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

Marvell Introduces '3D by Marvell'
May 31, 2010 – Marvell (Nasdaq: MRVL) has introduced '3D by Marvell', support for 3D Blu-ray playback integrated in the ARMADA™ 1000 High Definition (HD) Media Processor System-on-a-Chip (SoC).
News categories: Marvell, Blu-ray, Digital TV, ICs, Metaverse, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV

DiBcom to Launch DVB-T and ISDB-T Tuner-Demodulator SoCs for TV Receivers
May 31, 2010 – DiBcom has unveiled its 2 new tuner-demodulator System on Chip (SoC) for DVB-T and ISDB-T full-seg, offering digital TV high performance technology for portable or fixed reception. Set top boxes, TV sets or PCTV can be addressed by the components.
News categories: DiBcom, Digital TV, ICs, ISDB-T, Peripherals / Accessories, SBTVD, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Maxim extends silicon tuner family with the MAX2136
May 20, 2010 – Maxim (NASDAQ: MXIM) has introduced the MAX2136, a DTT tuner for ISDB-T and DVB-T applications. Combining low power consumption with excellent performance, the device achieves a low noise figure of 3.8dB while only consuming 210mW.
News categories: Maxim Integrated Products, Digital TV, ICs, ISDB-T, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Fujitsu Microelectronics Introduces New Generation of High-Definition Multi-Standard Video Decoder ICs
May 20, 2010 – Fujitsu Microelectronics has announced that the company officially releases its next-generation of high-definition multi-standard video decoder solution -- MB86H61 Series SoC.
News categories: Fujitsu, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

SMiT partners with ALi To Penetrate High-End Set-Top Box Market
May 3, 2010 – ALi Corporation (Taipei:3041) has announced that it has partnered with SMiT, a Conditional Access Modules (CAM) manufacturer with leading market share in Europe, to develop CAM cards for high definition (HD) STBs with CI+ functionality.
News categories: ALi Corp, Shenzhen State Micro Tech, ANGA COM, CAM, Conditional Access, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Silicon tuner eliminates spurs in analog and digital TV reception
Apr 15, 2010 – Maxim (NASDAQ: MXIM) has introduced the MAX3543, a broadband, multistandard silicon tuner for worldwide hybrid TVs, as well as terrestrial and cable set-top boxes, developed using Maxim's high-performance BiCMOS process technology.
News categories: Maxim Integrated Products, Cable TV, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Elonics Releases E4001 Dual Band Digital Terrestrial TV Tuner
Apr 15, 2010 – Elonics has production released the E4001, a highly integrated dual-band RF tuner IC implemented in CMOS, ideal for digital TV and radio broadcast receiver solutions. The E4001 has been specifically developed for STB and TV modules.
News categories: Elonics, Digital TV, DTMB, ICs, ISDB-T, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Trident Integrates uDTA Support in its DTA Chipsets for Cable
Apr 7, 2010 – Trident Micro (Nasdaq: TRID) has announced that its cable set-top box (STB) chipset, the CX24482, is the first to offer universal Digital Transport Adapter (uDTA) support, as required in the next generation of Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA, CMCSK) DTAs.
News categories: Trident Micro, Comcast, Cable TV, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, USA

SiTune Unveils Mobile DVB-T CMOS SoC Exceeding MBRAI Specification
Mar 31, 2010 – SiTune has announced a mobile DVB-T receiver SoC. The STN-10R3000 is a demodulator plus multi-band RF tuner in a single die with a small foot print, that delivers signal reception in all modes of the DVB-T standard especially in 64 QAM modulation.
News categories: SiTune, Digital TV, ICs, Mobile, NABShow, Semiconductor, Terrestrial