STB

Smart Devices and Set-Top Boxes Based on Amlogic Chips and Android OS

Amlogic-based set-top boxes (STBs) are not just media players but feature-rich computers with the support of OTT video streaming services. Powered by Amlogic chips and Android OS, these devices are versatile to meet your business needs.

We design hybrid STBs, smart audio, IoT devices, and TVs. Collaborating with us, our customers get new mass-produced solutions, featuring Google TV or in-demand OTT services on popular platforms, such as YouTube and Vimeo.

The Amlogic Chips We Use to Design Your Devices

s905x (x2/x3/x4), s805x

IPTV/OTT and hybrid STBs, Android TV boxes, and media players

A113 L/X/D

Smart audio and IoT devices (e.g. smart speakers)

T962X3

Smart TVs, interactive displays (IFPD), video walls, and screens for digital signage solutions

Amlogic SoC Highlights

Advantages of the Amlogic-based STBs

Hardware decoding of popular video compression codecs
High-performance application CPU based on ARM Cortex A9 core
High-performance GPU with 2D/3D acceleration of FullHD graphics
Up to three HDMI1.4 ports with 3D support

_{Photo: The Amlogic A113D dev board we use for audio applications and smart speakers}

_{Photo: Amlogic A311D Development Board we use in design projects for our clients}

In-demand technical features for Smart TV markets

TS port for connection of external DVB demodulator
Hardware acceleration of crypto algorithms for scrambled broadcasting decryption
Rich set of integrated peripherals: USB OTG, SATA, MMC/SD, ITU 656
Support of Android OS

Amlogic-based Multimedia Devices

One Amlogic SoC, requiring minimal external components and offering competitive costs, can be the basis for your new mass-produced and feature-rich products, including:

Smart speakers

STBs

G-Box Dyno

Diagnostic and test tools

HDMI Internet TV boxes/HDMI dongles with Wi-Fi

Embedded video conferencing solutions

What We Offer

We have developed an STB prototype, and tested and modified its software powered by Amlogic. You can use it as a ready-made hardware and software solution for your STB product line.

Discover the additional tasks our dedicated engineering team can assist you with:

1. Custom hardware design and fast prototyping on development kits

2. Development of application-level software, business logic, and UI/UX design:

Custom Android launchers and services to access system/hardware resources
Native and cross-platform Android apps
Web- and Qt-based apps
Third-party software integration (e.g. CAS/DRM libraries, DVB stack)
Player implementation: HLS, MPEG-DASH, Multicast

3. Development and porting of the Embedded Linux (Buildroot) and Android (AOSP) internals:

SDK size and build time optimisation
Secure boot and boot time optimisation
Custom software update and recovery services
Storage subsystem
Drivers for peripheral devices
Energy-saving algorithms and power control
Remote control integrations
OPS device support

Our Tech Stack

Software Platforms

Linux kernel, U-Boot bootloader, SecureOS, Secure Boot, TrustZone, TEE, OP-TEE, Qt, Chromium, Gstreamer, FFMPEGAOSP, Android TV
AmLogic SDK, Broadcom Nexus SDK, MStar Linux SDK, Realtek Android SDK

DTV technologies

Broadcast: DVB-T/T2/C/S/S2, ATSC (1.0–3.0), ARIB
Broadband: IPTV & OTT, Multicast/HLS/MPEG-DASH
HbbTV/OIPF, CAS/DRM, TR-069/135/181

Amlogic SoC

s805x; s905x2/s905x3/s905x4; A113L/A113X/A113D; T962X3

Multimedia interfaces

Ethernet, Bluetooth, WiFi, USB, MMC

Сodecs

MPEG-2, H.264, 4K HEVC (H.265), LPCM, ACS, AAC, HE-AAC, DTS + VVC, XVC, AV1, MIPI, Camera Link

CAS & DRM

Google Widevine, Microsoft PlayReady, Verimatrix Ultra, NAGRA, CISCO

DTV interfaces

I2C, SPI, RS-232/UART, DMA, NAND, USB, SATA, PCI, Ethernet, WiFi, 3G, HDMI, CVBS, analogue stereo audio, digital S/PDIF, HDMI IN with HDCP, CI, CI+