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 PNX8482/PNX8483 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

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