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Broadcom Releases Next-Gen Cable Adapter for Digital TV Conversion
Feb 15, 2010 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) --
Broadcom Corp., a provider of semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, announced the industry's first Digital Transport Adapter (DTA) 4.0 system-on-a-chip (SoC) solution that features an integrated tuner and switchable content protection.
Designed in an ultra small form factor, the Broadcom BCM7002 DTA solution supports Comcast's latest DTA 4.0 specification. This specification paves the way for the expanded network capacity that cable operators require to provide additional HD content and more value added services such as video on demand (VoD) and higher speed DOCSIS 3.0 data and voice services.
As described by Broadcom, highlights/key facts include:
-- Cable operators need to reclaim precious bandwidth in order to provide
additional HD content and more value-added services and are looking to
deploy DTAs quickly throughout North America. This year, In-Stat
market research estimates that there are over 74 million analog TV
sets connected with cable coax in the U.S. that may require a DTA at
some point to transition to all digital programming.
-- The Broadcom BCM7002 DTA SoC solution supports Comcast's latest DTA
4.0 specification as well as the DTA requirements for most North
American cable operators. In addition, it offers the following
features:
-- It is designed in a 65 nanometer (nm) CMOS process to enable the
highest level of integration, smallest footprint size and exceeds
Energy Star requirements for power consumption, providing very low
active and standby power.
-- It is designed for the large installed base of TV sets that still
receive analog-only cable broadcasts.
-- It is the industry's first solution to push the envelope of
integration by combining a 1 GHz SCTE-40+ cable tuner that exceeds
the SCTE-40 specification and switchable content protection that
allows a single device to be used with multiple content protection
systems. As a result, one product can be inventoried and deployed
on a number of content protection networks, supporting multiple
content protection systems, and moved from one network to another
without changes.
-- It enables ultra small and unobtrusive DTA 4.0 form factors with a
reference design that measures only 3.25" x 2.25", enabling cable
operators to unobtrusively place DTA devices in cable households
with industry-leading functionality and integration.
-- Its high integration reduces the manufacturers overall
bill-of-materials (BoM) cost and accelerates the deployment of low
cost converter solutions demanded by North American cable
operators.
-- The BCM7002 DTA solution is now sampling to set-top box manufacturers.
Dan Marotta, Executive Vice President & General Manager, Broadcom's Broadband Communications Group explained: "The BCM7002 leverages our proven track record and market leadership in supplying highly integrated SoC solutions for the DTA market that offer significant consumer benefits including very small form factors and ultra low power requirements. With switchable content protection and an integrated tuner, Broadcom's DTA 4.0 solution is driving market leadership through integration and advanced functionality, and accelerating the time-to-market to deploy DTA adapters throughout North America."
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