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NEC Electronics Introduces System-on-Chip for Tuners That Enable Viewing of Digital Terrestrial Broadcasts on Analog Televisions
Dec 12, 2008 – NEC (Tokyo: 6723) has introduced the EMMATM2TS system-on-chip (SoC) for tuners that enable digital terrestrial broadcasts to be viewed on current analog televisions. The new product is compliant with the Japan's 'simplified DTT tuner' specifications.
News categories: NEC Electronics, Digital TV, ICs, ISDB-T, Japan, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Wireless HDTV Vendors Back Their Choices with Cash, but Few Products Are Market-Ready in North America
Dec 12, 2008 – Although consumer electronics vendors continue to line up behind the two proposed standards for wireless high definition television connectivity most retailers shelves have yet to see any products.
News categories: ABI Research, WHDI Special Interest Group, WirelessHD, Market Research, Semiconductor, Smart Home

Gartner Says Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue Declined $12 Billion in 2008
Dec 12, 2008 – For only the fifth time in the last 25 years, the semiconductor industry will post a decline in revenue, with worldwide semiconductor revenue of $261.9 billion in 2008, a 4.4% decline from 2007, according to preliminary results from Gartner.
News categories: Gartner, Market Research, Semiconductor

DiBcom offers Mobile TV on the new Mio navigation device in Europe
Dec 11, 2008 – DiBcom has announced that its technology is now being integrated into the Mio Technology's C728, a top-of-the-line portable navigation device (PND), enabling it to receive free-to-air DVB-T Television.
News categories: DiBcom, Mio Technology, Digital TV, Europe, Portable, Semiconductor, Smartphone, Terrestrial

TCL and Intel Sign Strategic Cooperation Agreement to Develop Next Generation Internet TV
Dec 9, 2008 – Intel China (NASDAQ:INTC) and TCL Multimedia (ShenZhen:000100) have announced that they will co-develop Internet TV and jointly promote the integration of Internet and TV to bring a more comprehensive television experience to Chinese consumers.
News categories: Intel Corp, TCL Corp, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Streaming

AMIMON Ships Its 100,000th Wireless High-Definition Chipset
Dec 9, 2008 – AMIMON has announced that it has hit a major milestone with the shipment of its 100,000th wireless HDTV chipset. AMIMON continues to advance toward making its goal of whole-home wireless HD video connectivity a reality.
News categories: AMIMON, CES2025, Digital TV, Market Research, Semiconductor, Smart Home

Microtune's New Tuner Chip Brings High-Speed Digital TV to Automotive Entertainment
Dec 9, 2008 – Microtune (NASDAQ: TUNE) has introduced a tuner chip for high-speed in-car TV. The MicroTuner MT2067 is a world-standard, automotive-grade TV tuner engineered to provide stable TV reception for passengers in vehicles traveling at speed.
News categories: Microtune, Automotive, ICs, Mobile, Semiconductor, Terrestrial

Broadcom Updates Guidance for Fourth Quarter 2008 Results
Dec 8, 2008 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has updated its financial guidance for the fourth quarter of 2008. Due to the current global economic environment, customers across Broadcom's markets have requested adjustments in their deliveries for the fourth quarter.
News categories: Broadcom, Digital TV, Results, Semiconductor

Valens Semiconductor's HDBaseT™ Enables 5Play™ Convergence via a Single Cable for In-Home High Definition Connectivity
Dec 8, 2008 – Valens Semiconductor is introducing its HDBaseT™ technology, enabling a single LAN cable to replace multiple cables and connectors. HDBaseT combines uncompressed HD video, audio, 100BaseT Ethernet, power over cable and control signals.
News categories: Valens Semiconductor, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Smart Home