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

STMicroelectronics Launches SoC for Entry-Level Cable Set-top Boxes
Mar 25, 2010 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has introduced a new variant of the STi5197 single-chip STB IC, targeting markets in China and Asia. The variant, the STi5197L, is aimed at OEMs developing basic cable TV zapper STB products.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, Asia, Cable TV, CCBN, China, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

LG Electronics Showcases Cell Phones Equipped With New ATSC-M/H Receiver Chip
Mar 24, 2010 – At CTIA Wireless, LG Electronics is demonstrating three prototype cell phone models that receive the new mobile DTV signals now being transmitted by nearly four dozen broadcast stations in the USA.
News categories: LG Electronics, Digital TV, ICs, Mobile, Semiconductor, USA

STMicroelectronics Decoder Combines High Performance and Value for High-Definition Set-Top Boxes
Mar 22, 2010 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has begun sampling its STi7106 high-definition (HD) video decoder. The latest evolution of ST's STi7105 single-chip decoder adds China's AVS high-definition decoding whilst maintaining the same architecture as the STi7105.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Broadcom Announces Low Cost HD Cable Converter Box SoC with Integrated DVB-C Tuner
Mar 22, 2010 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has announced a low cost, HD, DVB-C digital cable converter box system-on-a-chip (SoC) featuring an integrated DVB-C tuner and QAM demodulator, and HD advanced video coding (AVC) support covering MPEG2, VC-1 and China's AVS.
News categories: Broadcom, Cable TV, CCBN, China, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

CogniVue Announces CV220X Family of Image Cognition Processors
Mar 18, 2010 – CogniVue Corporation has announced the CV220X series of Image Cognition Processors (ICPs) for use in a broad range of automotive vision application systems, IP video surveillance and monitoring and mobile TV applications.
News categories: CogniVue, Automotive, ICs, Mobile, Semiconductor

ViXS Announces 3D-Ready Dual HD Transcoder SoC for IPTV PVRs
Mar 17, 2010 – ViXS Systems has announced a new family of advanced networked multimedia SoC solutions. The XCode® 4210, the first device of the new family, is a highly integrated processor designed for IPTV set-top boxes.
News categories: ViXS Systems, Digital TV, DVR, ICs, IPTV, Metaverse, Placeshifting, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Video Exchange

Renesas announces Full-Seg ISDB-T mobile application processor
Mar 15, 2010 – Renesas Technology has announced the industry's first application processor for mobile phones that supports Full-Seg (13-segment) ISDB-T HDTV recording and playback. The SH-Mobile MT1 will begin sample shipments in April 2010.
News categories: Renesas, Automotive, Digital TV, ICs, ISDB-T, Japan, Mobile, Portable, Semiconductor

Microtune DTV Chipset Delivers Highest-Quality Reception to China's TV Manufacturers
Mar 10, 2010 – Microtune (NASDAQ: TUNE) has announced a digital TV receiver chipset compliant with China's GB20600-2006 National Standard for DTV broadcast. The chipset consists of Microtune's MT3141 RF receiver with one of its MT886x demodulators.
News categories: Microtune, CCBN, China, Digital TV, DTMB, ICs, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Terrestrial

ViXS Introduces Transcoder SoC for DLNA Networked Devices
Mar 8, 2010 – ViXS Systems has introduced its XCode®4111 Network Media Processor. The HD Transcoder/Encoder is targeted at side-loaded DLNA networked devices and enables the transfer of content across a range of consumer electronic devices, PCs and mobile phones.
News categories: ViXS Systems, Digital TV, Home Server, ICs, Semiconductor, Smart Home