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

Industry's Smallest, Single-Conversion Tuner for Mobile TV Achieves Lowest BOM
Nov 8, 2007 – Maxim Integrated Products (Pink Sheets: MXIM) has introduced the MAX2165 highly integrated, single-conversion tuner for DVB-H, mobile TV applications.
News categories: Maxim, Product Preview, Digital TV, ICs, Mobile, Semiconductor

Horizon Semiconductors rolls out single chip native 1080/60p high definition dual channel decoder SoCs for next-generation Cable, Satellite & IPTV set-top boxes
Oct 29, 2007 – Horizon Semiconductors has announced the immediate availability of the industry's first single chip multi-standard native 1080/60p high definition decoders for triple-play/quad-play Cable, Satellite and IPTV Set-Top Box, Digital Video Recorders and Home Media Centers.
News categories: Horizon Semiconductors, Cable TV, Digital TV, ICs, IPTV, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Chipidea and PLM Unveil New Chip Design Allowing Billions of People to Enjoy HD Content on CRT TVs
Oct 23, 2007 – Chipidea, the Analog Business Group of MIPS Technologies (NASDAQ: MIPS), and PowerLayer Microsystems (PLM) have announced the release of an innovative video television chip called the PLM1000, that allows CRT televisions to receive HDTV content ranging from camcorder video to high-definition video games and broadcasts.
News categories: Chipidea, PowerLayer, China, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Silicon IP, Smart TV

Renesas Technology Releases Single-Chip LSI for Use in LCD Digital TVs for the North American Market
Oct 17, 2007 – Renesas Technology has announced the R8J66954BG offering single-chip implementation of major signal processing functions, from front-end signal input to later stages such as signal output to an LCD panel, for North American LCD digital TVs.
News categories: Renesas Technology, ATSC 3, Canada, Digital TV, ICs, North America, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Terrestrial, USA

Horizon Semiconductors Delivers Revolutionary Single Chip Native 1080/60p High Definition Transcoder for Next-Generation Set-Top Boxes, Media Players, iVDRs and Location-Free TV
Oct 15, 2007 – Horizon Semiconductors has announced the immediate availability of the industry's first single chip multi-standard native 1080/60p Transcoder for the triple-play/quad-play Cable, Satellite and IPTV Set-Top Box, Digital Video Recorder and Home Media Center, Blu-Ray/HD-DVD player and recorder, iVDRs, place shifting boxes and location-free TV markets.
News categories: Horizon Semiconductors, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, ICs, IPTV, Optical Disc Recorder, Placeshifting, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

MediaPhy Unveils All-Segment Single-Chip for Japanese Mobile TV Applications
Oct 10, 2007 – Following the launch of its multi-standard single-chip offering for global mobile TV applications last month, MediaPhy has introduced the second member of its product family, the J-Solo™, designed specifically to address the rapidly growing Japanese mobile TV market.
News categories: MediaPhy, Digital TV, ICs, ISDB-T, Japan, Mobile, Semiconductor

Panasonic starts to sell a New-generation UniPhier System LSI
Oct 10, 2007 – Panasonic has started sample shipment of a new-generation UniPhier® system LSI in which next-generation AV codec technology is applied to UniPhier®, Panasonic's original digital consumer electronics integration platform.
News categories: Panasonic, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor

Thomson: New Triple-Play, on-Chip Solution for VDSL2 Broadband Access Gateway
Oct 8, 2007 – Thomson (Euronext Paris:18453) (NYSE:TMS) has announced the launch of the Thomson 5411/5120 chipset for customer premises equipment at the 2007 Broadband World Forum Europe.
News categories: Thomson, BBWF, Broadband, ICs, Semiconductor

Panasonic Achieves the World-first Application of 45-nm System LSI Technology into Consumer Electronics
Oct 2, 2007 – Panasonic has achieved a world-first by applying a 45-nm system LSI to consumer electronics. The new LSI is used for six new models of Panasonic's new DIGA-series high definition video recorders, scheduled for release in November 2007.
News categories: Panasonic, Blu-ray, Digital TV, DVD, DVR, HD-DVD, ICs, Optical Disc Recorder, Semiconductor, Set Top Box