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

Auvitek Expands Line of DTMB Receiver ICs With 5 New Products
Jan 8, 2009 – Building on the successful 2008 launch of its flagship AU8822 DTMB+PAL channel decoder, Auvitek has announced the introduction of 5 new ICs to expand its offerings to address all segments of the China terrestrial broadcast receiver market.
News categories: Auvitek, China, Digital TV, DTMB, Hong Kong, ICs, Semiconductor, Terrestrial

Silicon Image™ Introduces The First LiquidHD™ Display Processor
Jan 8, 2009 – Silicon Image™ (NASDAQ: SIMG) has introduced the SiI6100 HD display processor, the first device supporting Silicon Image LiquidHD™ technology. LiquidHD is designed to connect TVs, CE devices, PCs, PMDs and home theaters into a seamless network.
News categories: Silicon Image, Blu-ray, CES2025, Digital TV, DVR, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV

RMI Introduces Industry's Most Advanced Processor for Portable Media Applications With Integrated ARM Mali 3D Graphics Acceleration
Jan 8, 2009 – RMI Corporation has introduced its game changing RMI Alchemy™ Au1300™ Processor Family, targeted at consumer devices requiring high CPU performance, low power consumption, and rich media capabilities.
News categories: RMI Corp, CES2025, ICs, Portable, Semiconductor, Silicon IP, Streaming, Tablet

Sunplus to Showcase the LCD TV Processor SPV9100 and ATSC Demodulator SPHE6650 for ATSC DTV at 2009 International CES
Jan 8, 2009 – Sunplus Technology (TAIEX: 2401, LSE: SUPD) has announced at CES2009 its ATSC DTV solution - the SPV9100 video processor with the SPHE6650 ATSC demodulator. The SPV 9100 is the first video processor to support multimedia and time-shift extension.
News categories: Sunplus, ATSC 3, CES2025, ICs, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Broadcom Announces Industry's First MoCA®-Integrated SoC Solutions for High Definition Set-Top Box and Gateway Applications
Jan 8, 2009 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has announced the industry's first high definition (HD) set-top box (STB) system-on-a-chip (SoC) with Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA®) integration.
News categories: Broadcom, CES2025, Digital TV, DVR, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home

Entropic Communications Introduces Multi-Mode Hybrid Silicon Tuner
Jan 7, 2009 – Entropic Communications (Nasdaq:ENTR) has announced the EN4020, a multi-mode RF CMOS silicon tuner. The EN4020 offers industry leading performance, analog and digital support and enables cost reduction by streamlining production and testing.
News categories: Entropic Communications, Cable TV, CES2025, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

STMicroelectronics Paves the Way for Innovative High-End Cable TV Services with Single-Chip Set-Top-Box IC Combining High-Definition and Interactive Capabilities
Jan 7, 2009 – As consumer demand for HD interactive TV opens new revenue opportunities for cable companies, a new cable set-top-box (STB) IC introduced by STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) cuts the cost of STBs capable of accessing emerging high-value services.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, Cable TV, CES2025, Digital TV, DVR, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Sigma Introduces Media Processor Optimized for Mainstream Blu-ray Players
Jan 6, 2009 – Sigma Designs (Nasdaq:SIGM) has announced the availability of its new SMP8642 media processor SoC, designed for mainstream Blu-ray players. Product demonstrations are available at this week's CES 2009 Show.
News categories: Sigma Designs, Blu-ray, CES2025, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor

NEC Electronics Introduces System-on-Chip for Tuners That Enable Viewing of Digital Terrestrial Broadcasts on Analog Televisions
Dec 12, 2008 – NEC (Tokyo: 6723) has introduced the EMMATM2TS system-on-chip (SoC) for tuners that enable digital terrestrial broadcasts to be viewed on current analog televisions. The new product is compliant with the Japan's 'simplified DTT tuner' specifications.
News categories: NEC Electronics, Digital TV, ICs, ISDB-T, Japan, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Terrestrial