Date: 4th Aug 2010
ST Microelectronics decoder ICs powering
new STBs from Dish TV
ST has announced Dish TV's latest digital set-top boxes
are using ST's System-on-Chip (SoC) STB decoder ICs STi5189
and STi7111. The new digital STBs powered by ST's semiconductor
chips are now rolling out to Dish TV subscribers throughout
India. Dish TV's has a base of 7.5 million subscribers.
"Dish TV has an outstanding footprint in India's DTH
TV market and has been a frontrunner in bringing innovative
and cutting-edge technology to its customers," said
Francois Guibert, ST's Executive Vice-President and President
for Greater China and South Asia. "This represents
an important design win for ST, demonstrating our ability
to deliver customized solutions and emphasizing our commitment
to support strategic and fast-growing markets through resources
such as our Greater Noida research and development center,
which is now our largest outside Europe."
The STi5189 is suitable for interactive, DVR-capable and
hybrid STBs. STi5189 support DVB-S satellite broadcasting
and industry-standard middleware and browsers, integrates
an audio subsystem supporting Dolby Digital 5.1 and MP3
decoding, and supports all major conditional-access security
standards. There is also an interface to off-chip Flash
memory, which allows a PVR-type time-shift feature without
requiring a hard-disk drive.
The STi7111 supports H.264, VC1, MPEG2 along with other
video standards. STi7111 can deliver video through embedded
HDMI 1.3 interface and also has embedded Ethernet port to
enable integration within home networks.
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