PNX848x
In February 2010, Trident Microsystems acquired the set-top box and television product lines from NXP Semiconductor’s home business unit. This product is now a part of Trident’s product offering for the set-top box market.
This highly integrated SoC brings power efficiency, media-rich navigation, and online networked video content to low-cost cable operator STBs.
General Description
The Trident PNX8480/PNX8481 combines a unique array of worldclass, high-performance technologies for high-definition (HD) set-top box (STB) applications in worldwide cable broadcast networks.
Key Features
- Complete cable STB back-end system in a single SoC
- Advanced power management
- Powerful superscalar applications processor
- POWERVR 3D GPU from Imagination Technologies (PNX8481 only)
- Flexible decoding of content format
- High-performance algorithms for picture enhancement


