Date: 04/09/2009

Humax picks Broadcom's BCM3556 DTV SoC for its DVB based platforms

Humax has selected the Broadcom BCM3556 digital television (DTV) system-on-a-chip (SoC) solution and Broadcom BCM35421 panel processor to enable the design of next generation digital video broadcast (DVB)-based platforms that address the European market.

Humax products based on Broadcom devices are expected to be available by 1st quarter of 2010.

The Broadcom BCM3556 DTV SoC solution features supports multi-format picture decoding for high definition AVC, H.264, VC-1, AVS and MPEG-2 streams, a high performance CPU and networking support with an integrated Ethernet media access controller (MAC) and physical layer (PHY) device. The BCM35421 panel processor is a motion-compensated frame rate converter based on sophisticated algorithm development that enables better visual clarity and overall picture quality by significantly reducing LCD motion blur, visual artifacts and film judder (a shaking or wobbling effect).

"As the European market continues to grow and require increasingly advanced HDTV solutions, we are pleased that Humax selected our highly integrated, high performance DVB-based HDTV and panel processor solutions for their next generation product line," said Dave DiOrio, Vice President & General Manager for Broadcom's DTV line of business. "We look forward to our continued collaboration with Humax in addressing future high definition television capabilities in Europe."

"We are committed to designing advanced televisions and partnering with leading providers like Broadcom to enable superior picture quality, performance and next generation functionality that further enhances and improves the TV viewing experience in the home," said Jong-Uk Kim, Ph.D. Executive Vice President, Head of R&D Department, HUMAX Co., Ltd. "We are pleased to be working with Broadcom to deliver high performance DVB-based HDTV platforms in the future."

For more details visit www.broadcom.com