China's New DTV Chip

Posted January 26, 2005 to News

Fudan University in Shanghai has developed China's first DTV chip. The "Zhongshi No.1" chip supposedly outperforms US and European sensitivity and anti-jamming standards and at a lower cost. It is hoped that the new chip will pave the way to a new generation of high-definition televisions.

The Chinese government is eager to capitalize on the growing digital television market in China, in time for the 2008 Olympics. Official Chinese statistics cite 370 million TV sets and a growth rate of 40 million sets each year. Nationwide digital TV service is expected by 2015.