The STi5197 STi5197L is a cost-effective QAM demodulator and MPEG2 decoder for SD set-top box applications.
The STi5197 is a highly integrated System-on-Chip (SoC) designed as an ultra-low-cost solution for SD set-top box applications. It combines state-of-the-art process technology to integrate QAM demodulation, Forward Error Correction (FEC), multi-stream transport stream processing, and MPEG2 audio/video decoding into a single chip. The device is optimized for secure Pay-TV applications with integrated descramblers and smartcard interfaces.
The chip is designed for SD set-top box applications, including low cost Zappers, Interactive STBs, and DVR-capable STBs.
The device is compatible with Linux and OS21 operating systems.
The chip is available in a 15x15 package.