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Vivante Momentum Continues in the GPU Market with 40 Licensees
Dec 28, 2010 – Vivante has announced that the company has marked major milestones in 2010. The product milestones include a cumulative 40 companies licensing Vivante GPU cores; and multiple customers having integrated Vivante's GPUs into products launching in 2011.
News categories: Vivante, Semiconductor, Silicon IP

Toshiba Announces Restructuring of System LSI Business
Dec 24, 2010 – Toshiba (TOKYO: 6502) has announced that it is promoting a series of measures to transform its System LSI business. Towards this, the company will restructure its current System LSI Division on January 1, 2011.
News categories: Toshiba, Semiconductor

Ambarella iOne Camera Applications Processor Enables a New Class of Android™-Based Smart Cameras
Dec 22, 2010 – Ambarella has announced the availability of the iOne System-on-Chip (SoC), bringing advanced HD camera and multimedia capabilities to the Android platform.
News categories: Ambarella, Camcorder, ICs, Metaverse, Mobile, Portable, Semiconductor, Streaming

Sigma Designs and MIPS Technologies Strengthen Relationship Targeting Development of Next-Generation Connected Devices
Dec 21, 2010 – MIPS Technologies (Nasdaq:MIPS) has announced that Sigma Designs (NASDAQ: SIGM) has reaffirmed its commitment to the MIPS® architecture with a new license agreement. The agreement encompasses a broad spectrum of MIPS32® cores.
News categories: MIPS Technologies, Sigma Designs, Licensing, Semiconductor, Silicon IP

Rockchip Will Release RK29xx Mobile Internet Platform at CES
Dec 20, 2010 – At CES 2011, Rockchip will release a new mobile internet platform -- RK29xx series solution and terminal application products, covering tablet PC, internet TV and smart phone industries, and will support Google TV.
News categories: Rockchip, CES2025, Digital TV, ICs, Mobile, Semiconductor, Streaming

High Definition DTT STBs to Drive Market Revenue to US$ 6 Billion in 2014
Dec 20, 2010 – The DTT Set Top Box market continues to expand. New products like hybrid web-to-TV set top boxes will contribute to the long term growth of DTT STBs, pushing revenues to nearly US$ 6 billion by 2014, says In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Digital TV, DVR, Market Research, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

STMicroelectronics Unveils Next-Generation ICs for Feature-Rich Price-Competitive Set-Top Boxes
Dec 17, 2010 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has unveiled two new ICs that allow standard-definition (SD) or high-definition (HD) equipment to share the same printed-circuit-board (PCB) design and leverage software developed for earlier product generations.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, Cable TV, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

STMicroelectronics and SemiDevices Will Unveil Their Digital TV User Solutions at the CSTB' 2011 Exhibition
Dec 17, 2010 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) and SemiDevices will take part in the CSTB' 2011 International Exhibition to be held at the Crokus Expo Center near Moscow between February 1 and 3.
News categories: SemiDevices, STMicroelectronics, Ocean Blue Software, CSTB, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

NXP Delivers Unique Silicon TV Tuner Integrating Immunity to Wireless Network Interference
Dec 16, 2010 – NXP Semiconductors (Nasdaq: NXPI) has announced the TDA18273 - a unique silicon tuner integrating immunity to wireless network interference from wireless LAN and mobile phones.
News categories: NXP, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVB-C2, DVB-T2, ICs, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Terrestrial