Satellite TV receivers are made in two parts: a front end mounted on the 18-in. dish antenna connected by coax to the inside box. NXP Semiconductor's latest chip makes the front end better than ever.

Colorado Springs, Colo. — Silicon Laboratories Inc. has moved to a single-chip implementation of a direct-broadcast satellite (DBS) receiver, tucking a tuner, demodulator and low-noise-block power ...

Allegro MicroSystems supplies low noise block (LNB) regulator ICs for providing the power and interface signals to an LNB down converter via coaxial cable in satellite TV receivers systems. Allegro ...

Exploiting DiSEqC 2.0 decoders to eliminate external components, the MAX12005 debuts as the industry’s first 8 x 4 satellite IF switch IC that expands to accept 16 satellite input signals. It supports ...

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