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

Entropic Communications Empowers the Home Network With New Silicon Solutions, Showcased at CES
Dec 16, 2010 – Entropic Communications (Nasdaq:ENTR) will be showcasing its portfolio of products to empower consumers' whole-home entertainment experiences at CES, January 6-9, 2011.
News categories: Entropic Communications, Broadband, CES2025, DVR, LNB, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV

French Strategic Investment Fund (FSI) to purchase AREVA's stake in STMicroelectronics
Dec 16, 2010 – The French Strategic Investment Fund's (FSI) binding offer to acquire the 10.9% indirect stake in STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) owned by AREVA (Paris:CEI) amounts to 695 million euros, which corresponds to 7 euros per share.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, AREVA, MandA, Semiconductor

Inview Technology's Collaboration with Trident Microsystems brings innovative New Digital TV Platform
Dec 16, 2010 – Inview Technology is working with Trident Microsystems (Nasdaq: TRID) to facilitate the launch of a fully IP-connected platform, Neelix, across millions of TV's and set-top boxes globally.
News categories: Inview, Trident Micro, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Telecom Italia announces new Cubovision platform for digital content
Dec 15, 2010 – Telecom Italia (Milan:TIT) has launched Cubovision® a broadband service that combines broadcast and broadband to deliver interactive TV, taking advantage of Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) processors to transform home TVs into online multimedia centres.
News categories: Telecom Italia, Intel Corp, Digital TV, IPTV, Italy, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Streaming, Terrestrial

Sigma Designs Powers Verismo Networks' Broadband TV Set Top Box
Dec 15, 2010 – Sigma Designs (NASDAQ: SIGM) has announced that its SMP8652 Secure Media Processor™ is being used inside Verismo's Broadband TV set top box.
News categories: Sigma Designs, Verismo Networks, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Streaming

Free introduces Freebox Revolution Gateway and Set-top Box
Dec 14, 2010 – As part of its new Freebox Revolution offer, Iliad subsidiary Free has introduced the 'freebox server' home gateway and Intel® (NASDAQ: INTC) ATOM™ CE4100 processor-based 'freebox player' set-top box to the French market.
News categories: Iliad, Intel Corp, Apps, Blu-ray, Broadband, Digital TV, DVR, Fibre, France, Gateway, Home Server, IPTV, Router, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home

Broadcom Announces Industry's First 40nm HD Full-Resolution 3DTV Video Gateway STB SoC Solution
Dec 14, 2010 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has announced and is sampling a new ultra-high performance dual high definition (HD) set-top box (STB) system-on-a-chip (SoC) video gateway solution with more than two times the performance over previous generations.
News categories: Broadcom, Conditional Access, Digital TV, ICs, Metaverse, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home

China Digital STB (Set-top Box) Industry Report, 2010
Dec 13, 2010 – Research and Markets has announced the addition of Research In China's 'China Digital STB (Set-top Box) Industry Report, 2010' to their offering.
News categories: Research In China, Research and Markets, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Middleware, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Silicon Image Expands DTV Port Processor Portfolio With MHL Technology
Dec 13, 2010 – Silicon Image (NASDAQ:SIMG) has announced the expansion of its growing MHL™ (Mobile High-Definition Link) product portfolio with the addition of the SiI9387A MHL-enabled HDTV port processor.
News categories: Silicon Image, Digital TV, ICs, Mobile, Semiconductor, Smart Home, Smart TV