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RMI® Corporation Signs Licensing Agreement for DivX Plus™ HD Certification
Sep 3, 2009 – DivX (Nasdaq: DIVX) and RMI Corp have announced a licensing agreement for next-generation DivX Plus™ HD Certification. Under the agreement, RMI is granted a license to support DivX Plus HD technology on its Au1200 and Au1300 processors.
News categories: DivX, RMI Corp, Licensing, Media Player, Portable, Semiconductor, Streaming

Marvell and NuTune Collaborate on New Hybrid NIM for European IDTVs
Sep 3, 2009 – Marvell (Nasdaq: MRVL) and NuTune have announced the availability of a new Hybrid Network Interface Module (NIM) design for reception of DVB-C, DVB-T and Analog TV signals, featuring Marvell's 88DE8020 hybrid demodulator.
News categories: Marvell, NuTune, Cable TV, Europe, IFABerlin, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Terrestrial

DivX Announces Licensing Agreement With Realtek for DivX Plus™ HD
Sep 3, 2009 – DivX (Nasdaq: DIVX) and Realtek have announced a licensing agreement at IFA. Under the agreement, Realtek will incorporate DivX technology into Realtek's RTD1283/RTD1073 chips, enabling playback of DivX Plus HD video in the MKV file container.
News categories: DivX, Realtek, IFABerlin, Licensing, Semiconductor, Smart Home, Streaming

WirelessHD® 60GHz CE Products Arrive in Europe
Sep 3, 2009 – The WirelessHD® Consortium has announced that the European Union has approved the 60GHz band for unlicensed commercial use and WirelessHD products are now available in Europe. Products will be showcased at the IFA Expo in Berlin.
News categories: WirelessHD, European Commission, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Digital TV, Estonia, Europe, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, IFABerlin, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Regulation, Romania, Semiconductor, Slovakia, Slovenia, Smart Home, Smart TV, Spain, Sweden, UK

Marvell Debuts Family of Single Chip Hybrid Demodulators for IDTVs
Sep 3, 2009 – Marvell (Nasdaq: MRVL) has announced the Marvell® 88DE80xx family of hybrid demodulators. The Marvell 88DE8020 and 88DE8025 are the first in a family of solutions that Marvell is developing for worldwide TV Radio Frequency (RF) sub-systems.
News categories: Marvell, Cable TV, Digital TV, ICs, IFABerlin, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Terrestrial

LG Selects Broadcom DVB-Based Digital TV Solution for New Line of HDTVs
Sep 3, 2009 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has announced that its highly integrated and advanced BCM3556 digital TV (DTV) system-on-a-chip (SoC) solution has been selected by LG Electronics (LG) for its new line of DVB-based HDTVs and will be demonstrated at IFA 2009.
News categories: Broadcom, LG Electronics, Digital TV, Europe, IFABerlin, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Zinwell Selects Broadcom DTV SoC for LCD HDTV
Sep 3, 2009 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has announced that Zinwell has selected Broadcom's BCM3556 digital television (DTV) system-on-a-chip (SoC) for its LCD HDTV ZAV-350, which is currently shipping in Europe.
News categories: Broadcom, Zinwell, Digital TV, Europe, IFABerlin, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Humax Selects Broadcom DTV and Panel Processor Technology for DVB TVs
Sep 3, 2009 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has announced that Humax has selected its BCM3556 digital television (DTV) system-on-a-chip (SoC) and BCM35421 panel processor to enable the design of DVB-based platforms that address the European market.
News categories: Broadcom, Humax, Digital TV, DVR, Europe, IFABerlin, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Broadcom integrates S&T MHEG technology into STB and digital TV platforms
Sep 2, 2009 – Strategy & Technology (S&T) has announced that it has licensed its RedKey™ 2 MHEG solution to Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) for the delivery of an interactive home entertainment experience in emerging HD DTT markets worldwide.
News categories: Strategy & Technology, Broadcom, Digital TV, IBCShow, MHEG-5, Middleware, Semiconductor, Terrestrial