Conexant Systems, Inc. announced that Coship Electronics Co., LTD, China's largest manufacturer of set-top boxes (STBs), has based their new Anysight220c IP receiver on the company's MPEG-4/H.264 high-definition digital broadcast television solution. Coship's IP STB allows consumers to receive standard and high-definition television programming over broadband access networks. Coship's IP STB is slated for deployment by service providers in Asia beginning in January of next year.

"Coship is well-known for their advanced set-top box products, and we're pleased that our silicon solutions will be used in their new cutting-edge IP receiver," said Jeff Crosby, vice president and general manager of Conexant's Broadband Media Processing business. "Coship's dedication to providing best-in-class digital media products parallels our objectives, and we look forward to further strengthening our relationship with them."

"Conexant exceeded our requirements for quality, performance and customer support, which is why they are our vendor of choice for this important product and service launch," said Mr. Wei-Min Yang, general manager of the IPTV R&D Center for Coship. "These qualities helped us earn our position as China's premier set-top box provider, and we will continue to do what is necessary to ensure we provide our customers with the best products possible."