ATSC-MH 2nd Generation Demodulator Core for the US Mobile DTV Market from Iberium Communications

SAN FRANCISCO — Iberium Communications, Inc., a leading provider of digital television (DTV) demodulation intellectual property, announced today availability of its second generation Santana digital demodulator core for the US mobile DTV market. The core is fully compliant with the mobile DTV standard ATSC-MH (A/153) including support of the Scalable Full Channel Mobile Mode (A/153 Part 9), ratified in June 2011. The Santana ATSC-MH (A/153) core, along with the Garcia ATSC (A/53)/QAM demodulator core, completes the company’s portfolio of high performance products for the ATSC-based DTV markets, such as North America and Korea.

The Santana A/153 core targets next generation mobile devices – i.e., smart phones, tablets, portable media players, laptop and notebook computers, etc. – and utilizes advanced algorithmic features such as time-sliced operation, optimal antenna combining, and an efficient ASIC microarchitecture design to provide IC vendors with a low cost, low power solution that will meet the demands of next generation consumer products. The design of the Santana core is highly customizable in order to meet diverse customer needs and requirements.