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

STMicroelectronics Demonstrates Performance of Ultimate Connected Home Platform
Jan 12, 2012 — STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) is showcasing its connected home platform in Las Vegas during CES. Codenamed Orly when first revealed, the world's most powerful connected home SoC, now designated STiH416, is implemented in a 28nm manufacturing process.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, CES, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

STMicroelectronics Reveals Most Powerful TV System-on-Chip for Even Smarter TVs
Jan 11, 2012 — STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM) has announced details of the first member of the Newman family of TV SoCs. The FLI7680 'Newman Ultra' delivers unrivalled performance and represents a giant leap forward in the state-of-the-art in SoCs for Smart TVs.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Smart TV

Fresco Microchip Debuts Simply RF™ Silicon Tuner for Global Hybrid TV
Jan 10, 2012 — Fresco Microchip has announced the FM5150A, its silicon tuner for global hybrid terrestrial and cable TV. The FM5150A eliminates the effects of digital noise from microprocessors and digital processing commonly found inside existing designs.
News categories: Fresco Microchip, Cable TV, CES, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Terrestrial

MaxLinear Announces Universal Silicon Tuner for Digital Cable and Terrestrial Set-Top Boxes
Jan 10, 2012 — MaxLinear (NYSE: MXL) has announced the MxL603, its next-generation high-performance TV tuner for digital cable and terrestrial set-top box applications.
News categories: MaxLinear, Cable TV, CES, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

MaxLinear Launches Highest Performance Single-Chip Receiver for ISDB-T Set-Top Boxes
Jan 10, 2012 — MaxLinear (NYSE:MXL) has announced the MxL683, its next-generation high-performance, single-chip receiver for ISDB-T and SBTVD-T terrestrial set-top box applications.
News categories: MaxLinear, CES, Digital TV, ICs, ISDB-T, SBTVD, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Qualcomm Expands Snapdragon Family with Introduction of Processors for Smart TVs and Digital Media Adapters
Jan 10, 2012 — Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) has announced that the Company's Snapdragon™ processors are powering smart TVs at CES in Las Vegas. The first example, from Lenovo, is the world's first smart TV running on the Android 4.0 operating system.
News categories: Qualcomm, Lenovo, CES, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Orca Systems Announces ORC5300 Family of Universal Hybrid CMOS TV Tuners
Jan 6, 2012 — Orca Systems has announced the ORC5300 family of CMOS TV tuner ICs, powered by Orca’s patented DSP-RF™ technology. The tuner family devices are configurable to receive all worldwide terrestrial and cable TV standards.
News categories: Orca Systems, Cable TV, CES, ICs, PC Peripherals, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

ALi Announces Advanced Security CAS SoC for Entry-level Cable Pay TV
Jan 5, 2012 — ALi Corporation (TPE:3041) has announced the availability of its M3281 cable Pay-TV STB solution. The SoC will be demonstrated at CSTB 2012 in Moscow, Russia from Feb 7 to 9, 2012.
News categories: ALi Corp, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Content Protection, CSTB, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

MediaTek Releases World’s First 120Hz SoC for High-end Smart TV
Jan 5, 2012 — MediaTek (Taipei: 2454) has announced the release of the world's first 120Hz Smart TV single chip. In addition to providing an unparalleled 3D viewing experience, the chip is also an industry leader in support for Wi-Fi display technology.
News categories: MediaTek, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Wireless

Broadcom announces industry’s first integrated MoCA® 2.0 STB and Hybrid IP Gateway SoCs
Jan 4, 2012 — Broadcom (NASDAQ: BRCM) has announced one of its showcase innovations at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) - the industry's first MoCA 2.0-Integrated Portfolio including six new set-top box (STB) and Hybrid IP Gateway SoCs.
News categories: Broadcom, Cable TV, CES, Coax, Digital TV, Home Networking, ICs, MoCA, Residential Gateway, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box