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Sigma Designs To Retain 100% Share Of Microsoft Mediaroom IPTV Platform
Jan 12, 2009 – BWS Financial is saying that Sigma Designs (NASDAQ:SIGM) could retain a 100 percent market share position in the Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) platform IPTV service owing to delays in field trials of Motorola's (NYSE: MOT) set-top box.
News categories: Sigma Designs, CES2025, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Corinex Communications Selects DS2´s 200Mbps Aitana Chipset for HomeNet, Its Latest Home Networking Product Available in Both Powerline and Coaxial Versions
Jan 9, 2009 – DS2 has announced that Corinex Communications is expanding its range of home networking products by embedding DS2´s 200Mbps Aitana chipset in HomeNet, its latest product designed to connect entertainment and networking devices to a home network.
News categories: DS2, Corinex Communications, CES2025, Semiconductor, Smart Home

Hard times and empty seats at CES; Will NXP's digital home business survive?
Jan 9, 2009 – 'We can control cost. We can control strategies. But we cannot control the end market's demand,' said Christos Lagomichos, executive vice president and general manager of NXP Semiconductors' Home Business, during an interview with EE Times.
News categories: NXP, CES2025, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV

ViXS Systems and ProVision Communications Work Together to Deliver Superior Wireless HD Video
Jan 9, 2009 – ViXS Systems has announced that ProVision Communications is using the ViXS XCode™ 3290 video processor for their new AXAR 1000 product, which distributes HD video throughout the home over an 802.11n wireless network.
News categories: ViXS Systems, ProVision Communications, CES2025, Digital TV, Placeshifting, Semiconductor, Smart Home

Entropic Communications and TOPFIELD Co., Ltd. Partner On Next-Generation Digital Video Recorder Design
Jan 9, 2009 – Entropic Communications (Nasdaq:ENTR) has announced that the EN4020, its new multi-mode hybrid RF CMOS silicon tuner, has been selected by TOPFIELD for digital video receivers including DVB Systems for CATV and DVB-T.
News categories: Entropic Communications, TOPFIELD, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Entropic Communications Announces SERIT Platform Corporation to Adopt EN4020 Advanced Silicon Tuner
Jan 9, 2009 – Entropic Communications (Nasdaq:ENTR) has announced that the EN4020, its new multi-mode hybrid RF CMOS silicon tuner, has been selected by SERIT Platform Corporation, a manufacturer of DVB-T, DVB-C and DVB-S tuner modules.
News categories: Entropic Communications, SERIT Platform Corp, Cable TV, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Imagination Technologies To Demonstrate POWERVR Accelerated Multimedia Browser Experience
Jan 8, 2009 – Imagination Technologies has announced that its market leading POWERVR™ technology at CES 2009 is accelerating multimedia Internet content experiences built for use with Adobe Flash® Player 10 and Adobe Flash Lite™ software.
News categories: Imagination Technologies, CES2025, Media Player, Mobile, Semiconductor, Silicon IP

LG Adopts Xceive Silicon Tuner for 2009 LCD and Plasma TVs
Jan 8, 2009 – Xceive has announced that LG has selected the XC5000 silicon tuner for its new lines of high-end flat panel TVs. Xceive's XC5000 is the first silicon TV tuner IC accepted into mainstream TV production for worldwide markets.
News categories: Xceive, LG Electronics, Australia, Digital TV, Europe, Korea, New Zealand, Semiconductor, Singapore, Smart TV, Taiwan, USA

Xceive's XC5000 Selected for New Mele PVR Product Line
Jan 8, 2009 – Xceive has announced that Mele has selected Xceive's XC5000 hybrid silicon tuner for its new line of HMC-3915T and HMC-S01BT personal video recorders (PVR), manufactured under the Emtec brand, for use in its Movie Cube product lines.
News categories: Xceive, Mele, Digital TV, DVR, Europe, Semiconductor, Terrestrial