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

LG Electronics Designs Genesis Microchip's 'Douglas' SoC into New Digital TV Platforms
Jan 8, 2008 – Genesis® Microchip (Nasdaq:GNSS) has announced that it has begun volume shipments to LG Electronics of its Douglas Digital TV controller to power LG's new LCD and Plasma Digital TV platforms.
News categories: Genesis Microchip, LG Electronics, CES2025, Digital TV, Europe, Semiconductor, Smart TV

STMicroelectronics Leads European MPEG Decoder Shipments for Integrated Digital TV Applications
Jan 8, 2008 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has confirmed its leadership position for the shipment of MPEG-2 and H.264 decoder chips for use in integrated Digital TV sets (iDTVs) for the European market.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, Digital TV, Europe, Market Research, Semiconductor, Smart TV

Panasonic Brings Photos, Videos to Consumers' Living Rooms With Google and YouTube
Jan 7, 2008 – Panasonic, the brand by which Matsushita Electric (NYSE: MC) is best known, has announced plans to bring viewers access to YouTube videos directly from Panasonic's new VIERA® PZ850 line of Plasma Internet-connected HDTVs.
News categories: Panasonic, CES2025, Smart TV, Streaming, USA

Toshiba Launches Turnkey Digital TV Platform Addressing the Requirements of the Global Marketplace
Jan 7, 2008 – Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (TAEC) has unveiled its unified platform solution for the global digital television (DTV) market.
News categories: Toshiba America Electronic Components, ATSC 3, CES2025, Digital TV, Middleware, Semiconductor, Smart TV

Toshiba's New LCD TV SoC Delivers Single-Chip Solution With Full 1080p High Definition TV Support to North American HDTV Market
Jan 7, 2008 – Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (TAEC) has announced the latest addition to its popular line of system-on-a-chip (SoC) ICs for mass-market ATSC high-definition LCD TVs, the TC90413XBG.
News categories: Toshiba America Electronic Components, ATSC 3, CES2025, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Terrestrial, USA

Major Consumer Electronics, Technology and Broadcast Companies Announce the Formation of dotTV Consortium
Jan 7, 2008 – A group of major consumer electronics, technology and broadcast companies have announced the formation of dotTV, an industry consortium whose mission is to build a next-generation interactive TV viewing experience leveraging social networking and online video to engage viewers.
News categories: dotTV, Digital TV, DVR, Korea, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, Streaming

Pixelworks Unleashes the Power of DNX™ Motion Engine™ Technology with the Announcement of the PW9800 for 100/120Hz Advanced Television Systems
Jan 7, 2008 – Pixelworks (NASDAQ:PXLW) has announced the PW9800 DNX™ Motion Engine™ IC, which uses proprietary algorithms to support high resolution 100/120Hz panels for advanced TVs.
News categories: Pixelworks, ATSC 3, CES2025, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Smart TV

Wipro expands portfolio of Digital TV Stacks for Global Markets
Jan 7, 2008 – Wipro Technologies (NYSE:WIT) has announced the availability of its portfolio of Digital TV middleware addressing multiple global markets segmented by different standards.
News categories: Wipro, Cable TV, CES2025, Digital TV, Europe, ISDB-T, Japan, MHEG-5, Middleware, North America, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial, UK

Onida Selects Xceive Silicon Tuners for New Xaria Line of Flat Panel Televisions
Jan 7, 2008 – Xceive has announced that Onida, a leading Indian consumer-electronics manufacturer, has selected Xceive's XC4000 silicon tuner as the receiver technology for its newest line of high-end 42" Xaria LCD televisions.
News categories: Xceive, Onida, Digital TV, India, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Terrestrial