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STMicroelectronics Announces World’s First Dual HDTV Decoder Chip To Be Manufactured in 65nm Technology

STMicroelectronics has announced a new dual-video-stream high-definition (HD) decoder chip, the STi7200, intended for STBs, digital video recorders (DVRs) and DVD players. This very highly integrated ...
Electronic Design

Chip Is First To Decode AVC/H.264

Detailed as a breakthrough in silicon compression technology, the SV-D011 debuts as the industry's first silicon-based, AVC/H.264 high-definition real-time decoder. According to its creators, the chip ...
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NEC Electronics’ Low-Cost, Single-Chip MPEG Decoder Integrated Into DIRECTV’s Entry-Level Set-Top Box Platform

NEC announced that their MPEG decoder chip for digital set-top boxes (STBs), the µPD61128, has been integrated into an entry-level STB receiver from DIRECTV. A derivative of the µPD61126 MPEG decoder, ...