TV system LSIs enable efficient and low-cost system implementation for worldwide markets

The transition from analogue to digital broadcasting is accelerating, as exemplified by the start of terrestrial digital broadcasting. However, the diffusion of flat-panel TVs differs from region to region throughout the world for various reasons, and different countries have also adopted different digital broadcasting formats.

At the same time, the market requires high functionality and picture quality as typified by flat-panel designs and digitalization, together with the same kind of price reduction trend for TV systems as with conventional analogue TVs, and there is a strong demand for devices that enable low system costs to be achieved. A further need is to be able to carry out efficient development of TV systems suitable for various regions, and provide flexible support for the different digital broadcasting systems used in various parts of the world.

Renesas has to date released a variety of LSIs for CRT and LCD TV use, including products supporting worldwide broadcasting systems, which have helped improve TV system development efficiency and reduce prices. The nine newly developed models raise the benchmark, taking it a stage further.