Infineon Leads Digital Mobile TV With Innovative and Energy-Efficient Tuner IC Solutions
February 12 2008 - 7:00AM
Marketwired
NEUBIBERG, GERMANY and BARCELONA, SPAIN (NYSE: IFX), a leading
provider of communication ICs, today announced two new highly
integrated and power-efficient members of its mobile TV IC family.
The OMNIVIA(TM) TUS 9090 is a fully integrated System-on-Chip (SoC)
that includes a multi-band RF Tuner, a DVB-H/T demodulator and
integrated memory. The OMNITUNE(TM) TUA 9001 is a direct-conversion
multi-band silicon tuner, covering VHF, UHF as well as L-Bands.
With 50 ohm RF inputs and external LNA support this family is
suited for applications that require only a single VHF/UHF antenna
input and excellent sensitivity. These products target digital
mobile TV applications such as mobile phones, PDAs, mobile media
players and laptops. Enabling miniaturization of electronics system
design, these new Infineon solutions will drive mobile TV towards
lower system costs, reduced power consumption and an increased
adoption rate of mobile TV technology and applications.
"The two new tuner solutions primarily address mobile
applications and offer system IP blocks to further complement our
mobile handset platform for high-end phones," said Giuseppe
Calarco, Vice President of Communication Solutions Business Group
and General Manager of the TV Receivers Product Line of Infineon.
"As mobility continues to be an ever-increasing trend, mobile TV
capabilities will become a key market differentiator for handsets.
Today, we are well-positioned in this market segment due to our
advanced process technology, IP, baseband and RF system know-how.
Our latest digital tuners and demodulator ICs enable our customers
to enter and competitively participate in this emerging market
through our value-add advanced solutions."
Market figures show a consistent increase in demand for mobile
TV. According to the market research company Strategy Analytics,
annual sales of mobile TV-enabled devices will rise to 185 million
units worldwide by 2012. That is a five-year growth rate (CAGR) of
72 percent.
OMNIVIA(TM) TUS 9090 -- A Fully Integrated DVB-H/T Demodulator,
Digital RF Tuner and Memory (SOC)
The Infineon OMNIVIA TUS 9090 is a fully integrated
System-on-Chip (SoC) front-end for the multi-band worldwide
reception of DVB-H/T signals, integrating the RF silicon tuner, the
DVB-H/T demodulator, as well as on-chip memory to support multiple
service reception. In time-slicing mode with 10 percent duty cycle,
the OMNIVIA TUS 9090 operates at less than 50mW, making this device
highly power efficient.
Manufactured using the Infineon 130nm CMOS RF technology, the
Infineon OMNIVIA TUS 9090 is available in a semi-ball grid array
(SGA) of 8.5 x 8.5 x 0.8 mm package. Alternatively it can also be
provided as bare-die thanks to the flip chip technology. The die
enables handheld device manufacturers to integrate it directly into
modules, thus achieving an extremely low profile of less than 1.0
mm.
The innovative TUS 9090 monolithic IC is fully compliant with
MBRAI II specifications. The RF sensitivity is better than -98dBm.
The doppler performance Fd3dB@MBRAI is 170Hz (QPSK). Similar
performances have been measured for single frequency network (SFN)
situations. The IC hosts the complete firmware, which includes
automatic features such as channel profile detection, frequency
scanning and PSI/SI parsing. In addition, Infineon also provides
the drivers which are compatible with major middleware products in
the market.
OMNITUNE(TM) TUA 9001 -- Multi-Band RF Silicon Tuner
The Infineon OMNITUNE TUA 9001 is a direct-conversion RF
receiver which can fully support multi-band reception for VHF, UHF
as well as L-Bands. The OMNITUNE TUA 9001 targets digital mobile TV
applications, such as mobile phones, PDAs, handheld media players,
and laptops, serving the wide range of regional markets. This
compact single-chip also offers unique power optimization by
including both a single-supply operation mode that ranges from 2.8V
to 3.3V or a dual-supply operation at 1.8/2.8V. In a 10 percent
duty cycle mode, the power consumption is only 18mW, up to 25
percent lower than most existing solutions in the market.
Manufactured using the Infineon 130nm CMOS RF technology, the
OMNITUNE TUA 9001 has a footprint of only 5 x 5 mm and can
optionally be offered as bare-die. The OMNITUNE TUA 9001 integrates
a number of components, including the loop filter, crystal
oscillator and LNA (low noise amplifier).
In addition, this IC eliminates the need for SAW (Surface
Acoustic Wave) filters, which further reduces system costs and
overall electronics real estate. The Infineon OMNITUNE TUA 9001
saves up to 16 square mm of board area compared to existing
solutions.
Availability
The OMNIVIA TUS 9090 is currently sampling with key customers
and mass production is scheduled for the third quarter of 2008.
The OMNITUNE TUA 9001 is currently sampling with key customers
and mass production is scheduled for the second quarter of
2008.
Infineon will showcase and demonstrate its new tuner solutions
at the Mobile World Congress 2008 in Barcelona, in Hall 1, Booth
B19.
About Infineon
Infineon Technologies AG, Neubiberg, Germany, offers
semiconductor and system solutions addressing three central
challenges to modern society: energy efficiency, communications,
and security. In the 2007 fiscal year (ending September), the
company reported sales of Euro 7.7 billion (including Qimonda sales
of Euro 3.6 billion) with approximately 43,000 employees worldwide
(including approximately 13,500 Qimonda employees). With a global
presence, Infineon operates through its subsidiaries in the U.S.
from Milpitas, CA, in the Asia-Pacific region from Singapore, and
in Japan from Tokyo. Infineon is listed on the Frankfurt Stock
Exchange and on the New York Stock Exchange (ticker symbol:
IFX).
Further information is available at www.infineon.com.
This news release is available online at
www.infineon.com/press/
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