ISDB-T (Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting – Terrestrial / 13-Seg / Full-Seg) News

Botswana set to adopt ISDB
Feb 16, 2010 – Botswana Television (Btv) looks set to adopt the latest broadcast digital technology, known as the ISDB, popularised by Japan and Brazil.
News categories: Botswana, Digital TV, ISDB-T, Terrestrial

DiBcom Launches ISDB-T Mobile TV Solution in Latin America
Feb 10, 2010 – DiBcom has announced the launch of the DIB10096, a new IC supporting Japanese ISDB-T in Full-Seg and One-Seg as well as European DVB-T, the two most widely used standards in the world today.
News categories: DiBcom, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Conditional Access, Digital TV, ICs, ISDB-T, Mobile, SBTVD, Semiconductor, Terrestrial

Silicon Motion Announces Results for the Period Ended December 31, 2009
Feb 1, 2010 – Silicon Motion (Nasdaq:SIMO) has announced its fourth quarter 2009 results. Sales of mobile communication products, which include primarily mobile TV and CDMA RF ICs, decreased 41% from the third quarter to US$3.6 million in the fourth quarter.
News categories: Silicon Motion, Mobile, Results, SBTVD, Semiconductor

ZTE to Power Mass-Market Mobile TV in Brazil
Jan 27, 2010 – ZTE (0763.HK/000063.SZ) has announced that together with Vivo, Brazil's largest mobile operator, and Siano Mobile Silicon it has introduced the first 3G modem to provide mass-market mobile TV in Brazil.
News categories: ZTE, Siano Mobile, Vivo, 5G, Brazil, Digital TV, ISDB-T, Mobile, SBTVD, Semiconductor

Dual-tuner IC provides reception diversity in automotive TV applications
Jan 25, 2010 – Maxim (NASDAQ: MXIM) has introduced the MAX2135 diversity tuner for ISDB-T and DVB-T automotive applications. This device integrates two high-performance signal paths that operate from a single fractional-N synthesizer.
News categories: Maxim Integrated Products, Automotive, Digital TV, ICs, ISDB-T, Semiconductor, Terrestrial

Sony Japan To Introduce Digital Terrestrial Tuner For PlayStation®3
Jan 14, 2010 – Sony Computer Entertainment Japan (SCEJ) has announced that it will introduce 'torne™' for PlayStation®3 (PS3®), a set of digital terrestrial tuner and application in Blu-ray™ Disc (BD) for viewing and recording digital terrestrial broadcasting.
News categories: Sony Computer Entertainment, Digital TV, Gaming, ISDB-T, Japan, Middleware, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Broadcom Announces DTT Converter Box Solution for Japan's Digital TV Transition
Jan 7, 2010 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has announced highly integrated digital terrestrial converter box SoCs, featuring an ISDB-T tuner, for Japan's upcoming transition to digital TV broadcast transmission.
News categories: Broadcom, FUJISOFT, CES2025, Digital TV, ICs, ISDB-T, Japan, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

NXP Sets a Benchmark For Silicon Tuners With the New TDA18272
Dec 10, 2009 – NXP Semiconductors has announced the availability of the TDA18272. The DVB-T2-enabled TDA18272 supports all analog and digital TV standards worldwide, helping TV manufacturers get ready for the next-generation of TV sets
News categories: NXP, ATSC 3, Cable TV, Digital TV, DTMB, DVB-T2, ICs, ISDB-T, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Microtune Introduces Receiver Chip For Worldwide Digital TV Markets
Dec 10, 2009 – Microtune (NASDAQ: TUNE) has introduced a world-standard radio frequency (RF)-to-baseband IC, based on a new, highly integrated silicon architecture, that delivers uncompromised TV receiver performance at a compelling new price point.
News categories: Microtune, ATSC 3, Cable TV, Digital TV, DTMB, DVB-T2, ICs, ISDB-T, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial