HD HEVC set-top box ICs from ST supports scalable hardware and software

STMicroelectronics has launched new set-top box ICs which are not just an upgrade but designed with a new architecture. High definition HEVC (High Efficiency Video Coding) Liege3 family of chipsets for entry Set-Top-Box markets consists of STiH337/STiH332 for satellite STB, STiH372 for cable STB, and STiH307/STiH302 for IPTV STB. HEVC (High Efficiency Video Coding) feature in these ICs is the key market differentiator. ST’s new set-top-box ICs support scalable hardware and software architecture making it more flexible and configurable to reach optimized price/user experience ratio across the different HD HEVC entry set-top-box segments. All chipsets in the new ARM-based family are pin-to-pin compatible to facilitate design re-use among the different broadcast technologies. Software compatibility with ST’s Cannes SoC family enables OEMs to benefit from the comprehensive ecosystem in order to easily design innovative client boxes on multiple middleware products. Addressing the satellite markets, the STiH337/STiH332 SoCs implement a new DVB-S2X demodulation scheme enabling MSOs (Multiple System Operators) to leverage compression-efficiency improvements brought by the HEVC technology. This results in the enhancement of S2X spectral efficiency for optimal use of the satellite transponder capacity. “Our new ARM-based chipset family strengthens ST’s presence in all the...