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Broadcom Accelerates Flash Based Entertainment for Mobile Phones
Feb 16, 2009 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has announced the integration of the Adobe® Flash® Platform into Broadcom's advanced multimedia processor system-on-a- chip (SoC) solution featuring the company's latest version of VideoCore® mobile multimedia technology.
News categories: Broadcom, Adobe, Digital TV, Media Player, Mobile, MWC24, Semiconductor

Discretix, DiBcom & Expway Demonstrate Complete Mobile TV Reference Design at 2009 Mobile World Congress
Feb 16, 2009 – DiBcom, Expway and Discretix have announced the debut of an end-to-end, standards-based mobile TV reference design, that will be on display at the 2009 Mobile World Congress.
News categories: DiBcom, Expway, Discretix, Content Protection, Middleware, Mobile, MWC24, Semiconductor

Terrestrial and mobile digital TV chip start-up receives $8M investment
Feb 13, 2009 – AltoBeam (BJ) Technology Co. Ltd., a China-based digital terrestrial mobile TV chip maker, has received $8 million in investment from several investors including DFJ Dragon Fund, DFJ, Tano Capital and PYJ-Dynasty Venture Fund.
News categories: AltoBeam, China, Digital TV, Mobile, Semiconductor, Terrestrial, Venture Capital

Broadcom Demonstrates Premier Cellular, Connectivity and Multimedia Processing Solutions at Mobile World Congress
Feb 13, 2009 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) will demonstrate its portfolio of complete system-on-a-chip (SoC) solutions for mobile devices at the 2009 Mobile World Congress trade show in Barcelona, Spain, from February 16th through February 19th.
News categories: Broadcom, Mobile, MWC24, Semiconductor

SiS Announces ATSC HDTV SoC Chipset - SiS328
Feb 12, 2009 – Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) has unveiled a new high integration HDTV chipset for the full-HD digital LCD TV market. The SiS328 is targeted at ATSC digital LCD TVs systems, adopting the latest generation of SiS's DNVE™ technology.
News categories: Silicon Integrated Systems, ATSC 3, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Ceramate Introduces World's Smallest DVB-T STB Module
Feb 12, 2009 – Ceramate Technical has announced the availability of the CT500 module, the world's smallest Set Top Box module. The CT500 module is a full featured DVB-T receiver and MPEG2 video decoder: antenna IN, video OUT, and is as small as 20x38 mm.
News categories: Abilis Systems, Ceramate, C&M Microelectronics, Digital TV, DVD, MWC24, Portable, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Tablet, Terrestrial

ARM Extends Leadership In Media Processing With Logipard Acquisition
Feb 10, 2009 – ARM (LSE: ARM; Nasdaq: ARMH) has announced that it has acquired Logipard AB, a leading Sweden-based video IP company. The Logipard video IP has shipped in more than 30 million mobile phone units to date.
News categories: ARM, MandA, Semiconductor, Silicon IP

ANADIGICS Announces Availability of a CATV NIM Reference Design
Feb 10, 2009 – ANADIGICS (Nasdaq: ANAD) has announced a cable television NIM (Network Interface Module) reference design which incorporates its AIT1042 integrated RF tuner and the ST0297E QAM Demodulator with A/D Converter from STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM).
News categories: ANADIGICS, STMicroelectronics, Cable TV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

I&C Technology Selects Mixed-Signal IP from S3 for Mobile TV SoC
Feb 9, 2009 – Silicon & Software Systems (S3) has announced that I&C Technology has licensed S3's mixed-signal IP for their leading-edge mobile TV SoC. The SoCs are now in volume production for the Korean mobile TV market.
News categories: Silicon & Software Systems, I&C Technology, Korea, Mobile, Semiconductor, Silicon IP