STMicroelectronics Technologies and Complete US-Cable Portfolio Enable the Digital Multimedia Home
Complete offering spans from network access
to video processing and in-home connectivity
Geneva, January 3, 2014 - STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor
leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications,
announces today the industry's most complete hardware and software platform for
the digital multimedia home. The complete product offering includes all the
ingredients required for the US cable market from high-speed broadband access to
Ultra HD multi-screen video processing and seamless home connectivity over wired
and wireless networks.
"To meet the high-bandwidth demands of US consumers, Cable operators have
introduced high-speed networks capable of delivering high-end interactive
content to displays from TVs to smartphones and tablets," said Gian Luca
Bertino, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Digital Convergence
Group, STMicroelectronics. "To ensure that this content is properly processed,
managed and distributed, home-gateway and client-box SoCs must integrate a wide
range of wired and wireless interfaces, low-power modes, and premium content
protection. ST's broad, market-unique offering for the digital multimedia home
puts all the pieces into place to enable operators to deliver the best user
experience and most advanced services at optimized cost."
ST's DOCSIS® 3.0-certified[1] cable-modem chips (the STiD12 product family,
codenamed 'Alicante') provide fast network connectivity for multimedia home
entertainment and interactive broadband services. The extremely high data rates
up to 800Mbit/s enable set-top boxes and home gateways to deliver video and
Internet data services over a single network and support simultaneous use of
multiple connected devices. The DOCSIS 3.0 chips and associated software stack
facilitate access to on-demand and streaming content and support the next-
generation Internet Protocol (IPv6) that enables more devices to be connected to
the Internet.
ST's latest multimedia application-processor System-on-Chips (the STiH3 client-
box and STiH4 server-box product families, codenamed 'Cannes' and 'Monaco',
respectively) support decode and display resolution up to the leading-edge Ultra
HD (2160p) and the next-generation H.265 / HEVC[2] video compression. This
combination sets to extend the viewing experience for end users with more
realistic and in-the-action immersion.
The STiH3 and STiH4 architecture is based on the high-performance Dual ARM®
Cortex(TM) CPU and provides native support for the RDK[3] software adopted by
major US cable operators. It also supports other 3(rd) party software used in
the US Cable market such as the PowerUp HTML5 Platform with the PowerUp DVB
stack[4] from Zodiac Interactive (www.zodiac.tv).
The ST platform enables whole-home distribution of high-definition video and
content over wired and wireless networks at Gbit/s speeds. Supporting MoCA[5] 2
specification, ST chips (STiC2BB/STiC2PA) combine super-fast error-less data
transmission over the existing coaxial cabling with low-power modes of sleep and
standby on a home-multimedia network. ST's set-top box platform supports the
latest WiFi standard (802.11ac) enabling swift and reliable wireless streaming
of bandwidth-intensive video content, including Over-the-Top, PayTV (up to Ultra
HD resolution) and gaming, to multiple clients throughout the home, all at the
same time and over the same frequency spectrum.
Note to Editors:
More than 50 million set-top boxes and about 17 million DOCSIS 3.0-enabled CPE
(Customer Premises Equipment) units are forecast to be shipped annually in North
America alone in the next couple of years[6].
About STMicroelectronics
ST is a global leader in the semiconductor market serving customers across the
spectrum of sense and power and automotive products and embedded processing
solutions. From energy management and savings to trust and data security, from
healthcare and wellness to smart consumer devices, in the home, car and office,
at work and at play, ST is found everywhere microelectronics make a positive and
innovative contribution to people's life. By getting more from technology to get
more from life, ST stands for life.augmented.
In 2012, the company's net revenues were $8.49 billion. Further information on
ST can be found at www.st.com.
For Press Information Contact:
STMicroelectronics
Michael Markowitz
Director Technical Media Relations
+1 781 591 0354
michael.markowitz@st.com
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[1] certified by CableLabs, a consortium of cable experts and industry operators
[2] High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) doubles the data compression ratio used
with the previous H.264/MPEG-4 AVC standard at the same level of video quality
[3] The Reference Design Kit (RDK) is a pre-integrated software bundle developed
and licensed to create a common framework for powering IP or hybrid set-top
boxes (STBs) and gateway devices for CE manufacturers, SoC vendors, and other
software developers, system integrators and TV service providers. The RDK was
developed to accelerate the deployment of next-generation video services and
prevent software fragmentation by providing speed-to-market, collaboration and
standardization. Supported by more than 100 licensees, RDK Management, LLC was
formed as a joint venture between Comcast Cable and Time Warner Cable to
administer the RDK. More information is available at http://www.rdkcentral.com.
[4] The PowerUp HTML5 Platform and DVB stack is a modular solution set based on
an open industry standard that provides a common foundation for legacy and next-
generation managed and un-managed devices for both QAM and IP service delivery.
[5] Multimedia over Coax Alliance
[6] Sources: IHS Market Reports, ST internal estimates
ST Digital Home Portfolio:
http://hugin.info/152740/R/1752587/590906.pdf
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