Sigma Media Processors will now power Advanced Communications' IPTV
Set-Top Boxes across Japan.
Sigma’s highly integrated SMP8654 media processors will be used to power Advanced Communications’ IPv6
set-top boxes (STBs) currently being deployed by major telecom companies, cable providers, hotels, convenience stores, restaurants, and Karaoke centers throughout Japan, Sigma Designs (
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The companies have also entered into a collaborative relationship to develop next-generation IPTV (
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Sigma’s SMP8654 media processor integrates a complete complement of next-generation capabilities for a single-chip system-on-chip (SOC) solution with powerful multimedia processing, robust content security system, multiple on-chip CPUs, and a full complement of system peripherals.
Its combination of on-chip processors and memory controllers yield an impressive 50 percent increase in overall performance to provide the headroom needed for next generation IPTV service features. At the same time, taking advantage of the latest memory components and integrated peripherals, the SMP8654 can reduce sub-system cost by around 30 percent compared to its predecessor, the industry leading SMP8634.
As part of this collaboration agreement, Sigma’s chips are integrated into Adcom’s new iSense platform, which power the IPv6 STBs. The iSense also comes with a software development kit (SDK) for next generation networking (NGN
) where all home telco-based and consumer electronics will communicate in an “all-IP” fashion.
Advanced Communications’ IPv6 STBs - powered by Sigma’s SMP8654 media processors -support multicasting, video-on-demand (VOD), recording and playback functionality and digital rights management (DRM) requirements.
“We are pleased that Sigma’s media processors power the new iSense platform and IPv6 STBs and help us further expand into the Japanese IP
STB business and consumer markets,” said Yukihiro Yamada, CEO at Advanced Communications.
“We recognize Sigma’s world leadership in the IP market and wanted to be certain our highly flexible, expandable solutions used the most experienced, advanced audio/video and multimedia processing technology on the market today,” added Yamada.
Advanced Communications develops various systems based on communication technology, such as IPSTB, real-time Encoder, or the ATM
network bandwidth administrative system. IPSTB and its system is widely employed by major telecom companies, cable providers, convenience stores, hotels, restaurants, or Karaoke boxes, and is highly evaluated.
“We are excited about our continued expansion of IPTV customers in Japan,” said Ken Lowe, vice president of strategic marketing at Sigma Designs.
“We work closely with worldwide telcos and set-top box manufacturers in the development of our industry leading system-on-chip IPTV solutions. We intend to continue that focus to ensure their successful use by Advanced Communications and the company’s Japanese-based consumer electronics customers,” Lowe explained.
Sigma Designs is a fabless semiconductor provider of highly integrated system-on-chip (SoC) solutions that are used to deliver multimedia entertainment throughout the home.
Sigma’s SoC solutions include media processing, wireless communications, and video image processing along with system software to form the critical components of consumer electronic products that include Internet protocol TV (IPTV) set-top boxes, Blu-ray players, high definition televisions (HDTV), and media communication devices.
Anil Sharma is a contributing editor for TMCnet. To read more of Anil’s articles, please visit his columnist page.
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