Flat panel display TV sets

• RF components and integrated silicon tuners for hybrid terrestrial, cable, and satellite reception, associated to IF demodulator
• HDMI interfaces compatible with the latest HDMI specification
• Large micro-controller and I2C-interface products port-folio
• EMI filter and ESD protection options for all major interfaces
• Comprehensive standard products portfolio
• AC-DC controllers and LED backlight drivers

RF reception stage
TV can now benefit from the high performance offered by silicon tuners for hybrid terrestrial reception. NXP offers hybrid terrestrial silicon tuners, which are also compatible with cable reception. Our portfolio also includes satellite tuners, which TV manufacturers also implement in their TV sets. Thanks to the high performance of these products, they can be used without external LNAs. However, external LNAs are available for even better performance.

HDMI interface
In addition to a legacy of analog audio video interfaces, for which NXP offers high-bandwidth switches and converters, today’s TV sets include multiple HDMI input interfaces for digital HD content input. NXP’s family of HDMI Rx and switches allow added inputs to the TV, with easy system integration.

ESD protections
To increase reliability of the TV set, NXP offers an extensive portfolio of solutions, integrated and discrete, for the protection of all interfaces.

• ESD protections and level shifters for HDMI
• ESD protections for USB, SATA, Ethernet
• ESD protections for analog AV interfaces

Low speed control functions and interfaces
Even when based on a highly integrated solution, TV systems will need additional IO, temperature sensors and LED controllers. NXP offer a large port-folio of I2C controlled interfaces, GPIO expanders and sensors.

Power management
Power saving is becoming increasingly important. Efficient AC-DC controllers and high-performance microcontrollers can be used to build power efficient solutions, in active mode as well as in stand-by. NXP offers highly efficient AC-DC controllers and a large range of 8-bit and 32-bit micro-controllers.

LED backlight
Manufacturers are increasingly considering LED backlighting to lower power consumption and increase dynamic contrast control capabilities, as well as to allow thinner TV designs. NXP’s has LED driver solutions for backlight applications.

RF remote control
Due to the rising need for higher data rates and bidirectional communication between remote controllers and TV, Infra-Red is progressively replaced with very low power RF control, such as 802.15.4/ RF4CE solutions.

Logic
To complete system-on-chip solutions, NXP offers a large portfolio of single functions in small packages, with additional packaging options to prevent probing for enhanced security, and other options allowing easy probing.

Discretes
NXP Semiconductors has a comprehensive portfolio of discrete components, including transistors, diodes and ESD protections.