- Multi-channel over-the-air reception
capability complements a wide range of over-the-top streaming
products
MaxLinear, Inc. (NYSE: MXL), a leading provider of
radio frequency (RF), analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits
for the connected home, wired and wireless infrastructure, and
industrial and multimarket applications, today announced the MxL69x
family, the industry’s first family of single-channel integrated
ATSC tuner-demodulator ICs.
The new device family provides a cost-effective solution for
adding over-the-air (OTA) television reception to over-the-top
(OTT) “cord-cutter” set-top boxes (STB) and streaming media
devices.
New research from the Kagan unit of S&P Global Market
Intelligence confirms that the cord-cutting trend is continuing -
the company forecasts homes with “nontraditional” television
packages will grow to 45 million by 2021. A key part of this trend
are the homes that will install antennas to obtain OTA broadcast
television, which are expected to total 15 million in the same
timeframe. MaxLinear believes both market segments can benefit from
the MxL69x.
“Cord cutting and skinny bundling are important trends in this
industry, but what we’ve seen is that these consumers still really
want to receive local channels for their favorite shows and sports.
The MxL69x provides a cost-effective way to add over-the-air
programming to an OTT system,” said Will Torgerson, Vice President
& General Manager of the Broadband Group at MaxLinear. “These
STBs are getting smaller with much more creative and thinner
designs, so our tiny packaging, high level of integration and low
power consumption makes multi-channel over-the-air products a
reality."
“Customers and the press give our HDHomeRun line of cord-cutter
STBs high marks for functionality and innovation,” said Theodore
Head, President and CEO of SiliconDust. “The low power and high
level of integration of MaxLinear’s MxL69x family have enabled us
to offer multi-channel OTA streaming receivers in a much smaller
form factor without sacrificing any functionality.”
“The cord-cutter movement is restarting growth in terrestrial
antennas with some analysts expecting the market to reach 10
million units this year,” said Vahid Manian, Chief Operating
Officer of Ethertronics. “As a leader in smart antenna ICs, we’re
seeing demand for smart antennas that get great coverage in ever
smaller footprints. Working with MaxLinear’s cord-cutting products
means we can create next-generation reference designs that meet the
evolving customer requirements.”
Technical Highlights
The MxL69x is a single-chip, single-channel ATSC
tuner-demodulator product line that leverages MaxLinear’s “super
radio” tuner technology and digital CMOS process technology for a
low-power device that delivers superior over-the-air reception
performance.
The first device in the family is the MxL692, which targets
digital TV, single/multi-channel STBs, USB/Wi-Fi adapters, and
Wi-Fi/wired/RF smart antenna system applications. The IC supports
the ATSC standard and global digital cable standards ITU-T J.83
Annexes (A, B, and C).
The MxL692 takes an RF input signal from 44MHz to 1006MHz, and
outputs an MPEG transport stream in serial or parallel format. With
its high-level of integration, the chip includes a broadband input
filter, a channel filter, AGC, LO, PLL, and demodulators,
simplifying board-level design. The device comes in a 5 x 5mm QFN
package, enabling very compact system designs, reduced BOM costs
and lower power consumption.
The MxL692 is controlled through an I2C interface. The IC
supports either single supply operation using 3.3V, or dual-supply
operation using 3.3V and 1.8V.
The MxL692 is sampling now and will be on display at IBC 2017,
September 15-19, in MaxLinear’s meeting suite - RAI Hall 15 MS23.
For reservations, please contact sales@maxlinear.com.
About MaxLinear, Inc.
MaxLinear, Inc. (NYSE:MXL), a leading provider of radio
frequency (RF), analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits for the
connected home, wired and wireless infrastructure, and industrial
and multimarket applications. MaxLinear is headquartered in
Carlsbad, California. For more information, please visit
www.maxlinear.com.
MxL and the MaxLinear logo are trademarks of MaxLinear, Inc.
Other trademarks appearing herein are the property of their
respective owners.
Cautionary Note About Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. Forward-looking statements include, among others, statements
concerning or implying future financial performance or trends and
growth opportunities affecting MaxLinear, including statements
related to the performance of MaxLinear’s MxL69x. These
forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties, and other factors that may cause actual results to
be materially different from any future results expressed or
implied by the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
statements are based on management’s current, preliminary
expectations and are subject to various risks and uncertainties.
The closing of recent acquisitions of wireless infrastructure
assets from Microsemi and Broadcom present particular risks
associated with our ability to integrate the acquired businesses,
and maintain relationships with employees, customers, and vendors.
In addition, our current expectations with respect to the size of
the available market and growth opportunities in future years are
subject to substantial management assumptions that are themselves
subject to material risks and uncertainties. Additional risks and
uncertainties that could affect our assumptions and expectations
with respect to the completed acquisitions that also generally
affect our business, operating results, financial condition, and
stock price, include, intense competition in our industry; our
dependence on a limited number of customers for a substantial
portion of our revenues; uncertainties concerning how end user
markets for our products will develop; potential uncertainties
arising from continued consolidation among cable television and
satellite operators in our target markets and continued
consolidation among competitors within the semiconductor industry
generally; our ability to develop and introduce new and enhanced
products on a timely basis and achieve market acceptance of those
products, particularly as we seek to expand outside of our historic
markets; potential decreases in average selling prices for our
products; risks relating to intellectual property protection and
the prevalence of intellectual property litigation in our industry,
including pending litigation against us by a third parties in the
United States District Court in Delaware and Superior Court of
California; our reliance on a limited number of third party
manufacturers; and our lack of long-term supply contracts and
dependence on limited sources of supply. In addition to these risks
and uncertainties, investors should review the risks and
uncertainties contained in MaxLinear’s filings with the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission, including our most
recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2016, subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for
the quarters ended March 31, 2017 and June 30, 2017, and our
Current Reports on Form 8-K. All forward-looking statements are
qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. MaxLinear
is providing this information as of the date of this release and
does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking
statements contained in this release as a result of new
information, future events, or otherwise.
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