Peripherals / Accessories / USB Dongles News

ANADIGICS Launches Fully Integrated 1 GHz Tuner for Set-Top Boxes
Jun 23, 2008 – ANADIGICS (Nasdaq: ANAD) has announced the launch of the AIT1032, a fully integrated, 1 GHz tuner that enables crystal-clear video in CATV set-top boxes, DVRs, PC TV tuner cards, and other tuner-on-board applications.
News categories: ANADIGICS, Cable TV, ICs, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Huawei and DiBcom Partner to Offer Mobile TV on an HSPA Datacard
Jun 17, 2008 – DiBcom has announced that its state-of-the-art chipset, the DIB9080-H which includes a tuner and demodulator, is being used by Huawei for its new HSPA (High-Speed Packet Access) card called E510.
News categories: DiBcom, Huawei, 5G, Broadband, Digital TV, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, Terrestrial

Spain - June DTT monthly update released
Jun 5, 2008 – According to Impulsa-TDT, in the first quarter of 2008 cumulative sales of receivers in Spain exceeded the threshold of 10 million units and penetration reached 33% of households.
News categories: Impulsa-TDT, Digital TV, DVD, Market Research, Peripherals / Accessories, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Spain, Terrestrial

TerraTec Electronic Selects XC5000 Smart Silicon Tuner to Power New TV Sticks
Jun 3, 2008 – Xceive has announced that TerraTec Electronic has selected Xceive's XC5000 silicon tuner for its newest line of Cinergy Hybrid T USB XS FM tuners for the European markets.
News categories: Xceive, TerraTec, Digital TV, Europe, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, Terrestrial

Xceive Launches XC800 COFDM Digital Demodulator with Exclusive Digital Tuner Interface
Jun 2, 2008 – Xceive has unveiled the XC800 COFDM demodulator. Featuring Xceive's innovative direct digital interface (XDDI), the XC800 enables tight integration with the company's hybrid silicon tuners to provide a highly-optimized silicon front-end solution.
News categories: Xceive, Digital TV, ICs, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Pinnacle Selects Xceive XC5000 for New PCTV Tuner Lines
Jun 2, 2008 – Xceive has announced that Pinnacle Systems, the consumer division of Avid Technology (NASDAQ: AVID), has selected the XC5000 for its next generation of Pinnacle PCTV HD Stick and Pinnacle HD Pro Stick product families that are available now.
News categories: Xceive, Pinnacle Systems, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, Terrestrial

Germany: Consumer Electronics Market Index CEMIX Q1-Q4 2007
May 30, 2008 – Results from Q1 2008 of the Consumer Electronics Market Index (CEMIX), a German market indicator for Consumer Electronics markets, are now available for download.
News categories: GfK, Camcorder, Digital TV, DVD, Germany, Market Research, Optical Disc Recorder, Peripherals / Accessories, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Mirics develops global solution for TV on a PC utilizing software demodulation
May 28, 2008 – Mirics Semiconductor has announced the Mirics FlexiTV™ broadcast receiver, a complete RF, host interface and software demodulation solution enabling the reception of analog and digital TV to become a standard feature on all notebook PCs.
News categories: Mirics, ATSC 3, Digital TV, DTMB, ICs, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, Terrestrial

Australia - Majority of households still to turn to digital free-to-air television
Apr 9, 2008 – Research released by the Australian Communications and Media Authority indicates only just over two out of five Australian households - 42 per cent - are watching digital television over the airwaves.
News categories: ACMA, Australia, Digital TV, Market Research, Peripherals / Accessories, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial