ATI, Samsung to Cooperate on Next-Generation DTV Products

Samsung's DTV set-top boxes have a reputation as having one of the better off-air DTV tuners. The company announced an agreement with ATI Technologies Inc. announced to jointly develop Samsung's next generation of DTV platforms. The new Samsung DTV's will use ATI's XILLEON and NXTWAVE chips. Geoff Phillips, VP and G

Author:: TVTechnology
Publish date:: Nov 9, 2003

Samsung's DTV set-top boxes have a reputation as having one of the better off-air DTV tuners. The company announced an agreement with ATI Technologies Inc. announced to jointly develop Samsung's next generation of DTV platforms. The new Samsung DTV's will use ATI's XILLEON and NXTWAVE chips.

Geoff Phillips, VP and General Manger of ATI's digital television business unit commented, "ATI has a longstanding successful relationship with Samsung. We're proud to continue our great work together with these upcoming digital television products. As a recognized leader in the consumer product marketplace, SAMSUNG has the world class expertise to take advantage of ATI's technology in its digital television products. Our collaborative efforts will deliver amazing visual quality and performance for television consumers."

Samsung Electronics has chosen Xilleon 226 and Theater 313 from ATI Technologies for its new line-up of digital light processing (DLP) HD sets, which will be featured on the NAB show floor (Booth SU9726G). The current alliance of Samsung and semi-conductor maker ATI was established in 2003. Xilleon 226 integrates

Regulatory and Standards

Micronas has launched its line of 8VSB/QAM/QPSK/NTSC demodulator products, the first line of DTV chips based on its 2004 acquisition of LINX Electronics. Designed for DTVs, set-top-boxes, PCs, DVD records, PVRs and tuner models, the silicon complies with the FCC tuner mandate, which requires CE manufacturers to in

As expected, the major focus of consumer electronics manufacturers at CES this year has been on HDTV displays, recording devices and accessories, not terrestrial DTV tuners. That doesn't mean manufacturers are ignoring over-the-air TV, if only because the FCC has set deadlines for including DTV tuners in sets with scre

Regulatory and Standards

Samsung unveiled its own DTV receiver chip, the multiformat S5H1406 at CES 2005. The chip handles 8-VSB and QAM, and uses a proprietary algorithm, advanced demodulator and synchronization detector, high-performance equalizer and forward-error correction. It will hit Asian markets early this year, according to the compa

JVC will use ATI's ATSC VSB receiver chips in JVC HDTV models AV-56WP94, PD-50X795 and HD-61Z585. In addition to the receiver chips, the JVC HDTVs will use ATI's CARD (software and reference platform for CableCARD applications) and ATI's Xilleon 226 display processor and MPEG decoder/transport demultiplexer. "Industry

ATI Technologies introduced three low cost, high-power chip set solutions in response to the FCC DTV tuner mandate, which requires all 25-inch and larger TV sets to include digital tuners by March 1, 2006. The ATI press release notes the new chips help solve the conundrum of high-end TV sets, which often are not conn

Microtune announced it was supplying its single-chip silicon tuner to ATI Technologies. The Microtune MT2050 "MicroTuner" allows off-air and cable TV reception in the company's new "TV Wonder Elite" and "All-in-Wonder" video cards. Paul Lypaczewski, VP and GM of ATI Technologies Multimedia Business Unit said, "ATI

Regulatory and Standards

CableLabs certified a Samsung integrated digital television set (DTV) with CableCard support that connects directly to cable television systems and receives one-way digital programs like HDTV via cable and without requiring a set-top box. The DTVs are interoperable on digital cable systems throughout the United States