “can’t help but recognize that UHD is providing the next-level user experience and extraordinary opportunity for satellite broadcasters,” ST said. MaxLinear is providing the combined system’s front end, ST the back end, they said. The STiH412 system-on-a-chip device from ST handles the decoding and video processing in the design. In addition to HEVC decoding, the SoC provides multichannel recording to an internal or external hard drive, as well as VOD capability and real-time transcoding of up to three streams, they said.