Abstract
As digital satellite TV services have taken off, satellite TV STBs (Set Top Box) have become the mainstream STB type; global shipments of digital satellite TV STBs in 2007 totaled 72.2 million units. FTA/CI STBs, which are capable of receiving free satellite TV services, have proved to be especially popular in Western Europe, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, China, and other emerging markets. Annual shipments of FTA/CI STBs are forecast to reach 47.3 million units by 2011. Growing demand for FTA/CI STBs has encouraged IC suppliers such as Ali, Cheertek, Conexant, Haier IC, NationalChip, ST Microelectronics, NEC and Fujitsu to move into the FTA/CI STB IC market. This report will examine the key players in the FTA/CI STB IC industry and the major trends in new product development.
Table of Contents
List of Topics:
Current status of worldwide FTA/CI DVB-S STB IC development; leading IC makers' solutions; future trends for STB IC development.
- Major Trends in FTA/CI DVB-S STB IC Development
- Leading Suppliers' IC Solutions
- ALi
- Cheertek
- Conexant Systems
- Hangzhou NationalChip Science & Technology
- Haier (Beijing) IC Design
- MIC Perspective
- Appendix
Ali, Brooktree, Cheertek, Comstream, Conexant, Fujitsu, Haier IC, NationalChip, NEC, Trumpion Microelectronics, Rockwell International, STMicroelectroincs, Winbond
List of Tables
- Table 1: ALi' s STB MPEG-2 SOC IC Product Line-up
- Table 2: Cheertek' s STB MPEG-2 SOC ICs
- Table 3: Conexant' s STB MPEG-2 SOC ICs
- Table 4: NationalChip' s STB MPEG-2 SOC ICs
List of Figures
- Figure 1: Evolution of FTA/CI DVB-S STB IC SOCs
- Figure 2: Conexant CX2414x/2415x System Block Diagram
- Figure 3: Worldwide FTA/CI DVB-S STB IC Market Share by Maker, 2006 and 2007
