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

Sigma Designs Unveils Industry's First G.hn Chipset
Oct 25, 2010 – Sigma Designs (NASDAQ: SIGM) has announced the CG5110, the first G.hn chipset for home entertainment networking. With the chipset, solutions can be designed to handle the bandwidth required by media-rich applications and HD content over any wire.
News categories: Sigma Designs, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Smart Home

Microtune New CMOS Silicon Tuner Family Invigorates Cable's Multi-Tuner Set-Tops
Oct 18, 2010 – Microtune (NASDAQ: TUNE) has announced three universal digital QAM cable tuners that are engineered to deliver very high RF performance, to simplify designs and to slash bill-of-materials (BOM) cost for the worldwide cable set-top box market.
News categories: Microtune, Cable TV, CableTecExpo, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Siano Launches Advanced Receiver Chip for USA Mobile Digital TV
Oct 5, 2010 – Siano Mobile Silicon has announced the launch of a new product targeting the mobile TV market in the United States. Siano's SMS1530, which supports the ATSC A/153 Mobile Digital TV Standard, was developed in collaboration with LG Electronics.
News categories: Siano Mobile, LG Electronics, Digital TV, ICs, Mobile, Semiconductor, USA

Cavium Introduces PureVu-3D, the World's First Standards Based, Low Latency 3D Wireless Display Solution
Oct 5, 2010 – Cavium Networks (NASDAQ: CAVM) has announced sampling of a new family of PureVu-3D 1080p H.264 video processors. The PureVu-3D CNW53XX SoCs bring 3D wireless display functionality over standard Wi-Fi to a variety of consumer electronic devices.
News categories: Cavium Networks, ICs, Metaverse, Semiconductor, Smart Home

MediaTek Aims to Offer the Best Digital Home Entertainment Platform
Oct 5, 2010 – MediaTek (Taipei: 2454) has announced a series of digital TV SoC solutions with high resolution and performance, assisting its customers to deliver the most competitive products for the new era of digital home entertainment.
News categories: MediaTek, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Smart TV

Silicon Image Unveils First MHL™ Products
Oct 4, 2010 – Silicon Image (NASDAQ: SIMG) has announced the availability of its first products that include support for the new MHL™ (Mobile High-Definition Link) standard - an MHL transmitter, an MHL-to-HDMI bridge and an MHL-enabled HDTV port processor.
News categories: Silicon Image, Mobile High-Definition Link, Blu-ray, Digital TV, ICs, Mobile, Portable, Semiconductor, Smart Home, Smart TV, Tablet

Telegent Outlines Strategic Product Roadmap for Mobile TV
Sep 27, 2010 – Telegent Systems has outlined its roadmap for the analog TV receiver market. Telegent also announced hybrid single-chip digital and analog TV receivers for markets currently in transition from analog to digital.
News categories: Telegent Systems, Digital TV, ICs, Mobile, SBTVD, Semiconductor, Terrestrial

Intel Opens Software App Store, Offers New Intel Atom Chips
Sep 14, 2010 – At the Intel Developer Forum, Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) outlined its forthcoming Intel® Atom™ processor CE4200, the next-generation CE SoC that enables 3-D-TV video, 'sync-and-go,' and power-saving capabilities for a 'smart TV' experience.
News categories: Intel Corp, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV

NXP Unveils World's First Satellite Silicon Tuner to Address Both Free-to-Air and Operator STB Applications
Sep 10, 2010 – NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ: NXPI) has announced the TDA20142 -- the first satellite silicon tuner addressing the challenging requirements of both free-to-air (FTA) and operator satellite set-top box (STB) applications.
News categories: NXP, Digital TV, IBCShow, ICs, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box