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Sigma Commits Android™ Support Across Its Line of Consumer Media Processors
Oct 6, 2009 – Sigma Designs (Nasdaq: SIGM) has announced its commitment to broad scale support of the Android™ operating system on its media processor SoCs.
News categories: OESF, Sigma Designs, MIPS Technologies, Blu-ray, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

SiBEAM Second Generation Chipsets Accelerate WirelessHD Market Adoption
Oct 5, 2009 – SiBEAM has unveiled its second generation 60GHz chipsets based on the WirelessHD® specification at CEATEC Japan. The new chipsets serve to boost and simplify CE manufacturer accessibility and WirelessHD product development.
News categories: SiBEAM, ICs, Semiconductor, Smart Home

Trident and NXP to Combine Digital TV and Set-Top Box Businesses
Oct 5, 2009 – Trident Microsystems (NASDAQ: TRID) and NXP Semiconductors have announced that they have signed a definitive agreement whereby Trident will acquire NXP's television systems and set-top box business lines.
News categories: Trident Micro, NXP, Digital TV, MandA, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Nagravision NOCS Security for Pay TV Licensed by Intel
Sep 24, 2009 – Nagravision (SIX:KUD.VX) has announced a strategic license agreement with Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) involving Nagravision On-Chip Security (NOCS) technology and Intel® CE media processors.
News categories: Nagravision, Intel Corp, Content Protection, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Intel Unveils 45nm System-on-Chip for Internet TV
Sep 24, 2009 – Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) has unveiled the Intel® Atom™ processor CE4100, the newest System-on-Chip (SoC) in a family of media processors designed to bring Internet content and services to digital TVs, DVD players and advanced set-top boxes.
News categories: Intel Corp, Digital TV, DVD, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming

SiTune Unveils New Series of Digital and Universal CMOS TV Tuners
Sep 23, 2009 – SiTune has announced its STN-10T2000 and STN-25T2000, respectively ZERO-IF and LOW-IF Tuners, that exceed A/74 performance specification for ATSC-MH while supporting other digital/analog terrestrial and Mobile TV standards requirements.
News categories: SiTune, Digital TV, IBCShow, ICs, Mobile, Semiconductor

On2 Technologies Licenses VP6 Video Decoder Technology to videantis
Sep 22, 2009 – On2 Technologies (NYSE Amex: ONT) has announced that videantis has licensed its VP6 video decoder source code for implementation in the videantis v-MPx programmable processor platform.
News categories: On2, videantis, Licensing, Media Player, Semiconductor, Silicon IP

Samsung Announces New Single-Chip Front-End Receiver
Sep 22, 2009 – Samsung Electronics has unveiled the industry's first 65 nanometer (nm) channel decoder RF system-on-chip (SoC), the S3C4F71, targeted specifically at China's CMMB mobile TV broadcasting market.
News categories: Samsung, China, Digital TV, ICs, Mobile, Semiconductor

ArcSoft PowerMobia® Mobile Broadcast TV Demonstrated at Samsung Mobile Solutions Forum
Sep 21, 2009 – ArcSoft has announced that its mobile TV solution, PowerMobia® Mobile Broadcast TV is demonstrated at the sixth annual Samsung Mobile Solutions Forum. PowerMobia® is offered as an application on Android and Windows Mobile platforms.
News categories: ArcSoft, Samsung, Middleware, Mobile, Semiconductor