Conexant powers Humax PR-HD1000 HDTV satellite receivers

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Just found this quite interesting breakdown of the chipset used in the Premiere HD boxes...

Conexant’s chipset details as used in the Humax PR-HD1000 HDTV Receiver.

Humax is using five Conexant chips in the PR-HD1000 HDTV receiver. They include:

• The CX24116 DVB-S2 demodulator/decoder: DVB- S2 leverages key developments in channel coding and modulation to provide up to a 35 percent capacity increase over the previous DVB-S standard.

• The CX2418X MPEG-4/H.264 decoder: H.264 compression provides greater recording capacity on STBs with personal video recording capabilities, and increases the number of HDTV channels a broadcaster can transmit.

• The CX2417X MPEG-2 HDTV decoder: This device performs navigation through a digital broadcast service and securely decodes authorized program content for presentation on an HDTV display.

• The CX24118 direct down-conversion satellite tuner: This solution supports 8PSK advanced modulation and coding specifications, providing satellite operators with up to 35 percent higher data throughput rates using existing bandwidth.

• The CX20552 universal serial bus (USB) 2.0 physical layer (PHY) transceiver: This chip interfaces with the CX2417X, allowing the HDTV receiver to work with a variety of external USB 2.0 devices and expand its capabilities.

Conexant offers a comprehensive suite of digital STB components and system solutions for worldwide satellite, terrestrial and cable entertainment broadcasting networks. The company’s product offering includes silicon tuners, satellite demodulators, MPEG audio and video decoders, and dial-up modems for back-channel applications.

Reference designs that help manufacturers reduce cost and speed time-to-market are also available, bundled with a range of operating systems, middleware, drivers and development tools.