This paper describes a single ASIC chip that demodulates and decodes vestig
ial side band (VSB) digital TV signals. The VSB IC has been implemented for
the receiver based on the ATSC digital TV standard[1]. It features fast di
gital carrier recovery and robust channel equalization. The IC is fabricate
d with 0.35 mu m CMOS technology with 3 metal layers. It can be applied to
both modes of signal reception - 8 VSB for terrestrial broadcast and 16 VSB
for cable transmission.