…MxL683 for a new hybrid satellite / terrestrial (ISDB-T) HD set-top-box (STB) for the Latin America market. The new STB, for direct-to-home (DTH) satellite operators in Latin America, integrates multiple reception and connectivity technologies and simplifies installation with just a single cable from the dish to the STB. The advanced STB enables pay TV operators to offer new HD services, such as multi-room viewing, while reducing capital expenditure (CapEx) costs. MaxLinear’s MxL683 single-chip ISDB-T receiver is a key component in the STB and enables the reception of high quality, HD local channels that are broadcast over the air for free. Many of these channels, such as Globo, reach 99 percent of the Brazilian population and are considered a “must have” service for any pay TV operator in Brazil.
The MxL683 is a highly integrated, single-chip ISDB-T compliant receiver. In tests at the DTV Lab at Mackenzie Presbyterian University, the leading authority on ISDB-T receiver testing in Brazil, the MxL683 was rated to have the best performance of any ISDB-T demod tested. The MxL683 offers the highest level of integration and the lowest power consumption of any ISDB-T solution in the market. Unlike other competitive devices, MxL683 has been extensively field-tested and optimized to ensure robust over-the-air TV reception in the difficult terrestrial reception environments commonly found throughout Brazil and other Latin American countries. The MxL683 silicon tuner-demodulator is shipping in mass production and is available in a compact 7×7 mm QFN package. Complete turnkey design materials and test reports are available to customers and partners upon request.
