Sigma Designs highly integrated SMP8654 media processors will be used to power Celrun’s TD-1100 STB which has been selected by telecom provider LG Dacom to be deployed throughout Korea. As part of this collaboration, Sigma’s chips have been integrated into Celrun’s TD-1100 set-top box and will support real-time IPTV streaming along with VOD services.

Celrun’s TD-1100 set-top box, powered by Sigma’s SMP8654 media processors, supports multicasting, VOD functionality and digital rights management requirements. The solution handles multi-task performance by processing multiple streams of content in tandem at speeds up to 20 Mbps and advanced encryption technology for enhanced copyright protection.

Sigma’s SMP8654: The Next Generation IPTV SoC Solution

Sigma’s SMP8654 media processor integrates a complete complement of next-generation capabilities for a single-chip system-on-chip solution with powerful multimedia processing, robust content security system, multiple on-chip CPUs and a full complement of system peripherals. Its combination of on-chip processors and memory controllers yields an impressive 50% increase in overall performance to provide the headroom needed for next generation IPTV service features. At the same time, taking advantage of the latest memory components and integrated peripherals, the SMP8654 can reduce sub-system cost by around 30 percent compared to its predecessor, the industry leading SMP8634.

From a media processing standpoint, the SMP8654 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, 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 engines for high-speed payload decryption. The SMP8654 also features a full complement of system peripherals, including a dual Gigabit Ethernet controller, dual USB 2.0 controller, NAND flash controller, IR controller and SATA controller.