Software defined radio platform for digital TV
The first implementation of the platform is for ISDB-T digital TV demodulation that is used in Japan and South America. This is set to be demonstrated at the CES trade show in the US in January, but the company is working with partners on the PHY and middleware for DVB-T and DVB-T2 says Eran Briman, VP of marketing at Ceva.
This allows equipment makers to have a single applications processor chip that can provide digital TV demodulation global markets by changing the software. “SoC integration is the way everyone is going but when it comes to DTV demodulation on the main processor such as [Qualcomm’s] Snapdragon or [TI’s] OMAP they just can’t do it because they have different parts for different regions, said Briman.
The software for the ISDB-T system was provided by Brazilian design house Idea! Electronics Systems. “Our partnership with Idea! delivers a software-based ISDB-T solution for customers that enables significant cost efficiencies and shortens design cycles for DTV demodulation,” he said. “Our multi-standard DTV reference architecture also supports additional demodulation standards such as DVB-T2, DVB-T and DTMB via software upgrades, enabling a single reusable architecture for universal DTV designs.
The latest version of the XC core, the XC-323, is taping out as a demonstration chip at the moment. This is the version for the SDR platform.
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