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Sigma Designs Extends Intel WiDi Technology for Peer-to-Peer Streaming Over Wi-Fi to Multi-Function Media Players
Jan 12, 2012 – Sigma Designs (NASDAQ: SIGM) has added Intel's (NASDAQ: INTC) WiDi technology to its STB reference designs, enabling CE partners to deliver a wider range of viewable content, by streaming content from notebooks wirelessly to an HDTV via a STB.
News categories: Sigma Designs, CES2025, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV

Sigma Designs Teams With Avtrex and Syabas Middleware Providers for Ultra Thin Set-Top Box Solution
Jan 12, 2012 – Sigma Designs (NASDAQ: SIGM) has announced that it has teamed with Avtrex and Syabas Technologies to add software and middleware technology to its advanced platform reference design, the Ultra Thin Set-Top Box.
News categories: Sigma Designs, Avtrex, Syabas, CES2025, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Streaming

CrestaTech Intros the Future of Smart TV System Design
Jan 12, 2012 – Cresta Technology has announced its vision for the future of TV reference designs introducing the concept of the global Smart TV, offering the latest features, reducing system cost and improving profitability for TV manufacturers using universal receiver technology.
News categories: CrestaTech, CES2025, Semiconductor, Smart TV

STMicroelectronics Reveals Most Powerful TV System-on-Chip for Even Smarter TVs
Jan 11, 2012 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM) has announced details of the first member of the Newman family of TV SoCs. The FLI7680 'Newman Ultra' delivers unrivalled performance and represents a giant leap forward in the state-of-the-art in SoCs for Smart TVs.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Smart TV

Saankhya Labs Demonstrates DVB-T2/S2 at CES 2012
Jan 11, 2012 – Saankhya Labs has announced that at CES it is demonstrating DVB-T2 and DVB-S2 demodulation as well as trans-modulation capabilities on its SL1001 platform.
News categories: Saankhya Labs, CES2025, DVB-S2, DVB-T2, Satellite, Semiconductor, Terrestrial

ViXS delivers over 30 Million XCode Multimedia Processors
Jan 11, 2012 – ViXS' XCode network media processors, now extending to the XCode 5100 family, have been designed into headed gateways, advanced set-top boxes, headless gateways, residential gateways, and standalone media gateways.
News categories: ViXS Systems, CES2025, Market Research, Placeshifting, Semiconductor, Smart Home

Vivante GPU Powers Leading Smart TV Platforms
Jan 11, 2012 – Vivante has announced that it has been selected to power the Marvell® (NASDAQ: MRVL) ARMADA® 1500 Media SoC. Products showcasing the ARMADA 1500 can be seen in the Marvell booth at CES in the Las Vegas Convention Center.
News categories: Vivante, Marvell, CES2025, Semiconductor, Silicon IP, Smart TV

Entropic Powers Pace HR34 Home Media Center HD-DVR for DIRECTV
Jan 11, 2012 – Entropic (NASDAQ:ENTR) has announced its silicon and software based on the MoCA® standard has been deployed by Pace (LSE:PIC) in its HR34 Home Media Center HD-DVR for DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV).
News categories: Entropic Communications, Pace plc, DIRECTV, CES2025, Digital TV, DVR, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, USA

Technicolor Announces Strategic Relationships with Intel, Samsung, and VIZIO to Bring Content to Consumers across Devices
Jan 11, 2012 – Technicolor (Paris: TCH) has unveiled its new consumer brand, M-GO. M-GO offers access to content across all connected devices through a cloud-based experience. Technicolor also announced partnerships around M-GO with Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), Samsung (Seoul: 005930), and VIZIO.
News categories: Technicolor, Intel Corp, Samsung, Vizio, Apps, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Smartphone, Streaming, Tablet