Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. has announced a second generation system-on-a-chip for mid and low-end television applications, the chip runs Linux. "Available in two versions and designated TC90407XBG and TC90407FG, the new SoCs were specifically designed for North American TV standards, including the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) standard and digital cable. Compared to the previous generation devices, they integrate more on-chip functional blocks to reduce system cost and support new algorithms that improve picture quality significantly."

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