Title :
A Multi-Standard Analog and Digital TV Tuner for Cable and Terrestrial Applications
Author :
Stevenson, Jan-Michael ; Hisayasu, Phil ; Deiss, Armin ; Abesingha, Buddhika ; Beumer, Kim ; Esquivel, Jose
Author_Institution :
Microtune, Piano, TX
Abstract :
A TV tuner fully compliant with ATSC, NTSC, PAL, SECAM, OVB-T, ISDB-T and DMB-T/H standards is described. An array of power detectors and fine-step-size digital gain controls are used to achieve an optimum signal-path gain. The tuner achieves an input sensitivity of better than -84dBm for ATSC digital off-air signals. Implemented in a 0.35mum SiGe BiCMOS process, it occupies 7.3mm2 and consumes 1.5W from a split 5V/3.3V supply
Keywords :
BiCMOS integrated circuits; Ge-Si alloys; cable television; digital television; gain control; television standards; tuning; 0.35 micron; 1.5 W; 3.3 V; 5 V; ATSC; BiCMOS process; DMB-T/H standards; ISDB-T; NTSC; OVB-T; PAL; SECAM; SiGe; cable TV; fine-step-size digital gain controls; multistandard analog TV tuner; multistandard digital TV tuner; optimum signal-path gain; power detectors; terrestrial TV; Cable TV; Communication standards; Data communication; Detectors; Digital TV; Digital multimedia broadcasting; Gain control; Multiplexing; Sensor arrays; Tuners;
Conference_Titel :
Solid-State Circuits Conference, 2007. ISSCC 2007. Digest of Technical Papers. IEEE International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0853-9
Electronic_ISBN :
0193-6530
DOI :
10.1109/ISSCC.2007.373368
