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Microtune Announces Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results
Oct 22, 2009 – Microtune (NASDAQ: TUNE) has reported results for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2009. Through September 30, 2009, Microtune has shipped a cumulative number of approximately 143.7 million silicon tuner chips.
News categories: Microtune, Results, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Broadcom to 'right-size' digital TV organisation
Oct 22, 2009 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has reported unaudited financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2009. Net revenue for the third quarter of 2009 was $1.254 billion, a decrease of 3.4% compared with the third quarter of 2008.
News categories: Broadcom, Digital TV, Results, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Cable STB IC from STMicroelectronics shipping in volume in China
Oct 22, 2009 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has announced that its highly integrated single-chip STi5197 cable STB decoder is now shipping in high volume to leading STB makers in China.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, Cable TV, China, Semiconductor

STMicroelectronics Reports 2009 Third Quarter and Nine Month Financial Results
Oct 20, 2009 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has reported financial results for the 2009 third quarter and nine months ended September 26, 2009. In comparison to the year-ago quarter, all market segments decreased with Consumer down by 28%.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, Results, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV

MIPS Licenses Processor to Novatek for Multimedia SoC Designs
Oct 20, 2009 – MIPS Technologies (Nasdaq:MIPS) has announced that Novatek Microelectronics has licensed the MIPS32® 24KEc™ processor core to power advanced chip designs for a variety of multimedia devices for the digital home.
News categories: MIPS Technologies, Novatek, Licensing, Silicon IP

Marvell Launches ARMADA Application Processor Family
Oct 19, 2009 – Marvell (NASDAQ: MRVL) has announced the ARMADA™ family of processors. The ARMADA 1000 series is focused on enabling connected full-HD consumer devices, offering networked applications at mainstream price points.
News categories: Marvell, Digital TV, ICs, Portable, Semiconductor, Streaming

SiTune Unveils Mobile DVB-T Demodulator Exceeding MBRAI Specification
Oct 19, 2009 – SiTune has announced a state of the art and revolutionary mobile DVB-T demodulator IC. STN-10D3000 is a highly integrated mobile DVB-T demodulator that exceeds MBRAI performance specification with excellent Doppler performance.
News categories: SiTune, CES2025, Digital TV, ICs, Mobile, Portable, Semiconductor, Terrestrial

GCT Semiconductor Develops Single-Chip T-DMB Receiver with Integrated DC/DC Converter
Oct 19, 2009 – GCT® Semiconductor has announced its mobile TV receiver, GDM7024, a high performance single-chip receiver with built-in DC/DC converter, specifically developed for the T-DMB market in Korea.
News categories: GCT Semiconductor, Digital TV, ICs, Korea, Mobile, Semiconductor

Microtune Unveils Ultra-Small, Super-Integrated MicroCeiver™ IC Platform
Oct 19, 2009 – Microtune (NASDAQ: TUNE) has announced details of a new ultra-small, low-cost technology platform, named MicroCeiver™, that is the foundation for the Company's new breed of highly integrated receiver products for the digital TV and cable TV.
News categories: Microtune, Cable TV, Semiconductor, Terrestrial