Broadcom Corp. is showcasing its semiconductor solutions for DirecTV's satellite PVRs and set top boxes. The technology will be used in many DirecTV HD and SD boxes.Broadcom is a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications. A semiconductor is a solid whose electrical conductivity can be controlled over a wide range, either permanently or dynamically. In 2005 the company had a revenue of more than $2.67 billion.
Broadcom is the first company to develop a DVB-S2 satellite receiver chip that integrates both the demodulators and tuners into a single-chip design thus decreasing material costs as well as power consumption over other designs which require separate demodulator and tuner chips. It is these DVB-Sw chips that will be used in DirecTV's PVRs.
