MaxLinear Announces Universal Silicon Tuner for Digital Cable and Terrestrial Set-Top Boxes
January 10 2012 - 8:22AM
Business Wire
MaxLinear Inc. (NYSE: MXL), a leading provider of integrated
radio frequency (RF) and mixed-signal integrated circuits for
broadband communications applications, today announced the MxL603,
its next-generation high-performance TV tuner for digital cable and
terrestrial set-top box applications.
Based on low-power 65-nm digital CMOS process technology, the
MxL603 supports all global digital cable and terrestrial television
reception standards, including: DVB-T/T2, ISDB-T, ATSC, ATSC M/H,
DTMB, ITU J.83 Annex A/B/C, DVB-C2, DOCSIS and EuroDOCSIS. The
device is software-configurable for any of these standards,
allowing manufacturers to re-use designs in multiple markets.
The MxL603 is the second device in MaxLinear’s MxL600 “super
radio” family of 4 mm x 4 mm tuner products following the MxL601, a
global hybrid tuner announced last year. The MxL603 features an RF
loop-through port, an accurate input power detector and was
specifically designed to exceed the requirements of new broadcast
standards such as DVB-T2/C2.
Additionally, the MxL603 provides superior rejection of
out-of-band interference from 4G/LTE, Wi-Fi, MoCA and EoC signals,
without the need for expensive external filters associated with
legacy solutions. These expensive external filters required by
competing solutions to reject interference signals add both cost
and complexity to a design. With the rapid, worldwide proliferation
of 4G/LTE and Wi-Fi enabled devices, the risk of interference
problems and field failures are significant concerns for set-top
box manufacturers that can be mitigated with the MxL603.
“The MxL603 has a smaller board footprint and lower power
consumption than any other tuner in the market, features that are
essential for today’s smaller and thinner set-top boxes,” said
Brian Sprague, MaxLinear Vice President and General Manager. “When
you also factor in the advances in sensitivity and phase noise
performance - all built on top of our low-cost digital CMOS
technology - this chip should be considered for every new STB
design.”
Technical Highlights
The MxL603 delivers an unprecedented noise figure of 3.8
decibels (dB). The device also includes MaxLinear’s leading edge
blocker immunity technology for advanced filtering of strong
signals from adjacent channels. The superior phase noise
performance provides assurance to set-top box manufacturers that
current products will meet future tuner specifications as they
continue to evolve.
Additionally, the MxL603 provides market leading power
consumption of approximately 350 milliwatts (mW) in digital
terrestrial mode. The low power consumption and high level of
integration enable low-cost, two-layer tuner-on-board
implementations as well as ultra-small tuner modules without the
need for expensive heat sinks or four-layer PCBs.
The MxL603 is currently in volume production, with complete
reference design kits available for cable and terrestrial
applications.
About MaxLinear, Inc.
MaxLinear, Inc. is a leading provider of radio-frequency and
mixed-signal semiconductor solutions for broadband communications
applications. MaxLinear is located in Carlsbad, California, and its
address on the Internet is 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 federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements
include, among others, statements concerning or implying future
financial performance or trends and opportunities affecting
MaxLinear, in particular statements relating to MaxLinear’s MxL603
high performance TV tuner. These 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 these forward-looking statements. MaxLinear
cannot predict its future rates of revenue growth, if any,
including whether or the extent to which new product introductions
such as the MxL603 may affect future revenues. MaxLinear’s
business, revenues, and operating results are and will be subject
to numerous risks and uncertainties, including (among others)
uncertainties concerning how end user markets for its products will
develop; its substantial dependence on a limited number of
customers; its ability to continue to develop and introduce new and
enhanced products on a timely basis; and potential decreases in
average selling prices for its products. 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 risks and
uncertainties identified in its most recent Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q.
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