Product category: Communications ICs (Wireless)
News Release from: Broadcom Corp | Subject: BCM7403
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 25 March 2008
Set-top-box SoC aims for Chinese HD
market
Designed for cable, satellite and IP set-top boxes, the new BCM7403 provides advanced PVR capabilities and advanced playback of content from nontraditional sources.
Broadcom Corporation has developed the first high-definition personal-video-recording set-top-box system-on-a-chip for China The result of the collaboration between Broadcom and Coship Electronics, the first commercial high definition STB in China will provide advanced HD viewing, full 1080p support, improved picture quality, PVR functionality, interactive services (such as video-on-demand and pay-per-view) and a completely new video and audio experience, all in anticipation of the high profile 2008 Beijing Olympics
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 19 Oct 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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