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

Broadcom Shatters Three Mobile Multimedia Records: HD Video, 12 Megapixel Camera and 3D Gaming Coming Soon to Your Cell Phone
Oct 2, 2007 – Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM) has announced sampling of the industry's first low power multimedia processor that enables a high definition (HD) video camcorder and playback in cell phones and portable media players.
News categories: Broadcom, Camcorder, Digital TV, Gaming, ICs, Mobile, Semiconductor

Horizon Semiconductors Unveils Industry's First True 1080/60p Universal System-On-A-Chip Solution for Next Generation HD-DVD and Blu-Ray™ Media Players/Recorders
Oct 1, 2007 – Horizon Semiconductors has announced the immediate availability of the industry's first universal System-On-a-Chip solution enabling dual channel true 1080/60p decoding for next generation media players/recorders supporting the HD-DVD and Blu-Ray™ optical disc formats, as well as legacy red laser DVD format.
News categories: Horizon Semiconductors, Blu-ray, Digital TV, DVD, HD-DVD, ICs, Optical Disc Recorder, Semiconductor

Analog Devices' Compression CODEC Enables HDTV Wireless Video Transmission
Oct 1, 2007 – Analog Devices (NYSE: ADI) has introduced a video compression CODEC that enables a rich viewing experience for consumers with high-definition home entertainment systems by enabling the wireless transmission of high-definition (HD) video in real-time--without any loss in picture quality--over home connections.
News categories: Analog Devices, ICs, Semiconductor, Smart Home

Renesas Technology Enhances Terrestrial Digital Broadcast Capable Product Lineup in SH-Mobile Application Processor Series
Sep 25, 2007 – Renesas Technology has announced two new models augmenting the terrestrial digital broadcast capable product lineup in the SH-Mobile Series of mobile phone application processors.
News categories: Renesas Technology, Digital TV, ICs, ISDB-T, Mobile, Semiconductor, Terrestrial

Genesis Microchip Launches "Douglas", Third Generation DTV System-on-a-Chip Family With New Faroudja Video Processing Technologies
Sep 25, 2007 – Genesis® Microchip (Nasdaq:GNSS) has announced the launch of 'Douglas,' its third generation HDTV system-on-a-chip family which will be demonstrated at the 2007 International CEATEC tradeshow in Chiba, Japan
News categories: Genesis Microchip, ATSC 3, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Terrestrial

DS2 launches Aitana™ the state-of-the-art 200Mbps Powerline Chipset at Intel Developer Forum, Fall 2007
Sep 18, 2007 – DS2 has unveiled Aitana its state-of-the-art integrated 200Mbps chipset, the powerline industry's most innovative and cost-efficient design that further integrates external components into the silicon to deliver the best consumer multi-media experience.
News categories: DS2, Intel Developer Forum, Universal Powerline Association, Digital TV, ICs, IPTV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home

Horizon Semiconductors announces the world's first single chip dual channel 1080/60p HD decoder & integrated transcoder for Cable and Satellite Set-Top Boxes
Sep 17, 2007 – Horizon Semiconductors has announced the immediate availability of the industry's first single chip multi-standard dual-channel HD Decoder with integrated Encoder/Transcoder for the Cable and Satellite Set-Top Box, Digital Video Recorder and Home Media Center markets.
News categories: Horizon Semiconductors, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, ICs, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

MediaPhy Launches Multi-Standard Single-Chip for Global Mobile TV Applications
Sep 12, 2007 – Addressing the fast growing global mobile TV market, MediaPhy has introduced the MP2011 Solo™, the world's first all CMOS single-die to offer true global mobile TV capability covering DVB-H, Mobile DVB-T, ISDB-T 1-3-13 segment and T-DMB/DAB standards.
News categories: Digital TV, ICs, ISDB-T, Mobile, Semiconductor

ViXS Launches New HD AVC Video Processor Family
Sep 7, 2007 – ViXS Systems has announced the introduction of its MPEG4 AVC (MPEG4 Part 10/H.264) Transcoder/Encoder/Decoder system-on-a-chip (SOC) named XCode™ 3290.
News categories: ViXS Systems, Digital TV, IBCShow, ICs, Semiconductor