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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2005
Applicants:
Martin Kuhlmann, Singapore, SG;
Ramon A. Gomez, San Juan Capistrano, CA (US);
Loke Tan, Newport Coast, CA (US);
Inventors:
Martin Kuhlmann, Singapore, SG;
Ramon A. Gomez, San Juan Capistrano, CA (US);
Loke Tan, Newport Coast, CA (US);
Assignee:
Broadcom Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/16 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A highly integrated set-top box is implemented on a single semiconductor substrate. For instance, an analog RF tuner is implemented on the same substrate with a digital receiver, and audio-video back-end circuits. The single chip set-top box can be used for satellite, cable, internet, or terrestrial TV applications, or other applications. As a result, the substrate area, assembly time, and associated costs per chip are reduced.