Santa Clara, Calif.— Xceive Corp. has introduced its SiliconNOW module tuner that is positioned to bridge the gap between legacy CAN tuners and silicon-based TV tuners. The SN5000 module tuner features Xceive's XC5000 silicon tuner and delivers silicon sensitivity, features and functionality optimized for flat panel television screens.
Featuring plug-and-play physical compatibility with specific CAN tuners, the SN5000 module tuner offers all the benefits of the XC5000 silicon tuner to TV manufacturers that continue to use the CAN module architecture. In addition, with the XC5000, the SN5000 is said to offer consistent, tight operating variances over millions of units to help minimize cause for recalls.
Featuring an integrated programmable DSP to optimize hardware, the SN5000 is configured to meet all television standard requirements, regardless of the geographic location and exceeds the requirements of ATSC, OpenCable, DVBT/C/H, DMB-TH and ISDB-T standards. A two-in-one can replacement supporting onboard demodulation of NTSC, PAL and SECAM TV standards, the SN5000 measures 50 x 27 mm while maintaining a physical footprint to provide compatibility with existing CAN architecture TV design.
The SN5000 also incorporates Xceive's QuickTune technology, which results in ultra-fast per channel signal detection and a complete channel scan of more than 100 channels in less than five seconds. Another feature includes ChannelVista, Xceive's advanced picture-in-picture (PIP) television technology, which allows the viewer to watch up to 12 video channels simultaneously with a single tuner.
The QuickTune RF-to-baseband single integrated circuit (IC) TV tuners provide low power and a smaller form factor for the development of advanced TV and PC-TV applications. The RF-to-baseband analog ICs and digital-TV tuner ICs reduce the need for OEMs to maintain multiple inventories in order to service a global market, said Xceive.
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Availability: Samples are available.
Product information: XC5000 and QuickTune
Xceive, 1-408-486-5610, www.xceive.com
