PRODUCT
Brief
Brief
B C M7 0 10
B C M 7 0 1 0
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D E C O D E R
B C M 7 0 1 0 F E A T U R E S
The Broadcom
BCM7010 MPEG system-on-a-chip is
used in digital set-top box applications to deliver video
and audio signals to a television.
Complete MPEG-2 Subsystem
Supports All North American Cable Requirements
Error Detection/Concealment Throughout Design
MPEG-2 System Transport Decoder
PCR Clock Recovery
Automatic Audio/Video Synchronization Circuitry
Jitter Handling
Splice Point Handling
MPEG-2 Video Decoder
Vertical/Horizontal Filters for Resizing/Repositioning
Supports 3:2 Pulldown, Pan & Scan Automatically
Closed Captioning, VITS Support
CCIR 656 Output
Dolby
Digital AC-3 Compliant Audio Decoder
Includes Audio DAC’s for R/L Channel Outputs
Implements Two-channel Mixdown
Supports SPDIF (AES/EBU) Serial Data Transmission
Supports Dynamic Range Compression
On-screen Display Graphics
4/8 bit/pixel with 16 Level Blend OSD Overlay
Capability
NTSC/PAL Video Encoder with Macrovision
and
Integrated Triple DACs
NTSC/PAL Encoder
Includes Triple Video DAC for Composite and S-Video
Outputs
Supports Macrovision 7.01
The BCM7010 design is shipping in volume
production today with a proven track record for
deployment.
The BCM7010 is compliant with the MPEG-2
systems and video specifications, and the Dolby
Digital AC-3 specification.
Supports all North American Cable Industry
Legacy requirements.
A highly-integrated solution enabling low
complexity/ low cost digital set-top box IRDs.
Integrated audio and video digital to analog
converters (DACs) reduce system manufacturing
costs and complexities.
Supports the use of both low-cost SDRAM or EDO
DRAM.
The Dolby Digital AC-3 decoder and the MPEG-2
video decoder are hardwired solutions requiring
minimal CPU resources.
Interfaces seamlessly to all Broadcom physical layer
devices including QAM, QPSK and xDSL product
lines.
S et-Top Box Bloc k Diagram
Audio
Video
QAM
QPSK
xDSL
Receiver
CPU
I/O
Memory
Tuner
Decryption
RF
IN
BCM7010
S et-top Box Dec oder
S U M M A R Y O F B E N E F I T S