Manufacturing Industry
IBM to ship set-top box system-on-a-chip MPUs.(microprocessors)(Brief Article)
Purchasing, April, 2000
IBM will begin manufacturing a family of microprocessors designed to transform televisions into interactive two-way information appliances. Big Blue has combined its high-speed PowerPC microprocessors and other television set-top box (STB) components onto a single "system-on-a-chip." The new chip will give set-top box manufacturers better system performance and lower costs.
The chips also provide more functionality for electronic program guides, Web browsing and interactive applications such as home banking. "These chips will help fundamentally change the way movies, music and other digital entertainment is delivered to our homes, as well as the way we conduct personal business transactions," says Paul Belluz, director of digital video products,...
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