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

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

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 noted in last week's RF Report, electronics manufacturers are showing increased interest in the ATSC tuner market. Last Wednesday Samsung Electronics introduced its S5H1406 DTV receiver chip, which it claimed establishes "a new standard for terrestrial (VSB) and cable (QAM) digital TV broadcasting performance." The

ATI Technologies, a manufacturer of integrated circuits and cards for 3D graphics and computer displays, recently announced a single-chip solution for plug-and-play ATSC reception. The new IC, the Xilleon 210VC, contains the RF front-end, video decoding and display drivers for ATSC receivers. Supporting the recently a

U.S. Digital Television (USDTV), the subscription based over-the-air DTV service, will be using ATI's Xilleon MPEG decoder/processor chip and the NXT2004 VSB/QAM receiver chip in its set-top boxes. The ATI press release ATI Enables USDTV's New Low-Cost Alternative to Cable TV , quoted Richard Johnson, COO of USDTV,

All the essential technology that goes into making a North American or Korean digital TV are available in the one-chip product.