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To: Ron who wrote (70)	8/23/2003 9:47:50 PM
From: cordob	Respond to of 152

Ron, you may know I have a website about semi stock... or maybe not :) it is at chipstocks.net and is very convenient through its "sites and news" subpages to get quickly to a lot of info. For example this link at stmicro: us.st.com They do claim a lot: Geneva, March 25, 2003 - STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), the world's number one supplier of set-top box (STB)* chips and the industry's long-term leader in MPEG-2 decoders, has introduced the STi5517, the latest member of its OMEGA family of STB decoder solutions. I don;t have the time right now to search for more. but maybe there are others who know. All the best Cor

To: Ron who wrote (70)	8/25/2003 10:16:48 AM
From: cordob	Respond to of 152

Ron I got some info by email from somebody who cannot post here. It appears BROADCOM (BRCM) is a major force in chips for settop boxes: broadcom.com (choose settop boxes, then choose products) snip: BCM7315 Single-Chip Satellite Set-Top Box Decoder A satellite set-top box system on a single chip, integrating Broadcom’s field-proven BCM4500 QPSK Demodulator technology, as well as technology derived from Broadcom’s existing cable products such as the BCM7115 cable STB single-chip device. BCM97315 DBS Set-Top Box Reference Design Set-top box reference design is a complete hardware and software design based on the BCM7315 single-chip satellite device. BCM7100 Single-Chip Cable Set-Top Box System A cable set-top box system on a single chip, integrating Broadcom’s field-proven BCM3120 Cable Transceiver technology, BCM7010 MPEG/AC3 Decoder technology, BCM7014 Advanced 2D/3D Graphics and System Integration technology, BCM3310 MIPS Microprocessor technology, all key interfaces to external memory and I/O, and the necessary peripherals for set-top box applications. BCM7110 Single-Chip Cable Set-Top Box With DOCSIS 1.1 And PVR A single-chip set-top box device that combines the key aspects required for the next generation of set-top boxes including cost-effective single-chip design, personal video recording (PVR), broadband communication via DOCSIS 1.1 cable modem, and support of all major global standards for worldwide deployment. BCM97110 Single-Chip DOCSIS 1.1/PVR Set-Top Box Development Platform An advanced set-top box development platform supporting standard definition decoding, broadband cable modem and personal video recording (PVR). BCM7115 Single-Chip Set-Top Box with PVR A single-chip set-top box device that combines the key aspects required for the next generation of set-top boxes including cost-effective single-chip design, personal video recording (PVR), communication via DAVIC or other protocol and support of all major global physical layer standards for worldwide deployment. BCM97115 Single-Chip Interactive Set-Top Box Reference Design With PVR An interactive set-top box development platform supporting standard definition decoding, integrated peripherals, and personal video recording (PVR). Maybe we should make a shortlist first and then analyse a bit. All the best Cor

To: Ron who wrote (70)	8/25/2003 10:38:10 AM
From: cordob	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152

How about this type of format, which I could update from time to time? Shortlist of chips for settop boxes: (updated august 25, 2003) Symbol/Company Product Link BRCM Broadcom Corp. BCM7315 Single-Chip Satellite Set-Top Box Decoder broadcom.com BCM97315 DBS Set-Top Box Reference Design broadcom.com BCM7100 SINGLE-CHIP CABLE SET-TOP BOX SYSTEM broadcom.com BCM7110 SINGLE-CHIP SET-TOP BOX WITH DOCSIS/PVR broadcom.com BCM7115 SINGLE-CHIP SET-TOP BOX WITH PVR broadcom.com BCM3300 QAMLink® SINGLE-CHIP DOCSIS/EURODOCSIS broadcom.com STM STMicro PHG Philips etc etc All the best Cor