BBC R&D AND LSI LOGIC WIN QUEEN’S AWARD

BBC Research & Development (R&D) and LSI Logic, designers and manufacturers of communications and storage semiconductors, have received the Queen’s Award for Industry in the category of Innovation for a jointly developed single-chip digital terrestrial television (DTT) demodulator.
The L64780 receiver chip – the first chip in LSI Logic’s family of highly integrated, high performance solutions for digital terrestrial TV broadcast – makes it possible for viewers to receive cutting edge new digital services through their existing television sets.
New digital technology enables transmission of up to 30 channels, in place of the traditional five, along with new interactive communications and services for the partially sighted or hard of hearing.
Dr Peter Bury, Head of BBC, R&D, said: “We are delighted that the commercial success and technological innovation of our partnership with LSI Logic has been recognised with such a prestigious award.”
The BBC and LSI Logic collaboration is at the core of digital innovation and the Queen’s Award is recognition of its outstanding contribution.
Under the collaboration, BBC R&D provides intellectual property while LSI Logic adds integrated circuit design, production and marketing expertise to the project. (CD)