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

Powerline technology from DS2 and Comtrend for SingTel's mio TV
Aug 11, 2009 – DS2 and Comtrend have announced that Comtrend's Power Grid 902 adapter, based on DS2's Aitana powerline communication chipset, has been selected by SingTel (Singapore: SGX; Australia: ASX) to create a home network for its IPTV service, mio TV.
News categories: DS2, Comtrend, SingTel, IPTV, Semiconductor, Singapore, Smart Home

On-screen text-to-speech 'talking' chipset to be launched
Aug 11, 2009 – On-screen text such as TV programme guides, digital displays and menus are set to be brought to life with the power of speech thanks to a new 'talking' chipset resulting from a collaboration between the RNIB and leading digital technology companies.
News categories: RNIB, Ocean Blue Software, TW Electronics, Digital Technology Advisory, STMicroelectronics, Digital TV, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, UK

New Demodulator Core for the China DTV Market from Iberium Communications
Aug 10, 2009 – Iberium Communications has announced the availability of its Paco digital demodulator core for the China DTV market. Paco is fully compliant with the DTMB standard (GB20600-2006), supporting all single-carrier and multi-carrier transmission modes.
News categories: Iberium Communications, China, DTMB, Semiconductor, Silicon IP, Terrestrial

Sigma Designs and 4Home to Deliver Home Control STB Reference Design
Aug 10, 2009 – Sigma Designs (Nasdaq:SIGM) has announced a partnership with 4Home. As a result of the partnership, Sigma will be able to offer set-top box suppliers a home control solution based on 4Home's software platform and Sigma's Z-Wave technology.
News categories: Sigma Designs, 4Home, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home

NXP Dual Tuner RF System Brings Integration Breakthrough to Satellite Set-top Boxes
Aug 10, 2009 – NXP has unveiled a flexible silicon tuner for both single cable and legacy satellite reception. The TDA20136 integrates a dual 8PSK satellite tuner with pre-tuner circuitry to create a single platform for use in diverse installation scenarios.
News categories: NXP, Digital TV, ICs, LNB, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

MaxLinear Enters Cable TV Market With Ultra Low Power Silicon Tuner Family
Aug 10, 2009 – MaxLinear has announced the MxL20xRF family of silicon tuners developed for the digital cable market. The family is aimed at set-top-boxes (STBs), digital video recorders (DVRs), cable modems, EMTAs, cable gateways and cable-enabled TVs.
News categories: MaxLinear, Cable Modem, Cable TV, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Skycast and Quincy Digital Select Mirics OneSeg Receiver
Aug 10, 2009 – Mirics Semiconductor has added ISDB-T OneSeg support to its FlexiTV multi-standard PC TV receiver and struck agreements with PC TV accessory providers Quincy Digital of Korea and Skycast of Brazil.
News categories: Mirics, Quincy Digital, Skycast, Brazil, Japan, Mobile, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, Software

STMicroelectronics Introduces New DVB-T Silicon Tuner
Aug 6, 2009 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has introduced a single-chip DVB-T silicon tuner. The STV4100 addresses growing global demand for digital STBs and IDTVs as countries worldwide switch from analog to digital television broadcasting.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Cable, Satellite, DTT and IP Set Top Box Markets Face Divergent Outlooks
Aug 4, 2009 – Each of the major set top box (STB) segments, including Cable, Satellite, DTT and IP, faces widely different outlooks, according to market researcher, In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Terrestrial