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Technology Stocks : Rambus (RMBS) - Eagle or Penguin
RMBS 105.31-1.5%2:02 PM EST

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To: Ian@SI who started this subject8/3/2001 4:10:27 AM
From: Bilow  Read Replies (1) of 93625
 
Hi all; Another HDTV and Set Top Box company ignores Rambus: Teralogic. But this time I'll walk you through how I found the various links:

AccessDTV Digital Media Receiver (ZDNet Reviews REVW)
Ziff-Davis, August 2, 2001
See what all the fuss over HDTV is about without spending thousands in new home AV equipment. The AccessDTV Digital Media Receiver is a hardware and software combination that transforms your PC into a full-fledged PVR and high-definition television set. And with the AccessDTV, you'll spend less than half of what it would cost you to go out and buy a standalone PVR and an HDTV receiver.
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manufacturing.net

So. You want to know what kind of memory the AccessDTV uses? Then let's search. Ah here's some info:

News:
Jon Peddie Associates, March 21, 2001
AccessDTV announced it has selected TeraLogic's Janus HDTV chip for its accessDTV HDTV tuner card.
jpa.com

And what's Teralogic's Janus chip use? First we look on the thread to see if we did this one already, and no, it's news. Cool! Let's see what Teralogic's chips use. They have the TL811, TL850, TL750 and TL880:

TL750 Digital TV Graphics Processor
HIGH-PERFORMANCE UNIFIED MEMORY CONTROLLER
* 81 MHz SDRAM supported

teralogic-inc.com

TL811 STB/PVR Controller IC
Multiple-transport, multiple descrambler Controller IC for Consumer Electronic OEMs to manufacture Digital TV sets, Digital Set Top Boxes and Personal Video Recorders.
SDRAM INTERFACE
* 32-bit wide SDRAM interface

teralogic-inc.com

TL850 Digital TV Decoder
4MB-64MB SDRAM

teralogic-inc.com

TL851 Digital TV Decoder
4MB-64MB SDRAM

teralogic-inc.com

TL855 Digital TV Decoder
16MB-64MB SDRAM
teralogic-inc.com

TL880 DTVPC Decoder
All Format Digital TV decoder for PC OEMs and add-in card manufacturers.
MEMORY CONTROLLER
* 64-bit SDRAM interface

teralogic-inc.com

You know, given that RDRAM is the wave of the future, it sure is hard to find companies other than Intel and Sony that are using it in the present.

-- Carl
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