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

Gartner Says Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue to Grow 31.5 Percent in 2010
Sep 1, 2010 – Worldwide semiconductor revenue in 2010 is forecast to reach $300 billion, a 31.5 percent increase from 2009 revenue of $228 billion, according to the latest outlook by Gartner.
News categories: Gartner, Market Research, Semiconductor

Trident to Demonstrate the Industry's First Integrated 2D-to-3D Conversion at IFA Show
Sep 1, 2010 – At the IFA show, Trident Microsystems (Nasdaq: TRID) will be demonstrating the industry's first integrated 2D-to-3D conversion chipset that provides 3D capabilities while also enabling a 3D TV to display the 2D content that exists today.
News categories: Trident Micro, Digital TV, ICs, IFABerlin, Metaverse, Semiconductor, Smart TV

Trident to Unveil the Industry's First Integrated 240Hz Frame Rate Converter for 3D Televisions
Sep 1, 2010 – Trident Microsystems (Nasdaq: TRID) has announced that it will be unveiling the industry's first-integrated 240Hz frame rate converter solution at this week's IFA show in Berlin.
News categories: Trident Micro, ICs, IFABerlin, Metaverse, Semiconductor, Smart TV

Trident Announces HiDTV Pro-SXL SoC for Low-Cost, Internet-Ready Digital Televisions
Sep 1, 2010 – Trident Microsystems (Nasdaq: TRID) has announced its HiDTV Pro-SXL™ digital TV SoC featuring connected-TV, worldwide DTV standards support, and spectacular picture quality through Trident's enhanced Super Resolution (ESR) technology.
News categories: Trident Micro, Digital TV, ICs, IFABerlin, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Streaming, Terrestrial

MRI Progress Licenses Virage Logic ARC® Video 401V Subsystem for Digital TV Applications
Sep 1, 2010 – Virage Logic (NASDAQ:VIRL) has announced that MRI (Microelectronics Research Institute) Progress has licensed Virage Logic's ARC Video 401V subsystem. MRI Progress will integrate the subsystem into a SoC targeting digital TV applications.
News categories: Virage Logic, MRI Progress, ICs, Russia, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Zoran Demonstrates New 3D, IPTV and Blu-Ray Technologies at IFA 2010
Sep 1, 2010 – Zoran (NASDAQ: ZRAN) is demonstrating its latest 3D, Internet Connected DTV and Blu-Ray platforms for global consumer electronics manufacturers at IFA 2010 in Berlin, Passage Hall 2 - 7a, Stand 103, from Sept. 3 to 8.
News categories: Zoran, Blu-ray, IFABerlin, Metaverse, Semiconductor, Smart TV

Trident Microsystems Announces Plans to License Foundational MEMC Patents
Aug 31, 2010 – Trident Microsystems (Nasdaq:TRID) has announced plans to pursue license agreements with TV OEMs and consumer electronics semiconductor providers for several of its Motion Estimation/Motion Compensation (MEMC) patents.
News categories: Trident Microsystems, Licensing, Patent, Semiconductor, Smart TV

MPEG Video SoC Market Riding Along with the Consumer Electronics Market
Aug 31, 2010 – Growth in shipments of various video products in the consumer electronics market, even in a year with economic uncertainty like 2009, helped the MPEG video SoC market reach over 650 million units in 2009, says In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Market Research, Portable, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV

MaxLinear Tuners Used for ATSC-M/H Mobile TV Field Trials
Aug 31, 2010 – MaxLinear (NYSE: MXL) has announced that its MxL111SF ICs are being used in mobile devices from Dell Inc. and Hauppauge Computer Works that were developed for the ATSC-M/H field trials now ongoing in Washington, D.C.
News categories: MaxLinear, Dell Inc, Hauppauge, Mobile, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, USA