STMicroelectronics has announced that its STiH237 System-on-Chip (SoC) will be powering the latest generation of High-Definition (HD), non-PVR set-top boxes currently under development by South Africa’s pay-TV operator, MultiChoice.
The STiH237, part of ST’s proven STiH207 family, features a DVB-S2 demodulator, high-performance ST40 processing core with interface to low-cost DDR3 memory, H264/MPEG2/VC-1/AVS video decoder, and connectivity including HDMI1.4, USB2.0 and Ethernet. Ideal for building competitively priced satellite zapper boxes with a small footprint, it delivers best-in-class performance with superior processing and high audio/video quality, enabling operators to add new services quickly and cost-effectively.
Alessandro Messi, VP & GM, South, East Europe and Emerging Market Sales Unit, STMicroelectronics, stated, “This is an important design win for ST. MultiChoice is South Africa’s leading pay-TV service provider, and has a distinguished heritage as one of the first such operators to launch outside the US. The number of customers placing their trust in our STiH207 family continues to grow around the world, confirming the devices’ ability to meet operators’ needs in a variety of developed and emerging markets.”
MultiChoice is using an advanced conditional access (CA) security scheme and middleware in its new set-top boxes, leveraging the STiH237’s broad ecosystem that supports a wide range of third-party security and software technologies. In addition, compatibility with decoder ICs, such as the STi7111, will allow developers to upgrade legacy equipment designs.
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