NXP, the independent semiconductor company founded by Philips, has announced its collaboration with Taiwan-based design house, Afa Technologies to develop ultra-low power DVB-T front-end solutions for portable devices. The first of the collaborative platforms launched today - the DB216 - combines NXP's ultra-low power silicon tuner TDA18291 and Afa's new AF9035 demodulator, to offer a highly integrated small form factor, low cost, low power solution for high-quality TV viewing. The companies also unveiled the DB214 reference design on a USB stick for improvement in picture quality in comparison to a traditional tuner can, while achieving a very small form factor.
The DB216 DVBT front-end delivers the industry's lowest power consumption of <300mW enabling longer viewing time, when using one silicon tuner. A form factor of 50mm x 20mm makes for a small cost-effective reference design, which offers easy integration into devices such as portable LCD TVs, multimedia and DVD players, PC notebooks and USB sticks, personal navigation devices, PDAs, as well as handheld gaming devices. The DB216 is also capable of improved signal reception for free-to-air digital TV in both mobile and fixed environments when dual diversity is built in.
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