
February 98
42 1726 00
This is preliminary information on aproduct indevelopment orundergoing evaluation. Detailsare subject tochange without notice.
ST18-AU1
SIX-CHANNEL DOLBY AC3/MPEG2 AUDIO DECODER
PRELIMINARY DATA
FEATURES
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Single chip multi-function audio decoder able to
decompress
DOLBY
MPEG-2 audio streams.
AC-3,
MPEG-1
and
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Maximum 5.1 channel DOLBY AC-3 decoding
to 2 channel mixed down output with DOLBY
surround compatible orkaraoke capable option.
bit rate MPEG-1
decoding, and MPEG-2 multi-channel audio
decoding for karaoke capable application.
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Variable
layer II
audio
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Input data rates
up to 448 Kbits/s for AC-3 decoder
up to 912 Kbits/s for MPEG-1 or MPEG-2
audio decoder
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Supports up to 8 channel DVD linear PCMinput
at max rate of 6.144 Mbits/s down-mixing and/
or sub-sampling to 2 to 6 channels.
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Accepts MPEG-1 or DVD/MPEG-2 PES input
packets.
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Programmable D950 core
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System
synchronization and PTS packet extraction.
error concealment on
synchronization error.
time
clock
provides
A/V
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Automatic
CRC or
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6 channel PCM audio output at 16/18/20/24 bit.
Sampling rate of 32/44.1/48/96 kHz.
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Two on-chip PLLs providingfullcircuit operation
with only one external 27 MHz clock.
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2
C interface for host control
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Multi-format i
2
S serial data input port and
decoded audio PCM output port.
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IEC-958 (S/PDIF) formatter and transmitter for
DOLBY AC-3, MPEG audio bit stream, oraudio
PCM.
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Dedicated hardware for emulation and test,
IEEE 1149.1 (JTAG).
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3.3V power supply, I/O’s 5V tolerant, 0.35
μ
M
HCMOS6 technology.
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160 pin PQFP package
APPLICATIONS
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Digital video disc (DVD) player
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Digital TV (DBS/DVB) receiver
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PC multimedia
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Consumer digital audio
Interrupt
controller
Clocks and
timers
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2
C Host
interface
2
Input serial
interface
IEC-958
(S/PDIF)
output
16K Program
memory
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Output serial
interface
D950
DSP
core
24K Data
memory
DMA
controller
Emulation
unit and TAP
Bus switch
unit