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Toshiba Announces Third TX System RISC Platform for Residential Home Gateway Applications

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Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (TAEC) has announced its third TX System RISC platform, designated as WVM49RX, for residential home gateway applications. Developed in collaboration with Sigma Designs, the new reference design combines the Toshiba TMPR4925 or TMPR4926 MIPS-based RISC processor with the Sigma Designs EM8485 MPEG-1/-2/-4 decoder chip and supports high-quality audio/video streaming. This platform is targeted at client platforms and enables the rapid development of low-cost media gateways, IP set-top boxes, or video endpoints.

Key Takeaways:

  • The WVM49RX reference design is a highly integrated, flexible, and cost-effective platform that includes a Toshiba TMPR4925/26 MIPS-based RISC processor, a Toshiba TC86C001FG IDE/USB companion chip, and the Sigma Designs EM8485 MPEG-1/2/4 decoder, all running under the MontaVista Linux operating system.
  • The platform supports MPEG-1, MPEG-2, and MPEG-4 decoding for high-quality audio/video streaming and is targeted at client platforms, enabling the rapid development of low-cost media gateways, IP set-top boxes, or video endpoints.
  • The WVM49RX reference design is available starting in the second quarter of 2004 and is priced at $3,000.00 each.
  • TAEC will make the reference design available to manufacturers seeking to reduce development costs and speed time-to-market.
  • The new Toshiba reference design is a result of a strategic collaboration between TAEC and Sigma Designs to support the co-development of the WVM49RX.
  • The platform offers a variety of new consumer product opportunities for digital home gateways.

Statistics:

  • The WVM49RX reference design combines the Toshiba TMPR4925 or TMPR4926 MIPS-based RISC processor with the Sigma Designs EM8485 MPEG-1/2/4 decoder chip.
  • The platform supports MPEG-1, MPEG-2, and MPEG-4 decoding for high-quality audio/video streaming.
  • The WVM49RX reference design will be available starting in the second quarter of 2004.
  • The platform is priced at $3,000.00 each.

Sources:

  • Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (TAEC) press release, March 29, via PRNewswire.
  • Gartner/Dataquest's Worldwide Semiconductor Market Share Ranking.
  • Toshiba Corporation's website: chips.toshiba.com.
  • Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. website: taec.toshiba.com.
  • MontaVista Linux operating system.
  • Sigma Designs website: sigma-systems.com.

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