“STMicroelectronics’ entrance is a welcome addition to the connected home and supports growing demand for a highly reliable backbone,” said Charles Cerino, MoCA President.
Set-top boxes featuring the MoCA-certified STi7108M can be added to a home network simply by connecting to the coaxial wall socket. As a high-end chip, the STi7108M offers advanced functions such as dual application processors providing 3D TV capability, a high-performance ARM® graphics engine capable of supporting 3D gaming and advanced program guides, and ST’s Faroudja™ video processing, which maximizes the quality of displayed images. With these features, the device makes optimum use of MoCA’s reliable, high-bandwidth connectivity to deliver exhilarating user experiences.
“Successfully obtaining MoCA 1.1 certification for the STi7108M positions us to support customers by delivering even more new MoCA-certified chips to market quickly and efficiently,” said Laurent Remont, General Manager for the Connected Home Division, STMicroelectronics. “In short order, we will offer a complete MoCA-enabled portfolio for end products ranging from simple clients to multi-demodulator gateways.”
Major features of STi7108M:
• Video decoding: H.264, MPEG2, VC-1 or WMV9 Internet video, MPEG4 part 2
• Dual ST40-300 CPUs (4000DMIPS total host-processing performance)
• ARM® Mali-400™ graphics processing unit MoCA 1.1 band D (certified), E, F on request
• Ethernet GMAC
• Inputs for up to 6 transport streams, including Ethernet, two eSATA interfaces supporting DVR functionality, three USB2.0 host ports
• Peak MoCA data rate of 170 Mbps
• Five MoCA QoS queues (PQoS, high, medium, low, broadcast)
• Connectivity of up to 16 MoCA nodes
• Dual-Core CPU providing 2400 DMIPS
• Low-power architecture
Samples of the STi7108M are available now.
This mainstream connected set-top box product is intended for high-volume consumption by OEMs and ODMs, and is not available through distribution. If your company has a high-volume need, please contact your ST sales office.