ASIC iDTV processor
16 September 2008
Toshiba has developed an ASIC technology for French MPEG-4 iDTV semiconductor manufacturer, Neotion.
Neotion used Toshiba’s ASIC technology to develop its NP4+ MPEG-4 disruptive decoder SoC for integrated digital TV (iDTV).
The SoC is based on an ARM 926 processor core running at 180MHz and is a single-chip that enables plug and play modules that bring MPEG-4 capabilities as well as access to legacy MPEG-2 iDTV technologies, in line with DVB-CI (Digital Video Broadcasting – Common Interface).
The 289pin, 15mm x 15mm PFBGA SoC was developed using Toshiba’s 130nm process technology. It meets power consumption, heat dissipation and size requirements of CI and CableCard type modules.
The SoC implements an ARM core and uses pure CMOS, one time programmable memory to integrate security features as well as on-board features including design for test and ARM system integration.
A Universal Array SoC development platform and prototype production service were implemented to keep turn around time to a minimum. Universal Array is a platform that can speed development time and can accommodate design changes at later stages than in conventional methodologies allow.
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