Digital Home SoCs move to 64-bit ARM cores to support ultra-high definition
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Based on the latest ARMv8-A cores, the SoCs will further enhance the available Cannes/STiH3 (FHD/UHD HEVC Client-Box), Monaco/STiH4 (FHD/UHD HEVC Server/Gateways), and Alicante/STiD12 (DOCSIS) product families, providing, in combination with them, a smooth and future-proof industry transition from 32-bit to 64-bit computing.
Optimized for ST’s 28nm Fully Depleted Silicon-On-Insulator (FD-SOI) and smaller-geometry manufacturing processes, the STi8K architecture leverages the increased data throughput, the extended memory addressing, and the reduced power consumption of the latest ARM Cortex-A53 and Cortex-A57 64-bit processor technology, combining high performance and reliability with outstanding energy efficiency to meet end-user and eco-design requirements, such as the US Energy Star and the EU’s EuP (Energy using Products) directive.
ST’s STi8K architecture features industry-unique Faroudja transcoding, managing, for example, 8 HD streams and advanced hardware-assisted networking capabilities, to enable extremely advanced scenarios for distributing multimedia content, as required by tomorrow’s satellite, cable and hybrid home servers and gateways.
With its support for Ultra High Definition up to 60 frames per second with wide gamut and 10-bit color, as required by the ITU-R Recommendation BT.2020, and high-performance full-frame-rate graphics based on OpenGL ES 2.0 and OpenGL ES 3.0 standards, users will enjoy a true Ultra HD immersive digital-viewing experience, including stunning realism for live-action sports and gaming, allowing operator branding at native 4K resolution.
The company plans to demonstrate its technologies in Las Vegas during the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show (CES). The demos will include DOCSIS Home Gateways and Cable Modems, as well as Full HD and Ultra HD Set Top Boxes.
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