
EM8470, EM8471, EM8475, EM8476
Sales Offices
Sigma Designs, Inc.
355 Fairview Way Milpitas, CA, USA 95035 Tel: 408.262.9003 Fax: 408.957.9740
www.sigmadesigns.com sales@sigmadesigns.com
Copyright 2002 by Sigma Designs, Inc. All rights reserved. Sigma Designs, REALmagic and the REALmagic logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks
of Sigma Designs, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories and Macrovision. Dolby and the double-D
symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Sigma Designs products are sold by description only. Sigma Designs reserves the right to make changes in circuit design and / or specifications at any time without
notice. Accordingly, the reader is cautioned to verify that data sheets are current before placing orders. Information furnished by Sigma Designs is believed to be
accurate and reliable. However, no responsibility is assumed by Sigma Designs or its subsidiaries for its use; nor for any infringements of patents or other rights of
third parties which may result from its use. No license is granted by implication or otherwise under any patent or patent rights of Sigma Designs or its subsidiaries.
UNITED STATES
Sigma Designs, Inc.
355 Fairview Way
Milpitas, CA 95035
+1 (408) 262-9003
+1 (408) 957-9740 FAX
JAPAN
Sigma Designs Japan
4-16-8 Nakahara,
Mitaka-shi,
Tokyo 181-0005, Japan
+81 422 79 3067
+81 422 79 3067 FAX
Revision Date: March 18, 2002
CHINA
Sigma Designs China
Room C1, 32F
Electronic Science & Technology Building (Phase 2)
30 Shennan Road Central
Shenzhen, PRC
Postcode 518031
+86 755 3683878
+86 755 3683873 FAX
HONG KONG
Sigma Designs (Asia) Ltd.
Unit 1516, Tower 1, Metroplaza
223 Hing Fong Road
Kwai Fong, N.T.
Hong Kong
+852 2401 7388
+852 2610 2177 FAX
KOREA
Sigma Designs Korea
# 801, Dongil Techno Tower B/D
Kuro-dong, Kuro-gu,
Seoul, Korea
+82 11 288 0406
+82 2 3281 2034 FAX
TAIWAN
Sigma Designs Taiwan
Far East World Center, C Tower
8F-8, No. 79, Sec. 1
Hsin Tai Wu Road
Hsichih, Taipei Hsien
Taiwan, R.O.C.
+886 2 2698 2066
+886 2 2698 2099 FAX
EUROPE
Sigma Designs, Inc.
49, Rue des Moissonneurs
Brussels, Belgium 1040
+32 496.501234
+32 234.72260 FAX
Product Selection Guide
1
May be sampled or sold only to companies that are both Macrovision and Dolby licensed.
2
May be sampled or sold only to companies that are Dolby licensed.
3
Without 1/4 pixel and global motion compensation.
Feature
EM8470
1
EM8471
2
EM8475
1
EM8476
2
Media Formats
DVD-Video, Superbit DVD, SVCD, VCD 1.x, VCD 2.0, audio CD
yes
yes
yes
yes
Video Decoding
MPEG-1, MPEG-2 MP@ML, MPEG-4 Advanced Simple Profile Level 5
3
yes
yes
yes
yes
Audio Decoding
Dolby Digital, MPEG-1 Layers 1 and 2
MPEG-4 High Quality Profile Level 2
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
Digital Video Inputs
8- / 16-bit YCbCr (80 MHz)
-
-
yes
yes
Digital Video Outputs
8- / 16-bit YCbCr (80 MHz)
24-bit RGB for DVI / HDCP support (80 MHz)
yes
-
yes
-
yes
yes
yes
yes
NTSC/PAL Composite and S-video Outputs
Macrovision v7.1 protection
yes
yes
yes
-
yes
yes
yes
-
YPbPr or RGB Analog Video Outputs
Macrovision AGC v1.03 protection for 480p output mode
-
-
-
-
yes
yes
yes
-
Audio Inputs and Outputs
Stereo analog output
S/PDIF / I2S digital output
I2S digital input
-
yes
-
-
yes
-
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
Local Bus Interface
-
-
yes
yes
Package
208 PQFP
208 PQFP
328 BGA
328 BGA
Power Supply
2.5v / 3.3v
2.5v / 3.3v
2.5v / 3.3v
2.5v / 3.3v