Silicon Labs Si218x demodulator range

Silicon Labs has introduced its digital TV demodulator family, offering expanded support for the latest satellite, terrestrial and cable standards. The Si218x range meets the diverse digital TV reception requirements of TV and set-top box (STB) makers, RF network interface module (NIM) suppliers and DVD/Blu-ray recorder manufacturers worldwide.

The demodulators build on continuous digital demodulation architectural enhancements to support emerging and established standards for terrestrial (DVB-T/T2, ISDB-T), satellite (DVB-S/S2/DSS/S2X) and cable (DVB-C/C2, ITU-T J83 Annex A/B/C) reception. The single-channel Si218x and dual-channel Si218x2 families enable TV and STB manufacturers to simplify complex video front-end designs and to address combinations of multiple broadcast standards.

The single-channel demodulators use the same 7 x 7 mm QFN-48 package as Silicon Labs’ previous demodulator family, providing pin-to-pin compatibility and simplifying board design. The dual-channel demodulators, also pin-compatible in an 8 x 8 mm QFN-68 package, feature an on-chip crossbar architecture that enables system designers to address a wide range of multireceiver applications with efficient solutions. The Si218x and Si218x2 demodulators share the same API software, enabling users to expand and adapt their application software to the demodulators and upgrade their TV and STB products to ISDB-T and the latest digital video broadcast standards.