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

LG Electronics Launches ATSC Digital TV Broadcast Receiver Chipset
Apr 17, 2007 – To support the completion of the digital television (DTV) transition in the United States, LG Electronics Inc. is launching its sixth-generation reception circuitry in a wide range of DTV products hitting the market this year.
News categories: ATSC 3, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Smart TV, USA

MaxLinear Smallest Silicon Tuner for Mobile TV Applications
Apr 11, 2007 – MaxLinear has announced the availability of MxL7001, the world's smallest silicon tuner for mobile TV based on the company's next-generation TV tuner platform.
News categories: Digital TV, ICs, Japan, Mobile, Semiconductor

RF Magic Introduces Ultra-Compact DVB-C Silicon Tuner
Mar 27, 2007 – RF Magic has announced the introduction of the RF4800, an advanced single-chip digital video broadcasting over cable (DVB-C) silicon tuner integrated circuit (IC) developed specifically for applications compliant with the international DVB-C standard.
News categories: Cable TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

ST Single-Chip Cable TV Demodulator and Decoder
Mar 20, 2007 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM) has announced a new generation single-chip solution for digital cable-TV STBs. The newest member of the Company's leading OMEGA family, the QAMi5107 is an integrated demodulator plus MPEG decoder for cable.
News categories: Cable TV, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

NXP introduces DVB-T silicon tuner for SD/HD set-top boxes
Mar 5, 2007 – NXP has introduced a new generation of high-definition digital terrestrial silicon tuner, the TDA18211HD, which raises the performance and lowers the costs of set-top box applications.
News categories: ATSC 3, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Broadcom Demonstrates New 65 Nanometer Dual Advanced Video Decoder Chip at CableLabs Winter Conference
Mar 5, 2007 – Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM) has announced a new dual-channel AVC/MPEG-4/VC- 1/MPEG-2 video decoder system-on-a-chip (SoC) designed in a 65 nanometer process.
News categories: Cable TV, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

ST Dual DVB-S2 Demodulator For HDTV Watch-and-Record DVR Satellite STBs
Feb 28, 2007 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has announced a dual DVB-S2 satellite TV demodulator chip, intended for STBs that offer the viewer the ability to watch one standard or high-definition TV channel while recording another.
News categories: Digital TV, DVB-S2, DVR, ICs, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

ST Cable TV Demodulator to Deliver Increased Performance and Lower BOM Cost
Feb 22, 2007 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has announced a new-generation Cable TV demodulator. The STV0279E High Performance QAM Demodulator adds new features to the widely-used STV0279D to deliver dramatic performance improvements.
News categories: Cable TV, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Infineon Digital Mobile TV Energy-Efficient Tuner ICs
Feb 12, 2007 – Infineon Technologies (FSE/NYSE: IFX), a leading provider of communication ICs, today announced two new highly integrated, power-efficient DVB-H/T chip solutions: OmniVia™ TUS9090 and OmniTun™ TUA9000.
News categories: Infineon, Digital TV, ICs, Mobile, MWC24, Semiconductor, Terrestrial