ICs (Integrated Circuits), Chips, SoCs, Semiconductor Products News

Silicon Image Unveils Next-Generation MHL™ Products
May 15, 2012 — Silicon Image (NASDAQ:SIMG) has announced its next-generation MHL™ products, the SiI8240 MHL transmitter for mobile devices and the SiI9617 MHL-to-HDMI® bridge for DTVs and PC displays, which are also MHL 2.0 compliant.
News categories: Silicon Image, Games Console, Home Networking, ICs, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Smartphone, Tablet

MStar launches Android 4.0 smart TV SoC
Apr 19, 2012 — MStar Semiconductor has unveiled a smart TV System-on-chip (SoC) with Android 4.0 embedded, for the China market. The SoC is equipped with a 1GHz dual-core processor, 1080p high definition decoding, and MStar proprietary set-top-box technologies.
News categories: MStar Semi, China, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Broadcom Introduces Affordable Cable Set-Top Box Technology to Accelerate India TV Digitization Initiative
Apr 18, 2012 — Broadcom (NASDAQ: BRCM) has announced the BCM7014, the industry's most integrated single chip standard definition MPEG-2 cable set-top box system-on-a-chip. Broadcom's platform is designed to accelerate India's cable TV digitization initiative.
News categories: Broadcom, Cable TV, Digital TV, ICs, India, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Latest Set-Top Box IC Family from STMicroelectronics Provides Platform for Innovative Next-Generation Services
Mar 20, 2012 — STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has revealed its latest range of set-top box SoCs for HD terrestrial, cable IP and satellite equipment, providing a platform for operators and retailers to deliver internet-based services in price-sensitive markets.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, Cable TV, Digital TV, ICs, IPTV, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Broadcom Introduces Entry Level HD Cable Set-Top Box Platform
Mar 20, 2012 — Broadcom (NASDAQ: BRCM) has announced the availability of new 40nm HD cable set-top box (STB) systems-on-a-chip to meet the growing global demand for entry-level HD STB platforms.
News categories: Broadcom, Cable TV, CCBN, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Qualcomm Atheros Launches TDMA Software and EoC Return-Path Chipset for Set-Top Boxes
Mar 20, 2012 — Qualcomm Atheros (NASDAQ: QCOM) has announced optimized time division multiple access (TDMA) software for Ethernet-over-Coax (EoC) applications and Qualcomm Atheros' first entry-level EoC solution, the QCA6411 chipset, for Chinese MSOs.
News categories: Atheros, Broadband, Cable TV, CCBN, China, Coax, ICs, Middleware, Residential Gateway, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Intel Announces Media Processor Aimed at Set-Top Boxes and Media Gateways
Mar 19, 2012 — Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) has announced the Intel® Atom™ CE5300 Media Processor aimed at the next generation of set-top boxes and media gateways.
News categories: Intel Corp, Digital TV, ICs, IP&TV World Series, Residential Gateway, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

NTT Electronics announces single chip professional video decoder LSI
Mar 19, 2012 — NTT Electronics has announced the release of its new professional video decoder. SARADEC2 is a single chip 10bit H.264/AVC LSI, decoding MPEG-2 TS streams for 422/420, MPEG-2 and H.264/AVC, 1080/60i and 1080/60p(H.264/AVC) with 8bit/10bit(H.264/AVC) formats.
News categories: NTT Electronics, ICs, NAB Show, Semiconductor

Broadcom offers industry’s first integrated DVB-T2 receiver SoC
Mar 19, 2012 — Broadcom (NASDAQ:BRCM) has announced the BCM3461 - the industry's first fully integrated 40nm DVB-T2 receiver - driving the deployment of digital terrestrial services in over 28 countries throughout the world that have formally adopted the standard.
News categories: Broadcom, Digital TV, DVB-T2, ICs, IP&TV World Series, MHEG-5, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Renesas Introduces High-Performance and Compact SoC for High-End Hybrid Set-Top Box
Mar 19, 2012 — Renesas Electronics (TSE: 6723) has announced the availability of its new system-on-chip (SoC) for high-end set-top boxes (STBs) the R-Home S1, supporting both worldwide digital TV broadcast reception and Internet content distribution.
News categories: Renesas, CCBN, Digital TV, ICs, IP&TV World Series, Semiconductor, Set Top Box