SAA7231
In February 2010, Trident acquired the set-top box and TV product lines from NXP’s BU Home. The products on this page are now a part of Trident Microsystems’ product offering for the television markets.
General Description
Outside the living room, watching TV on a PC is rapidly overtaking alternative viewing habits. Trident enables you to benefit from this expanding market with industry-leading solutions. Our SAA7231 is a perfect example, simplifying your design effort and lowering overall system costs. Offering the highest level of integration, the SAA7231 is packed with built-in features, including full IR remote control functionality, in the industry’s smallest form-factor.
Key Features
- MDVB-T channel decoding,NORDIG 1.0.2 compliant and meeting DBook and Digitenne requirements
- DVB-S channel decoding, supporting DiSeqC 1.2 dish control
- IF-demodulation of analog TV signals from direct IF or low IF and worldwide video and stereo decoding
- Color decoding with adaptive 2D comb filter separation
- Video improvements including 2D noise reduction
- VBI data capture and decoding (Teletext, Close Caption, CGMS-A, etc.)
- Analog baseband audio and video decoding and capture, including component video
- FM radio reception and demodulation including RDS decoding
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