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

Wireless HD Video-Enabled Product Shipments to Reach 13 Million by 2014
Jul 27, 2010 – Although slow progress best describes the fate of wireless HD chip vendors in 2010, the five-year outlook is for a robust triple-digit growth rate of wireless HD video-enabled products through 2014 according to In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Market Research, Mobile, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV

FiberHome Selects Celeno to Support Shanghai Telecom with Wireless HD IPTV
Jul 27, 2010 – Celeno Communications has announced that FiberHome has selected Celeno's CL1800 high performance Wi-Fi system-on-a-chip (SoC) to enable its HG500 and HG230 optical network gateways with carrier-grade Wi-Fi for IPTV streaming.
News categories: Celeno, FiberHome, China, Gateway, IPTV, Semiconductor, Smart Home

Entropic Communications Channel Stacking Switch Chosen By MTI For Italy
Jul 26, 2010 – Entropic Communications (Nasdaq:ENTR) has announced that its Channel Stacking Switch (CSS) technology has been selected by MTI to power its LNB offering, the AK541-XT2, currently being deployed by a major Italian satellite service provider.
News categories: Entropic Communications, Microelectronics Technology Inc, Italy, LNB, Satellite, Semiconductor

Zoran Corporation Reports Second Quarter 2010 Results
Jul 26, 2010 – Zoran (NASDAQ: ZRAN) has reported results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2010. Revenues for the second quarter were $93.4 million, compared to $90.5 million last quarter and $102.7 million for the second quarter of 2009.
News categories: Zoran, DVD, Results, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV

SemiDevices unveils ST-based DVB-C set-top box design
Jul 23, 2010 – SemiDevices has unveiled a new digital set-top box design, based on the STi5197 chip from STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM). This technical solution helps create a device for receiving and decoding cable television broadcasts (DVB-C and SD signals).
News categories: SemiDevices, STMicroelectronics, Cable TV, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

STMicroelectronics Reports 2010 Second Quarter and First Half Financial Results
Jul 23, 2010 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM) has reported financial results for the second quarter and first half ended June 26, 2010. On a year-over-year basis, all market segments, except Telecom, posted growth with Consumer increasing by 42%.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, Results, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV

TV Semiconductor Market Poised to Enjoy Biggest Year Yet in 2010
Jul 22, 2010 – LED backlighting and other advanced television architectures making their way into an ever-larger number of LCD-TVs will power the global television semiconductor market toward its biggest year yet in 2010, according to iSuppli.
News categories: iSuppli, Digital TV, Market Research, Semiconductor, Smart TV

Sigma Designs Unveils Low-Cost Microsoft Mediaroom Set Top Box Platform
Jul 21, 2010 – Sigma Designs (NASDAQ: SIGM) has announced availability of the first low-cost Microsoft Mediaroom™ compatible set top box platform based on Sigma's SMP8652 media processor SoC (system-on-chip).
News categories: Sigma Designs, Tatung, Microsoft, Ken Lowe, Luke Dang, Steve Koepp, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Silicon Vendors Battle For $500 Milion TV Tuner Market
Jul 20, 2010 – Silicon chip vendors are fighting hard for the shifting TV tuner market in which traditional can-type TV tuners are being replaced by all-solid-state, silicon-based TV tuners, reports In-Stat. NXP is the global market leader for silicon tuners.
News categories: In-Stat, Digital TV, Market Research, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV