Fujitsu Microelectronics Asia Pte Ltd. (FMAL) announced the launch of multi-decoder LSI chips that support decoding of MPEG-2 and H.264 video compression formats for Standard Definition (SD) video, in particular for SD digital broadcasts in Russia, eastern Europe and China. Sample shipments of the new MB86H01 series will start from December 1, 2008.
These are system LSIs that are ideally suited to be used in TV and set-top-box (STB) equipment targeted for the Russian, eastern European and China markets. These new products support the DVB broadcasting standard used in those regions, with MPEG-2 and H.264 decoders integrated into a single chip with the functionality necessary for receiving SD broadcasts. Proprietary H.264 decoder technology provides low power consumption, while the availability of small packaging makes these decoder LSIs ideal to be used in portable devices like personal navigation devices (PND) with built-in TV receivers.
The DVB digital broadcasting standard is used in Europe, Russia, and by some broadcast systems in China. For SD broadcasting, the MPEG-2 compression format is widely used, however it is expected that the next-generation compression format H.264 will ramp up in Eastern Europe including Russia. Also, the H.264 format is used in some cable TV services in China for interactive video-on-demand (VoD).
Up until now, Fujitsu Microelectronics has had success with its SmartMPEG series of MPEG-2 decoder LSIs for SD digital TV broadcasts for the DVB standard. SmartMPEG has been implemented widely in TVs, STBs, and portable TV receivers especially in Europe.
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