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

STMicroelectronics Advances Set-Top Box Chip Features for Emerging Markets
Aug 4, 2010 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has announced its latest decoder chip for low-cost, standard-definition equipment targeting fast-growing markets such as China and Eastern Europe, as well as India.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

STMicroelectronics Enables Dish TV Digital Set-Top Boxes in India
Aug 2, 2010 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) and India's Dish TV have announced that Dish TV's latest digital set-top boxes are powered by ST's highly integrated System-on-Chip (SoC) STB decoder ICs.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, Dish TV, Digital TV, India, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Sky Deutschland Selects Broadcom Chipsets for HD Set-Top Box and Sky+ DVR
Aug 2, 2010 – Broadcom (NASDAQ:BRCM) has announced that Sky Deutschland (XETRA: SKYD.DE) has selected Broadcom's satellite set-top box SoCs to enable multi-channel high definition (HD) and digital video recorder (DVR) functionality for subscribers.
News categories: Broadcom, Sky Deutschland, Austria, Digital TV, DVR, Germany, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Renesas Electronics plans restructuring
Jul 29, 2010 – Renesas (TSE: 6723) sees the advanced information-communications area, the social- and living-environment areas, and the entertainment area including multimedia and digital consumer electronics, as the company's focused business markets.
News categories: Renesas, Gaming, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Renesas Reports Results for the First Quarter Ended June 30, 2010
Jul 29, 2010 – Renesas (TSE: 6723) has announced results for the three months ended June 30, 2010. Sales of SoC solutions for the three months ended June 30, 2010 decreased from the previous year to 77.7 billion yen.
News categories: Renesas, Results, Semiconductor

Trident in Volume Production With 4 Out of Top 5 Panel Manufacturers and 4 Out of Top 6 TV Manufacturers
Jul 29, 2010 – Trident Microsystems (Nasdaq: TRID) has announced that its digital TV solutions are ramping production for the critical 2010 holiday selling season with 4 out of the top 5 panel manufacturers and 4 out of the top 6 TV manufacturers.
News categories: Trident Micro, Market Research, Semiconductor, Smart TV

Trident Microsystems Reports Results for Second Quarter Ended June 30, 2010
Jul 29, 2010 – Trident Microsystems (Nasdaq: TRID) has announced results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2010. The second quarter included the full benefit of the TV and Set-Top Box product lines acquired from NXP in February 2010.
News categories: Trident Micro, Results, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Internet-Enabled TV Trumps 3-D TV in 2010
Jul 28, 2010 – While the consumer electronics headlines this year have been dominated by 3-D television news, the real story in 2010 is about Internet-Enabled TVs (IETVs), according to iSuppli Corp.
News categories: iSuppli, Digital TV, Market Research, Metaverse, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Streaming

Broadcom Reports Second Quarter 2010 Results
Jul 27, 2010 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has reported results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2010. Net revenue for the second quarter of 2010 was a record $1.604 billion.
News categories: Broadcom, Results, Semiconductor