DESCRIPTION

STMicroelectronics has developed two devices for low cost cable, satellite and terrestrial STBs. The STi5516 and STi5517 integrate more core STB functions into a single device than ever before, offering STB manufacturers the opportunity to build cost-effective solutions powered by devices from the leading supplier of MPEG-2 ICs.

FEATURES

■ 180 MHz 32-bit ST20 CPU

– 8 Kbytes internal SRAM, 8 Kbytes of I-cache and 8 Kbytes of D-cache

■ Integrated transport demultiplexer

– DES, DVB and ICAM descramblers

– Support for more than 48 PID slots

■ MPEG-2 MP@ML video decoder

– Fully programmable horizontal and vertical SRCs

■ Audio features

– MPEG-1 layers I/II decoding (MP3 option)

– Dolby? Digital 5.1 down-mixed to 2 channels

– Dolby?Pro Logic compatible

– SRS? TruSurround? virtual surround sound

– PCM audio input

■ Integrated audio DACs

■ Graphics/display

– 5 display planes (background, video, still, OSD and cursor)

– 2, 4 and 8 bpp CLUT graphics

– RGB16 graphics

■ PAL/NTSC/SECAM video encoder

– RGB, CVBS, Y/C and YUV outputs with 10-bit DACs

– Encoding of CGMS, teletext, WSS, VPS, closed caption

– Macrovision 7.01 copy protection

■ Interfaces

– D1 input

– POD and dual DVB common interface

– 5 ASCs (UARTs) with Tx and Rx FIFOs

– 6 x 8-bit banks of parallel I/O

– 2 smartcard interfaces and clock generators

– 4 PWM channels

– Multichannel IR transmitter/receiver

– Low power/RTC/watchdog controller

■ Package PBGA 35 x 35 (388)