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

Panasonic to Showcase Tomorrow's Lifestyle with Advanced, Broader Networking at CEATEC JAPAN 2008
Sep 29, 2008 – Panasonic (Tokyo:6752)(NYSE:MC) will showcase its vision of a new lifestyle under the theme of 'Tomorrow's Lifestyle with Advanced and Broader Networking' at CEATEC JAPAN 2008 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba City on the outskirts of Tokyo.
News categories: Panasonic, Blu-ray, Camcorder, Mobile, Semiconductor, Smart Home, Smart TV

Comtrend and DS2 Preview 400Mbps PLC Technology at the 2008 BBWF Forum
Sep 29, 2008 – Comtrend and DS2 are previewing next generation 400Mbps Powerline communications technology at the Broadband World Forum in Brussels.
News categories: Comtrend, DS2, BBWF, IPTV, Semiconductor, Smart Home

Chinese High-Definition Interactive Digital TV Leader Taps CopperGate for Low-Cost, Easy-to-Install EoC MDU Deployment
Sep 29, 2008 – CopperGate Communications has announced that B-STAR has selected HomePNA-based technology as its primary solution for its Multi Dwelling Unit (MDU) interactive Digital TV (iDTV) test program in Shanghai.
News categories: CopperGate, B-STAR, Broadband, Cable TV, China, Semiconductor, Smart Home

Sigma Introduces High Performance Media Processor for Feature-Rich Consumer Devices
Sep 29, 2008 – Sigma Designs (Nasdaq:SIGM) has announced the availability of its new SMP8644 media processor system-on-chip (SoC), designed for feature-rich consumer products including next generation IPTV set-top boxes, IP cable set-top boxes, and Blu-ray players.
News categories: Sigma Designs, Blu-ray, Cable TV, Digital TV, ICs, IPTV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Toshiba Corporation to bring its leading-edge technologies to CEATEC
Sep 26, 2008 – Toshiba (Tokyo:6502) has announced the product and technology innovations that it will spotlight at CEATEC. TVs empowered with the Cell/B.E. multi-core processor take visual entertainment to a new level.
News categories: Toshiba, DVD, Semiconductor, Smart Home, Smart TV, Streaming

AzureWave selects Mirics' FlexiTV™ technology for multi-standard PCTV receivers
Sep 26, 2008 – AzureWave Technologies has selected Mirics FlexiTV™ for the development of a new generation of PC TV receivers. AzureWave's Mirics FlexiTV™-based embedded PC TV solution will be available on consumer notebooks in 2009.
News categories: Mirics, AzureWave, Digital TV, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, Terrestrial

STMicroelectronics at CEATEC JAPAN 2008
Sep 25, 2008 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) will showcase its latest products and technologies for applications across a wide variety of markets, including home appliances, automotive, industrial, computer, healthcare and wireless, at CEATEC JAPAN 2008.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, Semiconductor, Smart TV

DivX Announces the Panasonic 'UniPhier' as the World's First DivX Certified® Blu-ray Chip to Support Full HD Playback
Sep 24, 2008 – DivX (NASDAQ:DIVX) has announced that Panasonic's UniPhier® System LSI (MN2WS0043DA) has achieved DivX Certification™ for 1080p high-definition playback - the first chip announced to have achieved DivX HD Certification for use in Blu-ray devices.
News categories: DivX, Panasonic, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Media Player, Semiconductor

MosChip Launches System-on-a-Chip (SoC) Processor for Digital Content Management in Camcorders, DVRs, Blu-Ray Disc Recorders, Video Editors and other AV Storage Devices
Sep 22, 2008 – MosChip's MCS60C80 is based on an ARM9™ processor and is designed as a next generation digital content manager and audio/video (AV) stream router to manage AV streams over 1394/FireWire and USB connections for fast and reliable storage.
News categories: MosChip, Camcorder, DVR, ICs, Optical Disc Recorder, Semiconductor