STMicroelectronics, New High-Performance Digital TV SoC for High-End Motion-Compensated 3DTV and 3D Graphics
STMicroelectronics ( www.st.com , Country Manager for Korea Sung-keun Kang), a world-leading semiconductor company and a front-runner in chips for set-top boxes and digital TV, announced the launch of the FLI7540, a new TV system-on-chip (SoC) that integrates the world's first 3D graphics accelerator (compatible with OpenGL-ES 2.0 and OpenVG 1.1), enabling next-generation internet TV services, exciting user interfaces, and casual games.
The new FLI7540 belongs to the 'Freeman Ultra' family and is used to drive high-performance TVs that require the best video, audio, and user interface performance. The FLI7540 delivers exceptional performance (including a CPU with over 1700 DMIPS and 256KB of Level 2 cache), provides robust security, particularly for advanced middleware/Internet TV applications, and is compatible with digital terrestrial TV (DTT) standards worldwide.
ST has also launched a new high-quality Faroudja™ video enhancement IC that delivers top-tier performance for 2D/3D TVs while significantly reducing TV power consumption and improving the image quality of LED TVs. This FLI2520 'Diamond' video enhancement IC is the industry's first single-chip solution for 2D/3D at 200/240Hz to provide advanced MCTi motion judder and blur removal, 240Hz LED backlight adaptive local dimming, and 480Hz backlight scanning for motion blur removal.
The FLI2520 is also the first TV IC to provide iDP (internal DisplayPort) output, a royalty-free VESA interconnect standard, as a panel timing controller. TV receiver and panel manufacturers can significantly reduce BOM costs and system complexity through iDP technology compared to alternative technologies.
"Luigi Mantellassi, General Manager of ST's TV and Monitor business unit, stated, 'Our TV customers demand robust solutions that meet the requirements of next-generation products to support extensive processing for enhanced Internet TV and 3D video performance. The TV ICs in the Freeman and Diamond families offer TV manufacturers a series of compatible, high-value-added solutions with attractive enhancements and price points.'"















