Iberium 'Santana' Mobile DTV Core Available


Monday Iberiumannounced the availability of its Santana ATSC M/H core. The core is fully compliant with the ATSC A/153 mobile DTV standard.

Iberium said its Santana A/153 core uses "advanced algorithmic features such as time-sliced operation and an efficient ASIC microarchitecture design" to give IC manufacturers a technology that's low in cost and consumes little power, and which will satisfy demands of the next generation of consumer products.

Iberium is working with interested parties on customization and silicon implementation of the core.

Doug Lung

Doug Lung is one of America's foremost authorities on broadcast RF technology. As vice president of Broadcast Technology for NBCUniversal Local, H. Douglas Lung leads NBC and Telemundo-owned stations’ RF and transmission affairs, including microwave, radars, satellite uplinks, and FCC technical filings. Beginning his career in 1976 at KSCI in Los Angeles, Lung has nearly 50 years of experience in broadcast television engineering. Beginning in 1985, he led the engineering department for what was to become the Telemundo network and station group, assisting in the design, construction and installation of the company’s broadcast and cable facilities. Other projects include work on the launch of Hawaii’s first UHF TV station, the rollout and testing of the ATSC mobile-handheld standard, and software development related to the incentive auction TV spectrum repack.
A longtime columnist for TV Technology, Doug is also a regular contributor to IEEE Broadcast Technology. He is the recipient of the 2023 NAB Television Engineering Award. He also received a Tech Leadership Award from TV Tech publisher Future plc in 2021 and is a member of the IEEE Broadcast Technology Society and the Society of Broadcast Engineers.