Sony introduces Digital TV Tuner module for Mobile devices

By tech2 News Staff / 23 Jan 2015, 19:12

Sony has introduced its new Digital TV (DTV) Tuner Module for mobile devices which include smartphones, tablets, automotive infotainment systems, navigation systems and PCs.

Sony claims that the DTV tuner module adopts a small size and superior reception along with low power consumption, which makes it an optimal candidate for inclusion into mobile devices. The SMT-EW100 series is the DVB-T2 compatible module, especially designed to be incorporated in the mobile devices and is the first module from Sony specialised for mobile usage.

The tuner module supports various types of digital terrestrial TV broadcast systems, including DVB-T, DVB-T2, DVB-T2 Lite, ISDB-T and ISDB-Tmm. Sony India will also offer the antenna along with software and technical support. Mobile device manufacturers will be able to incorporate a DTV feature into their products as well.

Sony will showcase the DTV module at Convergence India Trade show at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi from 21st to 23rd January. It would start shipping the module from May and will announce the pricing during the same time.

Key Features of the SMT-EW100 Series

The world’s smallest size: 6.9 mm x 6.9 mm x 1.0 mm (incl. Filter, Crystal)

Supports DVB-T, DVB-T2, DVB-T2 Lite, ISDB-T, ISDB-Tmm

Low power consumption: under 200 mW

Multi-Interface Data: TS, SPI, SDIO;  Control: I2C, SPI, SDIO

Comes as part of a total solution package that includes the module, antenna, software, and technical support

Supplied together with the Android driver package

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With Playstation Vue and Chipsets like the PSVita being able to have not only steaming TV option but also Over the air TV inside the Tablet or Phone a Playstation Entertainment System that can be a complete Media Product anywhere not only Gaming but make it a complete entertainment package. and make any Mobile Companies Produced Product with this chip added in Now a Digital TV to boot on top of everything else. Gaming, Your Cable and now even over the Air TV on one device.

ehm and what is new? nobody wants tv anymore, thats why they all dropped it...

I don't get what that chip really is or does. Outside of playing TV on mobiles, what does it do exactly, and what can make it worthwile for Sony's business?

its a Digital TV tuner, not analog!

like this;
http://www.pctvsystems.com/Products/ProductsEuropeAsia/DVBTT2products/AndroiDTV/tabid/296/language/en-GB/Default.aspx

some people would not agree with you, when every smart phone or tablet could not only be a a smart Device and now be a TV for real cheap for low cost to add to any new phone or tablet or hell now Pc's right on the mobo and cut down on costs in existing TV's cost for the chips they use, which makes more room for other chips and functions you may want to build into the electronic device.

smaller size is nice, but its nothing new, we had tv phones 10 years ago, the people dont want it, thats why its gone.

this is not just for only selective markets the chip design for instance be tweaked and is and can be used in Pal, or North America NTSC for instance!

This is like the CMOS development:

this is really about what the manuf. want! it is a easy to include chip on a single board computer or even a Pc Mobo, in other words no expensive tv tuner cards needed anymore! for a Pc for instance it. its cheap

interesting.

not sure i'd pick one phone over another with this inclusion but i would probably like to have it on my phone. watching tv on my commutes once i move and start using the train again would be a nice feature.

I don't see any use for this, especially in Germany and given how streaming is getting more popular year over year but let them develop - I guess they have other targets in mind.