An all-in-one chip for Blu-ray readers

Panasonic announces the development of the first all-in-one chip able to control the main functions of a Blu-ray reader, control of the laser diode to decoding of the vidéos and the management of the essential Ethernet for the compatibility with the DB profiles 2.0.
It thus plays the role currently allotted to two distinct controllers and makes it possible to reduce the expenses inherent in the wiring of the electronic cards but also makes it possible to reduce the power consumption.
The first samples of this product will arrive in June, Panasonic hopes for a massive sell to equip the next generation of readers.
With the standardisation of this type of product, one should see significantly lowering the price of the readers used in the living room, where currently the price is much nearer to that of a mini computer than a DVD reader.