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

Zoran Announces New SupraTV® 260 Processor Family Optimized for Pay Satellite and Cable Set-Top Box Markets
Sep 8, 2008 – Zoran (NASDAQ: ZRAN) has announced that its new SupraTV® 260 family of processors for pay cable and satellite set-top boxes is now sampling. The SupraTV® 260 processor is used in a new family of China Cable STBs from DVN (SEHK: 500).
News categories: Zoran, DVN, Cable TV, China, Conditional Access, Digital TV, IBCShow, ICs, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Broadcom Announces New Digital Television Solution Supporting Global Connectivity
Aug 28, 2008 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has announced its next generation digital television (DTV) system-on-a-chip (SoC) solution designed for digital video broadcast (DVB)-based platforms to address European and Asian markets.
News categories: Broadcom, Digital TV, ICs, IFABerlin, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Terrestrial

TI maximizes digital TV energy efficiency and minimizes system cost in time for 2009 rollover
Aug 25, 2008 – Two power management ICs from Texas Instruments (TI) (NYSE:TXN), a dual-phase power factor correction (PFC) controller and a new SWIFT™ DC/DC power management converter, will help increase energy efficiency and reduce system size/cost in Digital TVs.
News categories: Texas Instruments, ICs, Semiconductor, Smart TV

NEC Electronics Announces iDTV SoC Supporting H.264/AVC with Full HD processing
Aug 25, 2008 – NEC Electronics (Tokyo: 6723) has announced that it has begun sample shipments of the EMMA™3TL, a new SoC product for full high definition (HD) iDTV supporting the H.264/AVC next-generation video compression standard.
News categories: NEC Electronics, ATSC 3, Digital TV, ICs, ISDB-T, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Micronas Introduces Scalable H.264 IDTV Platform for Flat-Panel TV Manufacturers
Aug 21, 2008 – Micronas (SWX Swiss Exchange: MASN) has announced an IDTV system solution for flat-panel TVs. The Pegasus IDTV platform supports 100Hz/120Hz motion blur reduction, personal media playback, home networking, and Digital Sound Projector™ options.
News categories: Micronas, ATSC 3, Digital TV, ICs, Middleware, Semiconductor, Smart Home, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Intel Introduces First IA System on Chip for Consumer Electronics, Expands Internet to TV Experience
Aug 20, 2008 – At the Intel Developer Forum, Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) introduced the Intel® Media Processor CE 3100, the first in a new family of purpose-built System on Chips (SoCs) for Consumer Electronics devices based on the company's Intel architecture (IA).
News categories: Intel Corp, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming

Realtek Multimedia Chip is First to Enable Full 1080p High-Definition DivX® Video on Media Box and Set-Top-Box Applications
Aug 20, 2008 – DivX (NASDAQ: DIVX) and Realtek Semiconductor have announced the DivX Certification™ of a new Realtek chip for Networked Media Box and PVR Set-Top-Box applications capable of playing back full high-definition video at the 1080p profile.
News categories: DivX, Realtek, Digital TV, DVR, ICs, Media Player, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Streaming

Micronas' Latest 120Hz truD® Solution Provides Superior Picture Quality and Reduced System Cost
Aug 19, 2008 – Micronas (SWX Swiss Exchange: MASN) has announced the FRC-Q, its fifth generation of motion estimation/compensation (ME/MC) frame-rate converters, delivering the Real Motion® experience on Full HD 1080p LCD, PDP and OLED TVs.
News categories: Micronas, ICs, IFABerlin, Semiconductor, Smart TV

Broadcom Announces Leading Single-Chip Cable Set-Top Box Digital-to-Analog Adapter Solution
Aug 18, 2008 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has announced a new digital-to-analog (DTA) system-on-a-chip (SoC), BCM3545, that enables cable set-top box (STB) OEMs to provide cable operators with a cost effective device that transitions analog customers to digital.
News categories: Broadcom, Cable TV, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, USA