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Sigma Designs Reports Second Quarter Fiscal 2010 Results
Aug 26, 2009 – Sigma Designs® (Nasdaq:SIGM) has reported financial results its second fiscal quarter ended August 1, 2009. Net revenue for the second quarter was $51.3 million, down $6.9 million from $58.2 million reported for the same period last year.
News categories: Sigma Designs, IPTV, Results, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home

Vimicro Signs Agreement with Leadcore for TD-SCDMA 3G Market
Aug 25, 2009 – Vimicro (Nasdaq: VIMC) and Leadcore (Shanghai: 600198) have agreed to cooperate on developing 3G mobile phone technologies for China Mobile. Vimicro will provide mobile multimedia technologies and solutions, including mobile TV technology.
News categories: Vimicro, Leadcore, China Mobile, 5G, China, Mobile, Semiconductor

NEC Introduces new EMMA SoC for Set-Top Boxes
Aug 24, 2009 – NEC Electronics (TSE: 6723) has announced the availability of a new IC based on NEC's EMMA platform. The EMMA3SL/P SoC is an HD H.264 and AVS compliant set-top box device with multi-format video support for DivX®, VC-1, and WMV.
News categories: NEC Electronics, China, Digital TV, IBCShow, ICs, IPTV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Streaming

Ambarella licenses Imagination Technologies' graphics processor core
Aug 24, 2009 – Imagination Technologies (LSE: IMG) has signed a multi-use license agreement with Ambarella, a technology leader in HD video compression and image processing SoCs, for a member of Imagination's POWERVR SGX graphics processor family.
News categories: Imagination Technologies, Ambarella, Licensing, Semiconductor, Silicon IP

Funai and Valens Semi to Demonstrate HDBaseT™ Technology at IFA
Aug 24, 2009 – Valens Semiconductor and Funai Electric will jointly demonstrate Valens's HDBaseT™ technology at IFA. Valens's VS100 chip will be activated to connect Funai's DVD Player and HD television in the booth.
News categories: Valens Semi, Funai, DVD, IFABerlin, Semiconductor, Smart Home, Smart TV

Chips&Media Licenses Sorenson Spark Video Decoder
Aug 24, 2009 – Sorenson Media has announced that Chips&Media has licensed the Sorenson Spark Software Developers Kit (SDK) to include the Sorenson Spark video decoder in Chips&Media's optimized video IP.
News categories: Sorenson Media, Chips&Media, Licensing, Media Player, Semiconductor, Silicon IP, Streaming

NEC Licenses DivX Plus™ HD for EMMA™ chips
Aug 18, 2009 – DivX (Nasdaq: DIVX) and NEC (TSE: 6723) have announced a multi-year licensing agreement covering the integration of DivX Plus™ HD technology into NEC Electronics' 'Enhanced Multi-Media Architecture' (EMMA™).
News categories: DivX, NEC Electronics, Licensing, Media Player, Optical Disc Recorder, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming

Core Logic Licenses ARM GPU To Deliver HD Graphics For Portable Media
Aug 17, 2009 – ARM (LSE: ARM; Nasdaq: ARMH) has announced that Core Logic has licensed the ARM® Mali™-400 MP graphics processing unit (GPU) to enable HD entertainment and browsing on phones, portable media players and personal navigation devices.
News categories: ARM, Core Logic, Mobile, Portable, Silicon IP, Tablet

Abilis Acquires Two Product Lines From Freescale
Aug 14, 2009 – Abilis Systems (SWX:KUD) has announced the acquisition of Freescale's CMOS Modulators and Silicon Tuner product lines, allowing Abilis to expand its portfolio silicon-based digital TV solutions, particularly for DTT and cable platforms.
News categories: Abilis Systems, Freescale, Cable TV, Digital TV, MandA, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial