Samsung intros first 65 nanometer multi-standard channel decoder and multi-band RF tuner chipset

Mobile video services continue to find new distribution technologies as Samsung Electronic rolled out the industry
’s first 65
nanometer (nm) multi-standard channel decoder (S3C4F31) and multi-band
radio frequency (RF) tuner (S5M8602) chipset which supports multi
digital mobile TV standards including DVB-H/T, DAB-IP, ISDB-T, and
terrestrial DMB for the multiple standards in the different countries
around the world. “Although a new market, we see high growth potential in mobile TV
applications,” said Yiwan Wong, vice president, Marketing Team, System
LSI Division, Semiconductor Business, Samsung Electronics. “With initial
product launch targets for the Europe and Asia markets, we are
introducing our high performance mobile TV chipset technology with added
feature support to serve the needs of the entire mobile TV industry.”

Samsung
’s new multi-standard, multi-band
mobile TV chipset integrates a broad range of segment standards. As
countries worldwide introduce their mobile TV service standards, this
chipset allows end users to choose which broadcasting services they want
to use without changing their mobile application.

The multi-standard channel decoder, which transforms the analog signal
into digital signal in order to restore the image and audio source, is
fully compliant to DVB-H/T, T-DMB, DAB, DAB-IP, and ISDB-T 1 segment
standards. Samsung applies its advanced 65nm technology for higher
performance and cost effectiveness. The high signal reception rate is a
core characteristic, which realizes a smooth mobile TV experience even
on high-speed trains.

The multi-band RF tuner, which receives the analog broadcast signal, has
a simplified circuit structure by applying a low IF to compliment the
conventional zero IF. It is also a general purpose tuner that supports
UHF, VHF and L-band commonly used in Europe and the United States. The
wide use of the RF tuner compliments the advanced performance of the
multi-standard channel decoder.

This new chipset is offered either as two standalone ICs or as a
system-in-chip package (SiP), which places together the RF tuner and the
channel chip on a single module package.

Samsung provides extensive customer support in terms of software,
reference platforms, test solutions and extended component line up such
as the application processor. The multi level of support decreases the
development time needed for the handset and mobile applications
designers to create new mobile TV functionalities.

This new mobile TV chip set requires no external low noise amplifier
(LNA) and additional memory chips, significantly reducing the
bill-of-materials (BOM) cost of the total system. The chip set supports
Link Layer processing to output fully error-corrected IP datagrams or
MPEG2 transport streams.

According to market research firm Strategic Analytics the mobile TV
market is expected to reach 12 million units in 2007 and 130 million
units by 2011 at a compounded annual growth rate of 67 percent.

Samsung
’s new multi-standard channel decoder
(S3C4F31) and multi-band RF tuner (S5M8602) chipset is now sampling with
mass production slated for the fourth quarter of 2007.