Fujitsu Semiconductor intros NAGRA certified STB chipsets to ensure content security

SINGAPORE: Fujitsu Semiconductor Asia Pte Ltd (FSAL) announced that its HDTV multi-decoder processor MB86H611 (a member of MB86H61 series) with advanced security architecture has been successfully certified by NAGRA, the world’s leading provider of advanced content protection and multi-screen user experience solutions.

The announcement underscores a good fit for the company’s HDTV decoder family with today’s market where modern content security architectures are increasingly reliant on the video chipset.

With the rapid growth of the operator market around the globe, content protection has become increasingly important to industry players, particularly in emerging markets. Fujitsu Semiconductor has leveraged its expertise in the cost-sensitive free-to-air STB market for the development of paid TV solutions. Compliance with NAGRA’s on-chip security requirements version 1.1 (NOCS 1.1), enables the MB86H611 to run NAGRA’s latest products on Fujitsu’s platform.

The MB86H61 series is a highly integrated HD Multi-Standard Digital Television Decoder designed to meet the needs of the globally expanding HD set-top-box and IDTV market. The MB86H61 is a single-chip video decoder that supports H.264 / AVC, MPEG-2, AVS and VC-1 video decoding in high definition resolution with up to 1080p 50/60Hz output.

Core processing units include a high performance ARM 1176JZF-STM CPU with more than 475DMIPS, an advanced, programmable audio processor which offers the full flexibility of decoding MPEG1 layers 1, 2 and 3 (MP3), HE-AAC, Dolby Digital and Dolby Digital plus and a 2D graphic engine to accelerate OSD.

Rich interfaces consist of copy-protected HDMI, CCIR656 (SD) or SMPTE 296M/274M (HD) for video output; 4x I²S from 8kHz to 192kHz, SPDIF and stereo audio DAC for audio; as well as eSATA/SATA 3Gb/s, SDIO, two USB 2.0 and 10/100 Base-T Ethernet MAC. A deep power-down mode reduces power consumption during standby mode.

“With increased demands from customers, the performance bar for set-top boxes has been pushed higher and higher. At the same time, security remains a critical concern that needs to be constantly addressed,” said Andy Chang, associate VP of Fujitsu Semiconductor Asia Pte Ltd. “Fujitsu’s set-top box chipsets with integrated NOCS technology ensures certified platform level security for multiple purposes such as controlling and securing digital outputs.”

Samples of the MB86H611 chipset are available and the development of set-top boxes embedded with NAGRA’s Conditional Access System (CAS) and Digital Rights Management (DRM) products have begun.