Theater™ 350

Single Chip DOCSIS 2.0 Cable Modem

The Theater 350 is ideal for Interactive Digital Television Applications (iDCR). The cable modem functionality compliments AMD’s industry leading Theater VSB, QAM and OOB demodulator technology by providing the DOCSIS 2.0, DSG, and eDOCSIS functions required by bidirectional cable compatible consumer electronics products.

This field proven chip includes an analog front end (AFE), Advanced Physical layer (PHY), Programmable DOCSIS 2.0 media access control (MAC), and an ARM 9 communications processor. Embedded interfaces include Ethernet 10/100 MAC/PHY, MII, USB 1.1 MAC/PHY, Silicon or Can Tuner interfaces as well as an I2C master for controlling additional AMD physical layer devices.

Features and Benefits

• Advanced PHY with 64/256 QAM demodulator and A-TMDA/S-CDMA modulator
• Software Controlled MAC and Communication Processor for ultimate flexibility
• Software support for DOCSIS Set-Top Gateway (DSG)
• Compliant with Cablelabs Opencable Specifications
• Single crystal required