Security features on MPEG decoder prevent piracy

Thursday, 30 June 2005, 1:09 AM EST

To prevent the piracy of digital broadcasts on pay television, NEC Electronics America, Inc. rolled out a single-chip MPEG decoder with enhanced security features for digital set-top boxes (STBs).

NEC has incorporated features specifically designed to prevent the illegal reception and copying of pay TV broadcasts and information stored in STBs.

By Bettyann Liotta at the eeProductCenter.

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