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

NEC Introduces new EMMA SoC for Set-Top Boxes
Aug 24, 2009 – NEC Electronics (TSE: 6723) has announced the availability of a new IC based on NEC's EMMA platform. The EMMA3SL/P SoC is an HD H.264 and AVS compliant set-top box device with multi-format video support for DivX®, VC-1, and WMV.
News categories: NEC Electronics, China, Digital TV, IBCShow, ICs, IPTV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Streaming

NXP Dual Tuner RF System Brings Integration Breakthrough to Satellite Set-top Boxes
Aug 10, 2009 – NXP has unveiled a flexible silicon tuner for both single cable and legacy satellite reception. The TDA20136 integrates a dual 8PSK satellite tuner with pre-tuner circuitry to create a single platform for use in diverse installation scenarios.
News categories: NXP, Digital TV, ICs, LNB, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

MaxLinear Enters Cable TV Market With Ultra Low Power Silicon Tuner Family
Aug 10, 2009 – MaxLinear has announced the MxL20xRF family of silicon tuners developed for the digital cable market. The family is aimed at set-top-boxes (STBs), digital video recorders (DVRs), cable modems, EMTAs, cable gateways and cable-enabled TVs.
News categories: MaxLinear, Cable Modem, Cable TV, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV

STMicroelectronics Introduces New DVB-T Silicon Tuner
Aug 6, 2009 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has introduced a single-chip DVB-T silicon tuner. The STV4100 addresses growing global demand for digital STBs and IDTVs as countries worldwide switch from analog to digital television broadcasting.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Siano Debuts Ultra-Integrated CMMB Receiver Chip
Jul 27, 2009 – Siano Mobile Silicon has announced the launch of the newest product in its CMMB TV receiver chip family - the SMS1186. The IC includes the secure 'root-of-trust' hardware (known as UAM) that adheres to China Mobile's latest data security requirements.
News categories: Siano Mobile Silicon, China, Conditional Access, Digital TV, ICs, Mobile, Semiconductor

IDT Introduces 'Vida' HQV Video Processor
Jul 22, 2009 – IDT (NASDAQ: IDTI) has premiered the latest offering from its Hollywood Quality Video™ (HQV®) video processing line. The new chip, the IDT HQV Vida™ processor, transforms standard-definition sources to HD quality and makes HD look even more detailed.
News categories: IDT, DVD, ICs, Semiconductor, Streaming

Silicon Labs Introduces the Highest Performance Single-Chip Hybrid TV Tuner
Jun 29, 2009 – Silicon Labs (NASDAQ: SLAB) has announced the Si2170, a globally-compliant hybrid TV tuner with analog TV demodulator in a single CMOS IC - the industry's first silicon TV tuner to exceed the performance of traditional discrete TV tuners.
News categories: Silicon Labs, Cable TV, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Maxim announces compact T-DMB, ISDB-T and DAB silicon tuner
Jun 4, 2009 – Maxim (NASDAQ: MXIM) has introduced the MAX2169, a multimode silicon tuner for mobile TV. This device receives signals in FM, VHF-III, UHF, and L-band, making it ideal for multimode applications that need to receive mobile TV and audio broadcasts.
News categories: Maxim Integrated Products, Digital TV, ICs, ISDB-T, Mobile, Semiconductor, Tablet

AMD Launches New Chip For Worldwide HDTV-on-the-PC Reception
Jun 2, 2009 – AMD (NYSE: AMD) has launched the ATI Theater™ HD 750 PC TV chip offering HDTV viewing capabilities on desktop and notebook PCs around the world using analog, and digital, and free-to-air broadcast signals.
News categories: AMD, Cable TV, ICs, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, Terrestrial