Sigma Introduces Media Processor for Feature-rich Consumer Devices

(Product News, 30 Sep 2008)

Sigma Designs has released its new SMP8644 media processor system-on-chip (SoC), designed for feature-rich consumer products including next generation IPTV set-top boxes, IP cable set-top boxes, and Blu-ray players. Product demonstrations are available at this week's 2008 CEATEC Show in Japan, September 30 to October 4. The SMP8644 provides substantial improvements in performance coupled with a broad array of interface capabilities required to support greater interactivity, extended system features, and studio level image quality typically associated with high end consumer products.

Sigma's SMP8644 media processor integrates a wide complement of advanced capabilities for a system-on-chip (SOC) solution with powerful multimedia processing, robust content security system, multiple on-chip CPUs, on-chip system peripherals and a wide range of external interfaces. The SMP8644 silicon is also complemented by one of the most robust software suites available, featuring Sigma's multimedia library, secure operating system, and OS support environment.

The SMP8644 offers a full complement of advanced decoder engines with high definition video decoding, including H.264 (MPEG-4 part 10), Windows Media Video 9, VC-1, MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 (part 2), and the new AVS standard. High-performance graphics acceleration, multi-standard audio decoding with three on-chip DSP engines, which can decode all required standards including DTS-HD MA 7.1, advanced display processing capabilities, and HDMI 1.3 output round out its multimedia core. Powerful content security is ensured through a dedicated secure processor, on-chip flash memory, and a range of digital rights management (DRM) engines for high-speed payload decryption. The SMP8644 also features a full complement of system peripherals, including a dual Ethernet controller, dual USB 2.0 controller, NAND and NOR flash controllers, IR controller, and a dual SATA controller.

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