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

Thomson Unveils Its New Cost-Effective Decoding Chip for Set-Top Boxes at IBC 2007
Aug 16, 2007 – Thomson (Euronext 18453) (NYSE:TMS) has announced that it will present the Thomson 4221 integrated circuit (IC) solution for MPEG2 standard definition (SD) applications at IBC 2007. Equipped with five outputs and advanced security features, the IC is optimized for Personal Video Recording (PVR) and Digital Video Recording (DVR) applications including satellite, IP and cable set-top boxes.
News categories: Cable TV, Digital TV, IBCShow, ICs, IPTV, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Micronas truD® Full HD 120 eliminates Motion Blur and Film Judder on Full HD Flat Panel TVs with 100/120 frames per second
Aug 14, 2007 – Micronas (SWX Swiss Exchange: MASN) has announced its latest generation FRC 94xyM Full HD frame rate converter IC which eliminates unpleasant 'Motion Blur' and 'Film Judder' on Full HD (1080p) TVs.
News categories: Digital TV, ICs, IFABerlin, Semiconductor, Smart TV

GCT Semiconductor commercializes S-DMB and T-DMB single-chip
Jul 31, 2007 – GCT Semiconductor has announced the commercialization of its first monolithic single chip, GDM7003, capable of receiving media broadcast from both S-DMB and T-DMB. A major Korean handset maker recently began production with the GDM7003.
News categories: GCT Semiconductor, Digital TV, ICs, Korea, Mobile, Satellite, Semiconductor, Terrestrial

Maxim Satellite Tuner for DVB-S and Free-to-Air Eliminates External LNA
Jul 31, 2007 – Maxim Integrated Products (NASDAQ: MXIM) introduces the MAX2120 low-cost, zero-IF, direct-conversion tuner for satellite TV. This tuner receives QPSK signals in the 925MHz to 2150MHz range and downconverts them to baseband for demodulation.
News categories: Digital TV, ICs, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Newport Media Unveils System-on-Chip For ISDB-T in Japan
Jul 23, 2007 – Newport Media has unveiled the world's first single-chip solution for the mobile version of Japan's Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting-Terrestrial (ISDB-T) digital television standard. The SoC supports both One-Seg and Three-Seg modes of operation.
News categories: Digital TV, ICs, Japan, Mobile, Semiconductor

Intellon Releases Second-Generation HomePlug® AV Powerline Communications Chip
Jul 10, 2007 – Intellon has announced that it has released the INT6300, the world's first second-generation HomePlug AV powerline communications (PLC) IC.
News categories: Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Smart Home

Toshiba's next-generation digital TV SoC drives down complexity, component count and cost
Jun 28, 2007 – Toshiba has launched the next generation of digital TV system-on-chip (SoC) products with a new device that features industry-leading levels of integration to further simplify and speed the implementation of STB, DTR and IDTV designs.
News categories: Digital TV, DVR, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Samsung Advanced Multi-standard, Multi-band Mobile TV Chipset
Jun 27, 2007 – Samsung Electronics has announced the industry's first 65nm multi-standard channel decoder and multi-band radio frequency (RF) tuner chipset which supports multi digital mobile TV standards including DVB-H/T, DAB-IP, ISDB-T, and T-DMB.
News categories: Digital TV, ICs, Mobile, Semiconductor

Mobilygen Announces the Industry's Broadest Range of H.264 HD Codec ICs
Jun 25, 2007 – Mobilygen has announced the en-ViE platform enabling the creation, playback and distribution of HD H.264 video for connected home, mobile, and surveillance applications.
News categories: Digital TV, ICs, Mobile, Semiconductor, Smart Home