Philips Electronics has launched its TDA8262 and TDA8263 silicon tuner chips for quick and easy implementation of digital satellite reception. The silicon tuner solution simplifies the entire circuit board design as the product is placed on the main board itself. This reduces the bill of materials.
The TDA8262 and TDA8263 silicon tuners are not only DVB-S/DSS (digital video broadcast satellite/digital satellite system) compliant, but also fulfill worldwide standards for satellite reception.
Key features of the devices include direct conversion of the RF signal which replaces all traditional IF filtering and intermediate conversion techniques; a wide range fully integrated oscillator that covers the European, American and Asian satellite bands with low phase noise performance; and programmable baseband filtering for optimum signal handling.
