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Trident Microsystems Reports Results for Third Quarter Ended Sept. 30, 2010
Oct 26, 2010 – Trident Microsystems (Nasdaq: TRID) has announced results for its third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2010. For the quarter, the company reported net revenues of $176.6 million, which compares with $171.6 million in the prior sequential quarter.
News categories: Trident Micro, Results, Semiconductor

Broadcom Reports Third Quarter 2010 Results
Oct 26, 2010 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has reported results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2010. Net revenue for the third quarter of 2010 was a record $1.806 billion.
News categories: Broadcom, Results, Semiconductor

DivX Announces First Digital TV Chip with DivX Plus™ HD Certification from MStar
Oct 26, 2010 – DivX® (Nasdaq: SNIC) has announced the DivX Plus™ HD Certification of the latest range of MStar Semiconductor digital TV chips. This is the first MStar DTV chip certified to power DivX Plus HD video based on H.264 technology and using the MKV container.
News categories: MStar Semi, DivX, Media Player, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Streaming

Amis Telekom Selects Celeno to Support Nationwide IPTV in Slovenia and Croatia
Oct 26, 2010 – Celeno Communications has announced that the leading triple-play service provider in Slovenia and Croatia, Amis Telekom, has selected Celeno-enabled Wi-Fi Ethernet bridges to support its fast-growing 'AmisTV2.0' IPTV service.
News categories: Celeno Communications, Amis Telekom, BBWF, Croatia, IPTV, Semiconductor, Slovenia, Smart Home

Zoran Corporation Reports Third Quarter 2010 Results
Oct 25, 2010 – Zoran (NASDAQ:ZRAN) has reported results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2010. Revenues for the third quarter were $99.3 million, compared to $93.4 million last quarter and $115.5 million for the third quarter of 2009.
News categories: Zoran, DVD, Results, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Sigma Designs Unveils Industry's First G.hn Chipset
Oct 25, 2010 – Sigma Designs (NASDAQ: SIGM) has announced the CG5110, the first G.hn chipset for home entertainment networking. With the chipset, solutions can be designed to handle the bandwidth required by media-rich applications and HD content over any wire.
News categories: Sigma Designs, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Smart Home

Cable Set Top Box Market Shifting to IP Video and IPTV Services
Oct 21, 2010 – Traditionally, the cable TV industry has relied upon MPEG-based transport to send digital video signals. However, over the past few years interest in Internet Protocol (IP) video has been growing, according to In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Cable TV, Digital TV, DOCSIS, Market Research, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

IPWireless Partners with Samsung to Demonstrate the Benefits of 3GPP Integrated Mobile Broadcast (IMB)
Oct 21, 2010 – IPWireless has announced that the company has signed a co-operation agreement with Samsung (KRX: 005930, 005935; LSE: SMSN, SMSD) to develop and demonstrate phones with broadcast capabilities based on the 3GPP IMB standard.
News categories: IPWireless, Samsung, 5G, Digital TV, Mobile, Semiconductor

Silicon Image Releases Enhanced, Scalable 4K-3D And Multi-Channel Video Decoder IP Core
Oct 20, 2010 – Silicon Image (NASDAQ: SIMG) has announced its enhanced, scalable cineramIC™ ultra high-definition video decoder. The cineramIC IP core is now capable of decoding up to 4Kx2K 3D at 60 frames per second.
News categories: Silicon Image, Metaverse, Semiconductor, Silicon IP