Siano Mobile Silicon has announced the launch of a new multi-standard mobile TV receiver chip, the SMS1230. The SMS1230 supports the major global broadcast mobile TV standards of DVB-T, T-DMB, and ISDB-T, and, in addition, digital radio (DAB/+) and FM Radio. The new receiver chip, exhibiting the best performance in the mobile TV market, is the high-end member of Siano’s multi-standard MDTV receiver chip family, which includes also the SMS1150, SMS1130, and the low cost SMS1140, launched earlier this year.
Alon Ironi, CEO of Siano, commented, “Siano’s new high-end SMS1230 is targeting customers that are pursuing top-notch DTV reception performance – reception in extremely tough conditions such as vast distances from the nearest broadcasting tower, or in the presence of very strong interfering signals, or while commuting by car or by train at very high speeds.”
The SMS1230 is currently available in sample quantities, while mass volumes will be available starting November this year.
Of course, what we all want to know is which devices this will be in, and which services will make use of it. I still continue to hold a torch for (Broadcast) Mobile TV, but it’s going to need chips like these, that can bridge standards easily, for it to succeed.