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Xceive Launches XC4000 Series of Performance Silicon Tuners
Jun 5, 2007 – Xceive has announced the latest addition to its family of integrated hybrid silicon tuners with the XC4000, a value/performance solution for the terrestrial television and PC-TV market.
News categories: ATSC 3, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Streaming, Terrestrial

Fresco Microchip single-chip hybrid receiver for DVB-T markets
Jun 4, 2007 – Fresco Microchip has announced the FM2080, a single-chip demodulator for universal analog (NTSC, PAL, SECAM) and DVB-T digital television broadcasts.
News categories: Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Terrestrial

Telecommunications Authority Promulgates the Technical Standard for Digital Terrestrial Television Service
Jun 4, 2007 – The Telecommunications Authority (TA) of Hong Kong has announced the adoption of the National Standard as the technical standard for the digital terrestrial television (DTT) service in Hong Kong.
News categories: Office of the Telecommunications Authority (OFTA), China, Digital TV, DTMB, Hong Kong, Terrestrial

LG and ARM Develop Converter Technology For US TV Switchover
Jun 1, 2007 – ARM (LSE:ARM) (Nasdaq:ARMHY) has announced that LG Electronics has licensed the ARM926EJ-S(TM) processor for its new line of digital set-top boxes. More …
News categories: ATSC 3, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Silicon IP, Terrestrial

POT starts Polish DTT trial
Jun 1, 2007 – The Polish DTT consortium POT has begun test transmissions in Warsaw and a location named Srem near the western city of Poznan. More …
News categories: Digital TV, Mobile, Poland, Terrestrial

Highgate Completes Electra Entertainment Porting
May 31, 2007 – Under contract with Electra Entertainment Ltd (UK), Highgate has completed integration of Electra's interactive technology with its eGOS software stack.
News categories: Highgate, Electra Entertainment, Digital TV, MHEG-5, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, UK

China STB makers face DVB-T patent fees in Europe
May 31, 2007 – It seems patent fees are fast becoming a big headache for China tech companies who ship products to Europe, according to a CCID Consulting report. More …
News categories: China, Digital TV, Europe, Patent, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Conexant Front-End Solution for Terrestrial Set-Top Box Applications
May 29, 2007 – Conexant Systems (NASDAQ:CNXT) has announced the CX24230 digital video broadcasting-terrestrial (DVB-T) demodulator and CX24210 worldwide terrestrial and cable tuner.
News categories: Cable TV, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, Terrestrial

Intel Delivers First Dual Channel Demodulators For Consumer Electronics Devices
May 29, 2007 – Intel has unveiled its first single-chip digital TV dual demodulators for the consumer electronics (CE) market. The demodulator extracts the digital channel from the target broadcast signal to deliver high-quality broadcast TV reception.
News categories: Digital TV, DVR, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, Terrestrial