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

NEC Electronics Announces the World's First Single-Chip LSI for Blu-ray Disc Players
Aug 4, 2008 – NEC Electronics (Tokyo: 6723) has announced that it has developed the world's first single-chip to integrate the main Blu-ray Disc player functions (including the digital conversion of analog data read from optical discs).
News categories: NEC Electronics, Blu-ray, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor

Micronas Launches Digital Terrestrial TV Demodulator for Standard- and High-Definition Broadcast TV in China
Jul 30, 2008 – Micronas (SWX Swiss Exchange: MASN) has announced the DRX 398yZ family of digital terrestrial demodulators targeted at the rapidly growing digital television market in China. The family demodulates according to China's GB20600-2006 standard.
News categories: Micronas, China, Digital TV, DTMB, ICs, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Solomon Systech introduces MagusCore™ High Performance Dual-Core Multimedia Processor for Portable Multimedia Devices
Jul 23, 2008 – Solomon Systech has announced the MagusCore™ SSD1933 multimedia processor packing an ARM926EJ-S™ core and an AV-DSP core on a single chip. The SSD1933 is suitable for applications such as mobile digital TV (MDTV) and portable media players (PMP).
News categories: Solomon Systech, Digital TV, ICs, Mobile, Portable, Semiconductor, Tablet

Panasonic Develops UniPhier-based Mobile Phone Chip
Jul 22, 2008 – Matsushita (Tokyo:6752)(NYSE:MC) has developed the 'MN2CS0038' (UniPhier 4MBB+), a mobile phone LSI based on its 'UniPhier' digital audio/visual equipment platform, and has announced that it will start shipping samples in late July 2008.
News categories: Matsushita, Digital TV, ICs, Mobile, Semiconductor

Conexant Introduces New Family of Broadcast Audio/Video Decoders for PCTV Applications
Jul 14, 2008 – Conexant Systems (NASDAQ: CNXTD) has introduced a new family of broadcast audio/video (A/V) decoders targeted at PC-TV applications. The CX2310X decoders enable the capture of analog and digital broadcast streams on personal computers.
News categories: Conexant, ICs, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor

GCT Semiconductor Announces Single-Chip ISDB-T Mobile TV Receiver Featuring Diversity and Dual Channel Reception
Jul 8, 2008 – GCT Semiconductor has announced its mobile TV receiver, GDM7302, a single-chip for ISDB-T 1-seg and 3-seg broadcast reception. The GDM7302 features a two receiver chain which can be configured for diversity or dual channel reception.
News categories: GCT Semiconductor, Digital TV, ICs, Mobile, Semiconductor

RFMD® Releases High-Performance GaAs pHEMT LNA for Cable Set-Top Box and Digital TV Tuner Applications
Jun 27, 2008 – RF Micro Devices (Nasdaq: RFMD) has announced the release of the CXE-1089Z GaAs pHEMT LNA for use in cable set-top box and digital television (DTV) applications.
News categories: RF Micro Devices, Cable TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV

RFMD® Releases High-Performance Out-of-Band Tuner for Cable Set-Top Box and Digital Cable Ready TV Applications
Jun 26, 2008 – RF Micro Devices (Nasdaq: RFMD) has announced the release of the S510075-33Z out-of-band tuner for use in cable set-top box and digital cable ready television applications.
News categories: RF Micro Devices, Cable TV, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Siano Launches Integrated Receiver Chip for Chinese Mobile TV
Jun 25, 2008 – Siano Mobile Silicon has announced the official launch of its new Mobile Digital TV (MDTV) receiver chip, the SMS118X, targeting China's domestic mobile TV market. The chip supports the Chinese MDTV standard - CMMB.
News categories: Siano Mobile Silicon, China, Digital TV, ICs, Mobile, Semiconductor