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

NXP Ships Dual Silicon Tuner for Cable
Jan 5, 2011 – NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ: NXPI) has announced the TDA18260, a dual silicon tuner for cable, is in volume production and available immediately. The TDA18260 simplifies the design of high-definition multi-tuner cable set-top boxes.
News categories: NXP, Cable TV, CES2025, Digital TV, Gateway, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Trident Partners With Yahoo! to Deliver the First Connected Cinema TV Into the Home
Jan 5, 2011 – Trident Microsystems (Nasdaq: TRID) has announced that it has ported a cinema version of the Yahoo! Connected TV (Nasdaq: YHOO) experience onto the Trident DTV platform that will be powering Cinema TVs scheduled to begin shipping in early 2011.
News categories: Trident Micro, Yahoo! Connected TV, Digital TV, Media Player, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Streaming

Cavium and LG Collaborate on Next Generation Wireless TVs
Jan 5, 2011 – Cavium Networks (NASDAQ: CAVM) has announced a collaboration with LG Electronics (KSE: 066570) to develop next generation wireless TV products.
News categories: Cavium Networks, LG Electronics, CES2025, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Smart Home, Smart TV, Streaming

Celeno's True Video-Grade Wi-Fi Chipset is Selected by ZyXEL
Jan 5, 2011 – Celeno Communications has announced that ZyXEL has selected Celeno's CL1820 true video-grade Wi-Fi technology to power its new 5-GHz Wireless N Media Streaming Box - the WAP5605.
News categories: Celeno Communications, CES2025, Semiconductor, Smart Home

NDS Partners with ARM to Enable OTT Delivery on Connected TVs
Jan 5, 2011 – NDS has announced that it is has entered into a partnership with ARM (LSE: ARM; Nasdaq: ARMH) to enable the delivery of Over-the-Top (OTT) content and services to connected TVs, with NDS InfiniteTV™.
News categories: NDS Group, ARM, CES2025, Digital TV, Middleware, Semiconductor, Silicon IP, Streaming

MediaTek to Showcase World's First 120Hz SoC Solutions for 3D TV at CES
Jan 5, 2011 – MediaTek has announced that it will showcase the world's first 120Hz SoC solutions for 3D TV at 2011 International CES. At the same time it will introduce its Smart TV solutions for the digital home.
News categories: MediaTek, CES2025, Digital TV, Metaverse, Middleware, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Streaming

MaxLinear MxL301RF Tuners to Power Orion's Latest Line of LED Televisions
Jan 4, 2011 – MaxLinear (NYSE:MXL) has announced that its tuners have been integrated into Orion's latest generation of advanced integrated digital LED televisions for the North American market.
News categories: MaxLinear, Orion, CES2025, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Smart TV, USA

ViXS Expands Its Advanced Media Processing Solutions Offering New System-On-Chip Multimedia Processor
Jan 4, 2011 – ViXS Systems has announced the expansion of its XCode® 4200 family of multimedia processors with the introduction of the XCode® 4205. The XCode® 4205 further strengthens ViXS' offering in the Blu-ray and set-top box market.
News categories: ViXS Systems, Blu-ray, Digital TV, ICs, Metaverse, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Streaming

ViXS continues to lead industry in multistream transcoding and advanced media processing with the introduction of the XCode® 5100 Family
Jan 4, 2011 – ViXS has announced their next family of system-on-chip (SOC) advanced processors enabling the latest consumer electronics devices where concurrency, ultra low latency, and performance are key. XCode® 5100 is ViXS' seventh generation transcoder.
News categories: ViXS, DVR, Gateway, Home Server, ICs, Placeshifting, Semiconductor