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

Highly Integrated, Single-Conversion TV Tuner Saves Space in DVB-T and PAL Applications
Feb 25, 2008 – Maxim Integrated Products (Pink Sheets: MXIM) has introduced the MAX3541 single-conversion, hybrid (analog and digital) television tuner.
News categories: Maxim Integrated Products, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Breakthrough NXP solution brings H.264/MPEG-4 to IDTV
Feb 13, 2008 – NXP Semiconductors has announced the world's first single-chip LCD TV solution to deliver ground-breaking HDTV picture quality for advanced H.264 broadcast and MPEG-4 Internet content.
News categories: NXP, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Streaming, Terrestrial

Maxscend Debuts IC for Huge Potential China Digital TV Market
Feb 13, 2008 – Eyeing the huge potential China digital TV market, Maxscend Technologies has announced the MXD1320, a demodulator IC fully compliant with China digital terrestrial television standard.
News categories: Maxscend, China, Digital TV, DTMB, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Qualcomm Launches New Family of Chips for Mobile Consumer Devices with Wireless Connectivity, GPS, Rich Multimedia and Broadcast TV
Feb 11, 2008 – Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOM) has announced a family of three new industry-leading chipset solutions - QST1000™, QST1100™ and QST1105™ - designed to power the next evolutions of mobile consumer devices.
News categories: Qualcomm, Digital TV, ICs, ISDB-T, Mobile, MWC24, Semiconductor, Smart TV

Infineon Leads Digital Mobile TV with Innovative and Energy-Efficient Tuner IC Solutions
Feb 11, 2008 – Infineon (FSE/NYSE: IFX) has announced two members of its mobile TV IC family. The OMNIVIA™ TUS 9090 includes a multi-band RF Tuner, a DVB-H/T demodulator and memory. The OMNITUNE™ TUA 9001 is a direct-conversion multi-band silicon tuner.
News categories: Infineon, Digital TV, ICs, Mobile, MWC24, Semiconductor

Newport Media Demonstrates World's First Mobile TV System-On-Chip (SOC) For MediaFLO
Feb 11, 2008 – Newport Media has announced sample availability of the world's first complete single-chip solution for the MediaFLO™ mobile broadcast platform.
News categories: Newport Media, Digital TV, ICs, Mobile, MWC24, Semiconductor, Smart TV

NVIDIA Introduces APX 2500--The World's Lowest Power, High-Definition Computer on a Chip
Feb 11, 2008 – NVIDIA has introduced the NVIDIA® APX 2500, a breakthrough applications processor that enables intuitive 3D user interfaces and engaging high-definition video on connected Windows Mobile phones.
News categories: NVIDIA, Digital TV, ICs, Mobile, MWC24, Semiconductor

Samsung's Single-Chip Mobile TV Channel Decoder RF SoC Supports Global TV Standards for Cell Phones
Feb 10, 2008 – Samsung Electronics has unveiled the S3C4F60, a 65nanometer (nm) single-chip mobile TV System-on-Chip (SoC) which combines a channel decoder with an RF chip.
News categories: Samsung Electronics, Digital TV, ICs, ISDB-T, Mobile, MWC24, Semiconductor, Terrestrial

Broadcom Raises the Bar in the Mobile TV Market With World's First Single-Chip 65nm Mobile TV Receivers
Feb 5, 2008 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has announced the world's first 65 nanometer (nm) digital TV single-chip receivers that support the DVB-T (Digital Video Broadcast- Terrestrial) and DVB-H (Digital Video Broadcast-Handheld) standards.
News categories: Broadcom, Digital TV, ICs, Mobile, MWC24, Semiconductor, Terrestrial