Sigma unveils new thin client media processor

Capabilities include multimedia processing, content security system, multiple on-chip CPUs and a full complement of system peripherals

Sigma Designs, a provider of digital media processing system-on-chip (SoC) systems for consumer electronics, has announced the availability of its new SMP8652 media processor SoC.

The SMP8652 claims to provide the optimal price/performance configuration for thin client applications, which include IPTV set-top boxes (STBs), digital media adapters (DMAs), and hybrid cable/IP thin clients.

The company said that the new SMP8652 media processor capabilities include multimedia processing, content security system, multiple on-chip CPUs and a full complement of system peripherals.

According to Sigma, the SMP8652 is a multi-core media processor that features a 500 MHz MIPS 24k main CPU which enables crisp user interaction and a range of application-based features. A second MIPS processor called the IPU manages interrupt operations and offloads burdensome system tasks, such as portions of the network stack to optimize main CPU utilization. The third MIPS processor will manage system security functions including decryption and key generation. Content security is ensured through a processor, on-chip flash memory, and a range of digital rights management (DRM) engines for high-speed payload decryption.

The SMP8652 also features a new DDR-2 memory controller, system peripherals, including a dual gigabit ethernet controller, dual USB 2.0 controller, NAND flash controller, IR controller and SATA controller.

The SMP8652 media processor is expected to be available in July and will be sold through its direct sales force.

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