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

ALi set-top box chipsets complete Conax chipset pairing certification
Jan 21, 2011 – ALi Corporation (TPE:3041) has announced that its M3383 and M3603 conditional access(CA)-enabled STB chipsets, have successfully completed Conax chipset pairing advanced security with level 4 certification.
News categories: ALi Corp, Conax, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Blusens Chooses MaxLinear for its web:tv Home Entertainment Device
Jan 20, 2011 – Blusens has announced that it has chosen MaxLinear's MxL101SF DVB-T HDTV receiver IC for its new web:tv connected home device that brings Internet connectivity to the television set.
News categories: MaxLinear, Blusens, Digital TV, DVR, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Streaming, Terrestrial

STMicroelectronics Announces Support for New Security Technologies in Latest Generation Set-Top Box Chips
Jan 19, 2011 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has announced that it is the first to sample STB decoder chips providing support for next-generation security technologies that include the NDS VideoGuard Security Kernel and DVB-CSA3 descrambler system.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, NDS Group, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Wi3 Inc. Demonstrates Patented New In-Wall IPTV/SmartTV Home Networking Product Based on Existing Coax Cable Infrastructure at CES 2011
Jan 13, 2011 – Combining the MoCA IPTV/SmartTV standard, the WiFi Direct spec, and a patented in-wall wallport design, Wi3 is set to solve the problem existing in homes today of delivering Internet services to TVs.
News categories: Wi3, Entropic Communications, CES2025, Semiconductor, Smart Home

Zoran's SupraHD® 788 Processor Powers Toshiba's New Ultra Thin LED Internet Connected TV Series
Jan 11, 2011 – Zoran (NASDAQ: ZRAN) has announced that its SupraHD® 788 Internet Connected DTV platform, which also includes Zoran's SupraFRC® 201 frame rate conversion solution, powers Toshiba's new ultra thin UL605 LED TV series.
News categories: Zoran, Toshiba, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Streaming

Ocean Blue and STMicroelectronics showcase Talking TV Technology at CES 2011
Jan 7, 2011 – Ocean Blue Software and STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) showcased Talking TV technology, the world's first assistive technology for Digital TV devices, at CES this week.
News categories: Ocean Blue Software, STMicroelectronics, CES2025, Digital TV, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Wyplay announces collaboration with ViXS Systems
Jan 6, 2011 – WYPLAY has announced that ViXS Systems has integrated Wyplay's set-top box Client software onto its XCode® 4200 series of products.
News categories: WYPLAY, ViXS Systems, CES2025, Middleware, Semiconductor

Ocean Blue and STMicroelectronics Partner to Deliver HbbTV Solution
Jan 6, 2011 – Ocean Blue Software has partnered with STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) to demonstrate a proof of concept HbbTV (Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV) solution at the CES show, Las Vegas.
News categories: Ocean Blue Software, STMicroelectronics, CES2025, Digital TV, HbbTV, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Streaming

STMicroelectronics Announces Content Protection Support for Premium Interactive-TV Video Content with Adobe Flash Access
Jan 6, 2011 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has introduced out-of-the box content protection for TVs with its latest STB and TV ICs supporting Adobe® Flash® Access (Nasdaq: ADBE), a protection and monetization solution that is a key component of the Adobe Flash Platform.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, Adobe, Content Protection, Digital TV, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV