The paper describes the Multipurpose Scanning Rate Converter (MSRC) IC
, which improves TV image quality applying advanced scanning rate and
format conversion techniques. The device has been designed to be inser
ted in an IQTV receiver to remove interlaced scan-related artifacts. T
he MSRC has been integrated using the 0.7 um CMOS technology, followin
g a mixed custom/semicustom design approach.