
DRX 3960A
ADVANCE INFORMATION
4
Micronas
Digital Receiver Front-end
Release Note: Revision bars indicate significant
changes to the previous edition.
1. Introduction
The Digital Receiver Front-end DRX 3960A performs
the entire multistandard Quasi Split Sound (QSS) TV
IF processing, AGC, video demodulation, and genera-
tion of the second sound IF (SIF) with only one SAW
filter. The IC is designed for applications in TV sets,
VCRs, PC cards, and TV tuners.
The alignment-free DRX 3960A needs no special
external components. All control functions and status
registers are accessible via I
2
C bus interface. There-
fore, it simplifies the design of high-quality, highly stan-
dardized IF stages.
Due to its mixed signal structure and the digital
demodulation, the IC offers unique features and is pre-
pared for digital TV.
1.1. Features
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Multistandard QSS IF processing with a single SAW
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Highly reduced amount of external components (no
tank circuit, no potentiometers, no SAW switching)
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Programmable IF frequency
(38.9 MHz, 45.75 MHz, 32.9 MHz, 36.125 MHz etc.)
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Digital IF processing for the following standards:
B/G, D/K, I, L/L
’
, and M/N
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Standard specific digital post filtering
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Standard specific digital video/audio splitting
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Standard specific digital picture carrier recovery:
alignment-free
quartz-stable and accurate
stable frequency lock at 100% modulation and
overmodulation up to 150%
quartz-accurate AFC information
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Programmable standard specific digital group delay
equalizing
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Automatically frequency-adjusted Nyquist slope,
therefore optimal picture and sound performance
over complete lock in frequency range
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Standard-specific digital AGC and delayed tuner
AGC with programmable tuner Take Over Point
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Fast AGC due to linear structure
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Adaptive back porch control, therefore fast positive
modulation AGC
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No sound traps needed at video output
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Second SIF output with standard dependent pre-fil-
tering and amplitude controlled output level
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Optimal sound SNR due to carrier recovery without
quadrature distortions
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FM radio capability without external components
and with standard TV tuner
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Prepared for digital TV (DVB-C, DVB-T, ATSC)
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I
2
C bus interface
Fig. 1–1:
Block diagram of the DRX 3960A
Clock
Generation
DSP
CVBS
2
nd
SIF
I
2
C
IF In
Tuner
AGC
f
ref
TOP
A
D
A
D
A
D
A
D
C
R
F
TAGC
VAGC
AAGC
EQU