Patent ID: 7511964

Claim:
A digital broadcast tuner comprising: a rectangular circuit board having first and second long sides and first and second short sides, the circuit board having a tuner circuit and a digital signal decoder circuit which are formed on the circuit board; a plurality of terminals fitted to the circuit board and electrically connected to the tuner circuit and the digital signal decoder circuit, the digital signal decoder circuit including a digital signal decoder IC; and a cover made of plate metal, within which the circuit board is mounted and which covers the tuner circuit and the digital signal decoder circuit, wherein some of the terminals are arranged in proximity to the first long side of the circuit board and some of the terminals are arranged in proximity to the first short side of the circuit board, the digital signal decoder IC is arranged on the circuit board in proximity to the terminals that are arranged in proximity to the first short side, and the digital signal decoder circuit is electrically connected to the terminals that are arranged in proximity to the first short side.