SiLabs unveils 'most advanced' DVB modulators

Leveraging the company's digital demodulation architecture, the single channel Si216x and dual channel Si216x2 are said to enable excellent reception performance for each DVB standard while minimising front end design complexity, footprint size, system cost and power dissipation. "Silicon Labs has achieved the largest share of advanced DVB demodulators in the tv market by consistently supporting the latest DVB standards and providing highly integrated solutions like our new dual demodulators," said James Stansberry, vice president and general manager of Silicon Labs' broadcast products. "The Si216x/6x2 provide customers with the highest performance video front end solution from rf to baseband." The new devices comply with the recent DVB-C2 specification for cable reception, enabling the use of new services such as video on demand and hdtv. SiLabs says they enable tv and set top box makers to simplify and reduce the cost of multi receiver designs.