Semiconductor (ICs, silicon IP, microchips, …) News

STMicroelectronics launches interactive broadband home-entertainment platform
Sep 1, 2011 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has announced details of its latest interactive broadband home-entertainment platform, capable of a more personalized and socially interactive viewing experience with amazing 3D graphics and easy-to-use smart navigation.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, Digital TV, IBCShow, IFABerlin, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Royal Philips Electronics Adopts MediaTek's LED TV IC Solutions
Aug 30, 2011 – MediaTek (Taipei: 2454) has announced that Royal Philips Electronics (Amsterdam: PHIA) has selected one of its energy saving LED TV ICs.
News categories: MediaTek, Philips, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Smart TV

Trident Embeds Audible Magic Digital Fingerprinting Technology into Its Digital TV Platform
Aug 29, 2011 – Audible Magic has announced that Trident Microsystems (NASDAQ: TRID) has integrated its SmartID automated content recognition system onto its digital TV (DTV) platform.
News categories: Trident Micro, Audible Magic, Digital TV, IBCShow, Middleware, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Streaming

Idea! Electronic Systems Selects Mixed-Signal IP from S3 Group for Digital TV ASIC
Aug 29, 2011 – S3 Group has announced that Idea! Electronic Systems has licensed its mixed-signal IP for their Digital TV ASIC. Idea! Electronic Systems is an engineering design-house specialized in electronic design for the telecommunication industry.
News categories: S3 Group, Idea! Electronic Systems, Semiconductor, Silicon IP

Sigma Designs Reports Second Quarter Fiscal 2012 Results
Aug 24, 2011 – Sigma Designs (NASDAQ: SIGM) has reported results for its quarter ended July 30, 2011. Net revenue for the second quarter of fiscal 2012 was $46.7 million, down $26.6 million, or 36%, from $73.3 million reported for the same period last year.
News categories: Sigma Designs, IPTV, Results, Semiconductor

Silicon Labs Targets Next-Generation TV Tuner IC for Massive China TV Market
Aug 22, 2011 – Silicon Labs (NASDAQ: SLAB) has introduced a silicon TV tuner designed to provide an optimal balance of affordable cost and high performance for TV makers in China and Taiwan.
News categories: Silicon Labs, China, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Taiwan

Creonic Announces DVB-C2 Receiver IP Core
Aug 22, 2011 – Creonic has announced the availability of a DVB-C2 receiver IP Core for fourth quarter of 2011. After DVB-C, DVB-C2 is the second generation of digital data transmission via cable networks.
News categories: Creonic, Cable TV, DVB-C2, Semiconductor, Silicon IP

SiTune Unveils Low Power Single-Die Dual/Diversity Terrestrial/Cable/Analog CMOS TV Tuner
Aug 22, 2011 – SiTune has announced a low power, low cost Dual TV Tuner for terrestrial and cable applications. The STN55T4800 is a low power hybrid tuner that is sampling now with several design-wins among manufacturers of TVs and set-top boxes
News categories: SiTune, Cable TV, Digital TV, IBCShow, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Silicon Image Expands IP Portfolio With High-Quality Video Processing Technology
Aug 22, 2011 – Silicon Image (NASDAQ:SIMG) has announced its new family of high-quality cineramIC™ video processing IP cores, ranging from scalers and deinterlacers to video enhancement solutions such as noise reduction and edge enhancement.
News categories: Silicon Image, Semiconductor, Silicon IP, Smart TV