Broadcom said it will supply silicon that will power TiVo¡¯s coming line of Ultra HD/4K-capable set-top boxes, packing in a chipset that supports HEVC decoding, 10-bit color and the ability to pipe in video at 60 frames per second, the rate needed for sports and other fast-action content.

Broadcom, which has been supplying chips for TiVo¡¯s Series4 and new line of Roamio DVRs, said it will equip TiVo with its BCM7445 chipset, which has already reached ¡°volume production.¡± The expected shipment date for TiVo¡¯s Ultra HD product line was not immediately known, but the company will be demonstrating its 4K tech at the Broadcom booth at the IBC confab in Amsterdam.

TiVo¡¯s pursuit of a 4K option isn¡¯t a surprise. At the Consumer Electronics Show in January, Jeff Klugman, TiVo¡¯s EVP and general manager of products and revenue, told Multichannel News that Ultra HD was on the company¡¯s product roadmap for this year, expecting to bring native 4K support to its retail-focused Roamio line as well as MSO-distributed TiVo hardware.

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