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

Sigma Designs introduces 4K HEVC set-top box chipset
Sep 11, 2014 – Sigma Designs (NASDAQ: SIGM) has announced the SMP8758 SoC, designed to support UltraHD (4K) resolution using HEVC (H.265) compression technology for next-generation set-top boxes.
News categories: Sigma Designs, Mustafa Ozgen, Digital TV, IBCShow, ICs, IPTV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Worldwide

STMicroelectronics introduces SoCs for second generation 4K Ultra HD STBs
Sep 10, 2014 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has introduced four new low-power SoCs that pave the way for the large-scale deployment of new UHDp60-enabled '4K' set-top boxes. The new SoCs will be demonstrated at IBC 2014.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, Gian Luca Bertino, Digital TV, IBCShow, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Worldwide

Marvell adds 4K UltraHD SoC to ARMADA 1500 family
Sep 10, 2014 – Marvell (NASDAQ: MRVL) has announced that it has extended its ARMADA 1500 family of SoCs. The ARMADA 1500 PRO features an Ultra HD-capable video processor, 12K DMIPs quad-core ARM CPU, Verimatrix security and 3D graphics.
News categories: Marvell, Weili Dai, Petr Peterka, Content Protection, Digital TV, IBCShow, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Worldwide

Broadcom announces eight hybrid satellite and terrestrial SoCs
Sep 9, 2014 – Broadcom has announces the world's first single-chip hybrid direct broadcast satellite terrestrial and IP devices for set-top boxes with integrated HEVC and MoCA 2.0.
News categories: Broadcom, Rich Nelson, Sam Rosen, Digital TV, IBCShow, ICs, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Terrestrial, Worldwide

Fujitsu presents HEVC HD decoder SoC
Aug 26, 2014 – Fujitsu Semiconductor has introduced the newest addition to its Fujitsu H6x decoder series. The SoC supports HEVC (H.265) decoding in HD resolution for multimedia applications in in-car infotainment and home entertainment systems.
News categories: Fujitsu, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Worldwide

ALi launches STB SoC with integrated DVB-T2 demod
Jun 5, 2014 – ALi has announced its latest set-top box SoC, the M3821, with integrated DVB-T2 demodulator. ALi has also announced a solution that combines the M3821 with MaxLinear's MxL608 RF tuner to add protection against 4G/LTE, WiFi and FM signal interference.
News categories: ALi Corp, MaxLinear, Tony Chang, Brian Sprague, Digital TV, DVB-T2, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, Worldwide

Zenverge transcoder IC supports 10-bit HEVC and Ultra HD 4Kp60
Apr 29, 2014 – Zenverge has announced its ZN480, developed to ddress both the in-home transcoder market and cloud-based video and network DVR services. ZN480 supports HEVC at Main and Main10 profiles, H.264 and MPEG-2 at up to 4Kp60 Ultra HD resolution.
News categories: Zenverge, Amir Mobini, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Gateway, ICs, Placeshifting, Semiconductor, Worldwide

Entropic announces IP-client SoC with HEVC and MoCA 2.0
Apr 29, 2014 – Entropic (Nasdaq:ENTR) has announced the availability of its EN7305, a set-top box SoC for IP-client devices. The EN7305 integrates 1080p60 HEVC decoding, MoCA 2.0, broadcast security and 3D graphics acceleration.
News categories: Entropic, Matt Rhodes, Digital TV, ICs, IPTV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Worldwide

Entropic announces Digital Channel Stacking Switch (dCSS) ICs
Apr 21, 2014 – Entropic (Nasdaq:ENTR) has announced its latest digital Channel Stacking Switch (dCSS) and Band Translation integrated circuit (IC) family, the EN5500-series.
News categories: Entropic, Matt Rhodes, ICs, LNB, Satellite, Semiconductor, Worldwide