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

Silicon Laboratories Introduces Industry's Smallest Multi-Standard Digital Video Demodulator
Apr 2, 2008 – Silicon Laboratories (NASDAQ: SLAB) has announced the Si2161 and Si2165 digital video demodulators, the smallest, lowest power and highest performance demodulator solutions to support DVB-T, DVB-C and fixed reception DVB-H in a single chip.
News categories: Silicon Laboratories, Cable TV, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

ViXS Systems and China Digital TV Collaborate to Develop Ultra Secure PC TV Solution
Mar 21, 2008 – ViXS Systems and China Digital TV (NYSE: STV) have announced an ultra secure PC-based digital TV capture solution and Conditional Access PCI card co-developed by the two companies.
News categories: ViXS Systems, China Digital TV, Cable TV, China, Conditional Access, Digital TV, ICs, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor

Broadcom Demonstrates Industry's First Single-Chip High Definition Set-Top Box Solution With China AVS Support
Mar 21, 2008 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has announced that it is the first company to demonstrate single-chip high definition (HD) audio video coding standard (AVS) for digital set-top box (STB) applications.
News categories: Broadcom, Sunniwell, CCBN, China, Digital TV, DVR, ICs, IPTV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Broadcom and Coship Electronics Collaborate to Deliver First Commercial High Definition Set-Top Box Solution for China, in Time for Beijing Olympics
Mar 21, 2008 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has announced the first high definition (HD), personal video recording (PVR) set-top box (STB) system-on-a-chip (SoC) solution for China - the result of collaboration between Broadcom and Coship Electronics.
News categories: Broadcom, COSHIP, CCBN, China, Digital TV, DVR, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

NXP Launches Industry First SARFT-compliant Silicon Tuner For Chinese Digital Cable Set-Top Box Market
Mar 20, 2008 – NXP Semiconductors has launched a highly-integrated silicon tuner - TDA18252HN - with multi-standard digital cable reception addressing the domestic Chinese set-top box (STB) market.
News categories: NXP, Cable TV, CCBN, China, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Microtune Introduces World's First Low-Power Universal Tuner Chip; Enables Digital TV on PCs, Portables, and Set-Tops across Worldwide Markets
Mar 10, 2008 – Microtune (NASDAQ: TUNE) has introduced an optimized tuner unique in meeting multiple TV reception standards (analog/digital and off-air/cable) across worldwide markets.
News categories: Microtune, ATSC 3, Cable TV, CCBN, Digital TV, DTMB, ICs, ISDB-T, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

NXP Launches World's Smallest Single-chip Triple-mode PCTV Solution
Mar 6, 2008 – In a move to bring a high-quality anytime, anywhere TV viewing experience to ultra-mobile computers, NXP Semiconductors has launched the world's smallest single-chip PCTV solution - SAA7231 - that supports worldwide broadcast standards.
News categories: NXP, Content Protection, Digital TV, ICs, Peripherals / Accessories, Satellite, Semiconductor, Terrestrial

Vivace Readies Samples of High Performance, Low Power VSP100 Media Processor
Mar 3, 2008 – Vivace Semiconductor has announced the availability of the first samples of its entry-level VSP100™ media processing chip incorporating high quality video capability for devices such as mobile phones, MP3/MP4 video players and mobile televisions.
News categories: Vivace Semiconductor, Digital TV, ICs, Mobile, Semiconductor, Tablet

Fujitsu launches full HD multi-standard decoder device supporting both MPEG-2 and H.264
Feb 26, 2008 – Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe (FME) has announced the launch of a new full high-definition (HD) multi-standard video decoder device for DVB broadcasts that decodes both MPEG-2 and H.264 compressed video up to 1920x1080.
News categories: Fujitsu Microelectronics, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV