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

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 Home, Smart TV

ZiiLABS Unveils 100-Core ZMS-40 Processor: Double the Performance, Half the Power Consumption
Jan 4, 2012 – ZiiLABS has unveiled its 100-core ZMS-40 StemCell Media processor optimized for Android. The ZMS-40 combines 96 of ZiiLABS' StemCell media processing cores with four 1.5GHz ARM Cortex-A9 CPUs.
News categories: ZiiLABS, ICs, Semiconductor, Tablet

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, CES2025, Digital TV, Gateway, ICs, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home

Broadcom Launches Over-the-Top Media Player ICs at CES
Jan 4, 2012 – Broadcom (NASDAQ: BRCM) has announced a full range of platform solutions for Hybrid TV and Over-the-Top (OTT) Media Players capable of transforming existing digital TVs into smart TVs.
News categories: Broadcom, CES2025, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Streaming

Entropic Increases Performance and Efficiency With Newest Channel Stacking Switch Silicon
Dec 19, 2011 – Entropic Communications (Nasdaq: ENTR) has announced its third generation Channel Stacking Switch (CSS) silicon, the EN5288. Used in single cable satellite installations, the new silicon is cost optimized for four tuner applications.
News categories: Entropic Communications, CES2025, ICs, Satellite, Semiconductor

NXP Announces Silicon TV Tuner Fully Optimized for On-Board Design
Dec 6, 2011 – NXP (NASDAQ: NXPI) has announced the TDA18274, a high-performance silicon tuner for terrestrial and cable TV reception. Supporting all analog and digital TV standards, the TDA18274 hybrid silicon tuner is optimized for direct 'on-board' designs.
News categories: NXP, Cable TV, CES2025, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

RDA Microelectronics Introduces CMMB Mobile TV Chip for TD-SCDMA
Nov 17, 2011 – RDA Microelectronics (Nasdaq:RDA) has announced the introduction of its RDA5891 CMMB Mobile TV SoC for TD-SCDMA handsets and smartphones. RDA's CMMB single-chip integrates the RF tuner, demodulator, UAM (User Authentication Module) and CPU.
News categories: RDA Micro, China, Digital TV, ICs, Mobile, Semiconductor, Smartphone

STMicroelectronics Reveals Faster Route to Certified, Cable Set-Top Boxes
Nov 3, 2011 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has unveiled its most highly integrated chip for interactive high-definition PVR cable set-top boxes, which will significantly reduce equipment design, cost, and certification challenges for its customers.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, Cable TV, Digital TV, DOCSIS, DVR, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Newport Media Introduces Tuners for Broadcast and Cable TV Systems
Oct 18, 2011 – Newport Media has announced sampling of its new RF tuner ICs. The NMI120, NMI130 and NMI131 are compliant with DVB-T, ISDB-T, ATSC and DTMB standards. The NMI130 and NMI131 additionally support DVB-C, DOCSIS and other cable TV standards plus analogue TV.
News categories: Newport Media, Cable TV, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Terrestrial