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

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

ADB to Supply Grundig in Pan-European Supply Agreement
Aug 9, 2007 – Advanced Digital Broadcast (SWX:ADBN) has announced that it has been selected by Grundig to enter into a partnership to supply set-top box (STB) technology to the digital terrestrial television market throughout Europe.
News categories: Digital TV, Europe, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Chinese HDTV Market Developing Slowly
Aug 7, 2007 – With companies in the Chinese HDTV service market generally adopting wait-and-see strategies at present, investment and marketing efforts on HDTV in China have been small, reports In-Stat. As a result, HDTV subscriber growth will be slow in China over the next several years, reaching a modest two million by 2011, the high-tech market research firm says.
News categories: China, Digital TV, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Toshiba demonstrates single-chip Digital TV at IFA
Aug 3, 2007 – Toshiba Electronics Europe showcases system-on-chip (SoC) technology for iDTV, set top box and digital TV recorder applications.
News categories: Digital TV, DVR, IFABerlin, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV

China Standard Digital Terrestrial Television Transmission Begins
Aug 3, 2007 – August 1 saw the formal implementation of China's first digital television ground transmission standard, which the domestic color television manufacturers say is good for cleansing the color TV market and the development of television technology.
News categories: ATSC 3, China, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Zinwell Licenses Highgate MHEG-5 Solution
Jul 31, 2007 – Highgate has announced that Zinwell has licensed its MHEG-5 (v1.06) solution for deployment across its range of MPEG-2 SD STB and iDTV module solutions
News categories: Highgate, Zinwell, Digital TV, MHEG-5, Middleware, New Zealand, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Genesis Microchip Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2008 Financial Results
Jul 26, 2007 – Genesis Microchip (Nasdaq:GNSS) has announced its results for the first quarter of its fiscal year 2008, which ended June 30, 2007. The Company shipped 2.7 million flat-panel TV controller units and 9.9 million LCD monitor units during the quarter.
News categories: Genesis Microchip, Earnings Release, Digital TV, Results, Semiconductor, Smart TV

QUALCOMM and Telechips Sign FLO Chip Agreement
Jul 23, 2007 – QUALCOMM (Nasdaq: QCOM) and Telechips have announced that the companies have signed an agreement that enables Telechips to use QUALCOMM's technologies to design, manufacture and sell semiconductor chip products that implement FLO™ technology.
News categories: Digital TV, Mobile, Semiconductor, Smart TV

FLO Forum Reacts to EU Communication on European Mobile TV
Jul 18, 2007 – The FLO Forum believes that the Communication's intention of favouring any one particular mobile TV technology for Europe could stall the advancement of a healthy European mobile TV eco-system.
News categories: FLO Forum, European Commission, Digital TV, Europe, Mobile, Smart TV