Smart TV (Connected TV, Integrated Digital Television, IDTV) News

Panasonic Takes Connected TV to the Next Level With Launch of VIERA Connect™
Jan 5, 2011 – Panasonic (NYSE:PC; Tokyo:6752) has unveiled at CES, VIERA Connect™, an enhancement of its connected TV offering that includes expanded video streaming, two-way interactive features from gaming to social networking, and fitness programs.
News categories: Panasonic, CES2025, Middleware, Smart TV, Social TV, Streaming

LG Display Takes 3D to the Next Level
Jan 5, 2011 – LG Display (NYSE: LPL) (KRX: 034220) showcased its Film Patterned Retarder (FPR, polarized glasses type) 3D panel at a kickoff press conference in Las Vegas, during media day of the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show (CES).
News categories: LG Display, CES2025, Metaverse, Smart TV

MStar Semiconductor Licenses New Processor Cores From MIPS Technologies
Jan 5, 2011 – MIPS Technologies (Nasdaq:MIPS) has announced that long-time MIPS licensee MStar Semiconductor has licensed the multi-threaded multiprocessing MIPS32® 1004K™ Coherent Processing System (CPS) and the superscalar MIPS32 74K® core.
News categories: MIPS Technologies, MStar Semi, CES2025, Semiconductor, Silicon IP, Smart TV

LG Electronics and Synerchip Announce Broad DiiVA Collaboration
Jan 5, 2011 – LG Electronics and Synerchip have announced a wide-ranging collaboration to bring Digital Interactive Interface for Video & Audio™ (DiiVA™) functionality to market in a broad array of advanced TVs and other consumer electronics (CE) devices.
News categories: LG Electronics, Synerchip, CES2025, Digital TV, Middleware, Semiconductor, Smart Home, Smart TV

MIPS Technologies Continues Digital Home Leadership With New SmartCE™ Platform
Jan 5, 2011 – MIPS Technologies (Nasdaq:MIPS) has unveiled the new SmartCE™ (Connected Entertainment) platform, which will be demonstrated running on several of its licensees' SoC platforms at CES.
News categories: MIPS Technologies, Blu-ray, CES2025, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Silicon IP, Smart TV, Streaming

Trident Unveils Digital TV SoC for next generation Web-enabled TVs
Jan 5, 2011 – Trident Microsystems (NASDAQ: TRID) has introduced a new system-on-chip (SoC) family designed for the next generation of Web-enabled TVs. Trident will be demonstrating the HiDTV Pro-SX5 during the CES show.
News categories: Trident Micro, CES2025, ICs, Semiconductor, Smart TV

Trident and Flingo Deliver the World's First Deployment of Sync Apps(SM) on Connected TVs
Jan 5, 2011 – Trident Microsystems (Nasdaq: TRID) has announced that it has integrated Flingo's Sync App(SM) technology onto its digital TV (DTV) platform to make TV watching more fun and engaging through a new level of interactivity with TV programming.
News categories: Trident Micro, Flingo, Middleware, Semiconductor, Smart TV

Broadcom's Connected Digital TV and Blu-ray Disc® Platforms Power a Wide Range of LG Devices
Jan 5, 2011 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has announced that LG Electronics (KSE: 066570) has selected Broadcom chipsets for use in its wireless connected digital TVs and Blu-ray Disc® players.
News categories: Broadcom, LG Electronics, Blu-ray, CES2025, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Smart Home, Smart TV

Trident Partners With Yahoo! to Deliver the First Connected Cinema TV Into the Home
Jan 5, 2011 – Trident Microsystems (Nasdaq: TRID) has announced that it has ported a cinema version of the Yahoo! Connected TV (Nasdaq: YHOO) experience onto the Trident DTV platform that will be powering Cinema TVs scheduled to begin shipping in early 2011.
News categories: Trident Micro, Yahoo! Connected TV, Digital TV, Media Player, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Streaming