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Broadcom Reports Second Quarter 2011 Results
Jul 25, 2011 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has reported results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2011. Net revenue for the second quarter of 2011 was $1.8 billion, an increase of 12% compared with the $1.6 billion reported for the second quarter of 2010.
News categories: Broadcom, Cable TV, Results, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

ALi Strengthens Its Focus on the Latin American Market
Jul 22, 2011 – ALi Corporation (TPE:3041) has announced that it will show its latest decoder solutions for Latin American DVB-S2/ISDB-T set-top boxes at the ABTA 2011 Brazil show.
News categories: ALi Corp, Latin America, SBTVD, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Jointwave Provides Low-Power, Low-Latency H.264 Codec for Consumer ASIC
Jul 21, 2011 – Jointwave has announced that it has signed two licensing agreements to provide its H.264 video codec IP cores for consumer application-specific integrated circuits (ASIC).
News categories: Jointwave, Semiconductor, Silicon IP

KONKA selects NXP silicon tuner for its analogue and digital TVs
Jul 21, 2011 – NXP (NASDAQ: NXPI) has announced that KONKA has selected NXP's TDA18273 silicon tuner solution for its analog and digital television receivers. KONKA is the first TV set manufacturer in China to use the TDA18273 silicon tuner in production.
News categories: NXP, KONKA, China, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Smart TV

ARM Forecast to Significantly Increase Lead in the Battle for the Digital Home
Jul 12, 2011 – Preliminary findings from Semicast's forthcoming report 'Opportunities for Embedded Processors in the Digital Home' show ARM (LSE: ARM; Nasdaq: ARMH) increased its position as the leading architecture for embedded processors in digital home applications in 2010.
News categories: Semicast, DVD, Gaming, Market Research, Portable, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Tablet

MaxLinear Extends China Cable Market Presence With Skyworth Set Top Box Design Win
Jul 11, 2011 – MaxLinear (NYSE: MXL) has announced a major Chinese cable video set-top box design win with market leader Shenzhen Skyworth Digital Technology Co. Ltd. (Hong Kong: 0751).
News categories: MaxLinear, Skyworth, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

STMicroelectronics Achieves 'Adobe AIR for TV' Approval, Delivering Development Dreamland for Next-Generation Connected TVs
Jul 11, 2011 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has announced the successful porting, and certification, of Adobe AIR® 2.5 (Nasdaq: ADBE) for TV on its third-generation SoC platform for advanced and interactive high-definition STBs.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, Adobe, Media Player, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Entropic Communications Powers Channel Master's Internet-to-TV Adapters
Jul 6, 2011 – Entropic Communications (Nasdaq:ENTR) and Channel Master have announced the availability of two new Internet-to-TV adapters. powered by Entropic's home entertainment networking silicon.
News categories: Entropic Communications, Channel Master, Semiconductor, Smart Home, USA

STMicroelectronics Expands Capabilities in Convergent Home Digital Networking and Smart Grid
Jul 5, 2011 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has completed its acquisition of the semiconductor assets and intellectual property of Arkados. ST has been working closely with Arkados since late 2008 to develop HomePlug wideband PLC solutions.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, Arkados, MandA, Semiconductor, Smart Home