Product Description
The MediaTek MT6139BN/F is a highly integrated system-on-chip designed for receiving digital television signals, making it an ideal solution for mobile devices, portable TV receivers, set-top boxes, and other multimedia applications that require TV tuning capabilities. It combines an advanced RF tuner, signal processing, and video/audio decoding in a single chip, delivering a compact, power-efficient solution for modern devices that need to interact with TV broadcast signals.
The core function of the MT6139BN/F is its ability to demodulate and decode digital television broadcasts. It supports multiple digital TV standards, including DVB-T, DVB-T2, ISDB-T, and T-DMB, allowing it to receive high-quality terrestrial TV signals from various broadcast sources. The chip’s RF tuner can cover a wide frequency range from 48 MHz to 1,000 MHz, which allows it to operate across different regions and handle a variety of signal types. The integration of a dual-core DSP ensures efficient signal processing, capable of handling complex tasks such as modulation and demodulation without overburdening the device’s CPU.
For video and audio processing, the MT6139BN/F features a powerful video decoder supporting popular video formats such as MPEG-2, MPEG-4, and H.264, making it capable of delivering high-quality video playback in HD or standard definition. Additionally, the audio decoding capabilities include support for formats like AAC, MP3, and HE-AAC, ensuring clear and dynamic sound reproduction from digital TV broadcasts. This combination of video and audio decoding ensures that devices powered by the MT6139BN/F can deliver a seamless multimedia experience, whether watching TV, listening to radio broadcasts, or playing recorded media.
Power efficiency is one of the standout features of the MT6139BN/F. In mobile or battery-powered devices, conserving energy is critical to extending device usage. MediaTek has designed the chip to operate at low voltages (1.2V to 1.8V), with power-saving features such as dynamic power scaling to minimize energy consumption during idle or low-activity states. This is essential for portable TV receivers and similar devices, where battery life is a key concern. The chip also supports efficient standby modes, ensuring that power consumption is kept to a minimum when the device is not in active use.
The MT6139BN/F’s small form factor, housed in a QFN-40 package, makes it well-suited for integration into compact devices like smartphones, tablet PCs, portable media players, and handheld TV receivers. The I2C, SPI, and USB 2.0 interfaces enable easy integration with other system components and peripherals, providing flexibility in device design. Additionally, its compatibility with external storage solutions via USB allows users to record TV shows or store multimedia content directly on the device.
Overall, the MediaTek MT6139BN/F provides a comprehensive and compact solution for digital TV reception, offering high-quality signal reception, efficient video and audio decoding, and low power consumption—all within a small footprint. This makes it an excellent choice for consumer electronics, mobile TV applications, and IoT devices that require integrated digital TV functionality.
Specification
Processor and Signal Processing:
DSP (Digital Signal Processor): The MT6139BN/F is equipped with a dual-core DSP for high-performance signal processing, particularly useful in the modulation and demodulation of TV broadcast signals.
TV Demodulation: Supports DVB-T, DVB-T2, ISDB-T, and T-DMB TV standards. This allows for reception and processing of digital terrestrial television signals, enabling devices to function as digital TV receivers.
Wireless Communication:
RF Tuner: The MT6139BN/F integrates a highly sensitive RF tuner that supports a wide frequency range from 48 MHz to 1,000 MHz, covering various TV and radio frequencies. The tuner ensures high-quality signal reception even in challenging environments with low signal strength.
IF (Intermediate Frequency): Includes a 5 MHz to 100 MHz IF bandwidth for high-quality signal conversion, ensuring the integrity of the received data for accurate processing.
Video and Audio Support:
Video Decoder: The chip integrates a video decoder that supports decoding of various video formats, including MPEG-2, MPEG-4, and H.264. This allows devices using the MT6139BN/F to decode broadcast video streams for display on screens.
Audio Decoder: It includes audio decoding capabilities for AAC, MP3, and HE-AAC audio formats, enabling high-quality sound reproduction from digital TV broadcasts.
Connectivity and Interface:
Interface Support: The chip provides I2C, SPI, and GPIO interfaces for communication with other system components, such as microcontrollers or host processors. This allows seamless integration into diverse systems.
USB Interface: Integrated USB 2.0 interface for connecting external storage devices and peripherals, facilitating easy data transfer or storage of received broadcasts.
Power Management:
The MT6139BN/F includes advanced power management features, ensuring low power consumption during operation. The chip operates efficiently at low voltages, typically 1.2V or 1.8V, and uses techniques like dynamic power scaling to reduce energy consumption during idle states.
Standby Power: When in standby mode, the power consumption is minimized to enhance battery life for portable devices, making it suitable for applications like mobile TV receivers or portable set-top boxes.
Package and Size:
The MT6139BN/F is available in a QFN-40 package, which has a small footprint of 6mm x 6mm, making it suitable for compact designs in consumer electronics and mobile devices where space is at a premium.
