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

DiBcom '3 in 1' DVB-T Receiver Chipset for PCs
May 22, 2007 – On the occasion of Computex 2007 in Taipei, the largest computer show in Asia, DiBcom is proud to launch its latest "3-in-1" chip, the DIB7770, as well as its associated USB 2.0 development platform, the STK7770P.
News categories: Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Streaming, Terrestrial

NEC Introduces System LSI Chips for STBs with Hard Disk Drives
May 21, 2007 – NEC Electronics (TSE: 6723) has introduced two new additions to its acclaimed EMMA(TM) lineup of system LSI chips for digital AV devices. The EMMA2SE and the EMMA2SE/P are designed for set top boxes (STBs) with internal hard disk drives.
News categories: ANGA COM, Digital TV, DVR, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

NEC Electronics Announces System LSI Chips That Enable TV Recording on PCs
May 21, 2007 – NEC Electronics (TSE: 6723) has announced eight new MPEG encoder chips that target personal computer TV tuner markets to enable OEMs to build powerful multimedia PCs to receive and record world-wide digital and analog television broadcasts.
News categories: ATSC 3, Digital TV, ICs, ISDB-T, Semiconductor, Streaming, Terrestrial

Afa Launches 6-in-1 Demodulator for Mobile Digital TV
May 18, 2007 – Afa Technologies, a leading fabless design house specializing in digital TV solution, announced the launch of its new '6-in-1' demodulator, AF9100 series for multi-standard mobile digital TV (MDTV).
News categories: Digital TV, ICs, Mobile, Semiconductor, Terrestrial

Maxscend Technologies Announces the World Smallest DAB/T-DMB Demodulator
May 18, 2007 – China based mobile TV fabless design start-up Maxscend Technologies Inc. announced today the industry's smallest DAB/T-DMB demodulator with lowest power consumption, MXD0120.
News categories: China, Digital TV, ICs, Mobile, Semiconductor

Qpixel QL202B Main Profile H.264 Codec IC
May 11, 2007 – Qpixel Technology has announced the availability of the Qpixel QL202B, the third member of its low-power Main Profile (MP) H.264 codec family.
News categories: Camcorder, Digital TV, DVR, ICs, Placeshifting, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Samsung Announces 65nm ATSC Digital TV Receiver IC
May 10, 2007 – Samsung Electronics has announced an improved digital TV receiver chip, the S5H1411, that boasts a 30 percent higher reception success rate than the company's previous generation digital TV receiver chip released in 2005.
News categories: ATSC 3, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Terrestrial

Lowest BOM, Zero-IF Tuner for DTT Eliminates Costly SAW Filters
Apr 23, 2007 – Maxim Integrated Products (NASDAQ: MXIM) has introduced the MAX3580 fully integrated, zero-IF (ZIF), direct-conversion TV tuner for digital video broadcasting-terrestrial (DVB-T) applications.
News categories: Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Terrestrial

Frontier Silicon single-chip T-DMB receiver for smaller mobile TV
Apr 23, 2007 – Frontier Silicon today extends its portfolio of mobile TV solutions with the launch of a single-chip receiver for T-DMB and DAB-IP broadcasts.
News categories: Digital TV, ICs, Mobile, Semiconductor