Antik unveils STB based on updated STMicroelectronics chipset

Antik brings new hybrid STB with powerful chipset; European Provider of IPTV solutions informs about new hybrid set-top box Juice Mini II with dual DVB tuner + IP based new on chipset Liege STiH207 by STMicroelectronics with higher performance and dual H264 HD decoding

SLOVAKIA — Antik Technology, a Slovakia-based manufacturer of IPTV devices, unveils information of new cost-effective solution – hybrid set-top box Juice Mini II based on chipset Liege STiH207 by STMicroelectronics with higher performance and low power features that replaced previous STi7105. ANTIK plans to launch it in the third quarter 2013.

New hybrid set-top box with dual DVB tuner (DVB-T/DVB-S2) + IP has enhanced Host CPU (1200DMIPS, 650 MHz) performance through an L2 cache and faster DDR performance with DDR3.

Device with enhanced video decoding perfomance supports dual H264 HD decoding (2 x HP @L4.1, 1080i/720p). It allows HD web content video decoding including DivX and MP4pt2 to 1080p30 and 3DTV decoding with HDMI1.4b support.

Juice Mini II with STiH207 is cost-effective solution because of higher perfomance and low power features target of < 0.5 W set-top box total standby power in controller passive standby mode. "STiH207 uses the latest process technology that allows to change our hybrid set-top box Juice Mini to cost-effective solution with high performance and low power consumption for content providers and consumers. Thanks to this device we offer to our customers multimedia rich services and viewing experience including 3DTV features," explains Igor Kolla, CEO ANTIK Technology.

Key features of new hybrid set-top box with chipset Liege:

• Enhanced Host CPU performance (1200DMIPS)
• Hybrid device with dual DVB tuner + IP
• Faster DDR performance with DDR3 support
• Dual H264 HD decoding
• 3DTV decoding and display capability compatible with HDMI1.4b
• Low power on standby
• Wake on HDMI