A new single-channel, multi-format, hi-def (HD) satellite receiver chip that allows manufacturers to develop low cost satellite set-top boxes (STBs) has debuted from Broadcom Corporation [NASDAQ:BRCM]. This new system-on-a-chip (SoC) is manufactured in 65 nanometer (nm) process technology. The SoC fully integrates a single tuner/demodulator as well as the latest AVC (advanced video coding) decoder supporting multiple video formats. Power consumption has been reduced by more than 50 percent over other solutions.
The single-chip Broadcom BCM7325 supports DVB-S, DVB-S2, Turbo Code and 8PSK standards and is built around previous generations of Broadcom digital cable and satellite STB chips and technology. It operates on a dual-threaded MIPS CPU core at 333 MHz. This results in more than 550DMIPS of performance. The BCM7325 supports UMA and non-UMA memory architectures, uses a 400 MHz clock, 32-bit wide DDR2 memory I/F for enhanced performance—Irvine, California
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