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Sigma Designs Announces
New 3D Graphics-Enabled Media Processor and Celrun Set-Top Box
Design Win SoC Enhances Adobe Flash, User Interface Capabilities and
Over-the-Top Viewing Experience
BUSINESS WIRE
June 1, 2010
TAIPEI, Taiwan, Jun 01, 2010 - Sigma Designs , a leading provider of
system-on-chip (SoC) solutions used to deliver entertainment and
control throughout the home, today announced the availability of its
new SMP8656 media processor SoC. Targeted at higher performance IPTV
set-top boxes and Digital Media Players, the SMP8656 provides a
range of new features including 3D graphics with OpenGL ES 2.0 and
enhanced security. Sigma also announced that set top box
manufacturer Celrun is launching a new line of advanced set top
boxes based upon the SMP8656. Celrun is one of four design wins for
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The SMP8656 will be
showcased at this week's Computex 2010 Show, located in the Sigma
suite at the Shangri-La Far Eastern Plaza Hotel, Taipei, Taiwan,
Tuesday, June 1 to Friday, June 4, 2010.
Adding 3D Graphics To The Mix with Open GL ES 2.0
To meet OEM demand for sophisticated user interfaces, Android
support and downloadable applications, Sigma's robust 3D graphics
chip uses the OpenGL ES 2.0 APIs to render high performance 3D
imaging. This 3D graphics platform, based on licensed technology
from Imagination, features a tile-based architecture with a
universal shader engine supporting multi-threaded operations with
both pixel and vertex shading. It is capable of rendering 16 million
polygons/second, pixel fill rates of 500 million pixels/second, and
texture element fill rates of over 100M texels/second.
Expanding Security and Conditional Access
As integration continues to deliver more capabilities in one
product, set-top boxes have become more sophisticated and often
feature multiple forms of conditional access for various modes of
reception. The SMP8656 now provides an enhanced security core that
features on-chip OTP technology and the latest revisions of
conditional access technologies offered by leading providers like
Nagravision and NDS.
Early Adoption By Celrun Enables New IPTV Product Line
Working in early collaboration to take advantage of this new
technology as quickly as possible, Celrun will use the SMP8656 in
their new CR-2200. Using advanced, pin-compatible prototypes, Celrun
enhanced their line of set-top boxes with the addition of 3D UI
accelerated graphics capabilities supported with OpenGL ES 2.0, VoD
services, gateway functionality including a wired Internet router, a
built-in web browser, and Adobe Flash support. The solution handles
multi-tasking performance by processing multiple streams of content
in tandem at speeds up to 20 Mbps and advanced encryption technology
for enhanced copyright protection.
"We have been successfully designing IPTV set-top boxes using Sigma
media processor solutions for over 10 years," said Byung-Ju Lee,
Executive Director at Celrun. "Sigma makes it easy to migrate from
older chipsets to the next generation and they always provide us
with high performance, affordably priced chips that offer innovative
new features."
Fast time to market for upgraded Media Players
The Media Player market is primed to add new 3D UI, cover flow
concepts and visual effects for enhanced user experience. More and
more devices are relying on frameworks like Adobe Flash and Qt whose
performance is significantly enhanced by the SMP8656 due to the
presence of real hardware accelerated 3D graphics. Even Android
platforms benefit from OpenGL ES2.0 capability. Being pin compatible
with the SMP8654, gives current Media Player customers a fast time
to market in order to add new features like 3D graphics, enhanced
DRM capabilities and GbE. The SDK builds on prior architecture to
allow for portability of prior development.
"With the increasing demand for IPTV services and media players
around the world, set-top box and CE manufacturers continue to turn
to Sigma's industry leading price and performance offerings," said
Ken Lowe, vice president of strategic marketing. "We are also proud
of our long history working with Celrun and are committed to helping
them provide their customers with best-in-class set-top boxes for
the Korean market."
Availability
Samples of the SMP8656 are available immediately and production
volumes will be available within 60 days.
About Sigma Designs, Inc.
Sigma Designs is a leading fabless semiconductor provider of highly
integrated system-on-chip (SoC) solutions that are used to deliver
entertainment and control throughout the home. SoC solutions include
media processing, wired and wireless networking, video image
processing, and home control along with system software to form the
critical components of consumer electronic products that include
Internet protocol TV (IPTV) set-top boxes, gateways, Blu-ray
players, and media communication devices. Headquartered in Milpitas,
Calif., Sigma Designs has direct sales representatives in the United
States, Brazil, China, Europe (Denmark), Israel, Japan, Singapore,
Taiwan and distributors in Korea, Russia and India. For more
information, please visit Sigma Designs' web site at
www.sigmadesigns.com.
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