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Quantum unveils the new Video Touch personal TV media player featuring Siano's revolutionary internal chip antenna
Sep 12, 2008 – Quantum and Siano Mobile Silicon have announced at IBC that Siano's DVB-H silicon receiver chips together with the revolutionary SMS8021 internal chip antenna have been integrated into a Personal TV Media Player by Quantum.
News categories: Siano Mobile Silicon, Quantum, CAM, Content Protection, Digital TV, IBCShow, Mobile, Portable, Semiconductor, Tablet

PACE Selects ViXS XCode™ 3000 Video Processor to Power its Wireless Home Networking System
Sep 12, 2008 – ViXS Systems has announced that its XCode™ 3000 MPEG-4 AVC Transcoder/Encoder/Decoder SoC has been selected by Pace (LSE:PIC) as part of its wireless set-top box server.
News categories: ViXS Systems, Pace, IBCShow, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home

Microsoft Launches New Worldwide Platform for Broadcast TV on the PC
Sep 12, 2008 – At IBC2008, Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) announced it has delivered to the marketplace its Protected Broadcast Driver Architecture (PBDA), Microsoft's new worldwide platform for broadcast TV on the PC.
News categories: Microsoft, Content Protection, Digital TV, IBCShow, Media Player, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, Streaming

Fujitsu launches digital HDTV SoC for superior picture quality
Sep 11, 2008 – Fujitsu Microelectronics has announced the MB86H70, an HDTV system-on-chip (SoC) that integrates a video processing engine for superior picture quality, and a full HD (1920x1080) multi-decoder that decodes both MPEG-2 and H.264 video formats.
News categories: Fujitsu, Digital TV, IBCShow, ICs, Semiconductor, Smart TV

Coship Launches Personal Navigation Device with Mobile TV Powered by Siano
Sep 11, 2008 – Coship (Shenzhen:002052) has announced the launch of a new member, the CPND-4303A, to its GPS product line, with DVB-T mobile TV capability, powered by Siano Mobile Silicon's SMS1130 multi-standard receiver chip.
News categories: Siano Mobile Silicon, Coship, Automotive, Digital TV, IBCShow, Semiconductor, Terrestrial

Sigma Demonstrates Latest Consumer Technology for IPTV, Cable and UWB Solutions at IBC
Sep 11, 2008 – Sigma Designs (NASDAQ:SIGM) has announced that it will demonstrate a wide range of consumer technology solutions at IBC 2008 in Amsterdam.
News categories: Sigma Designs, Ken Lowe, Cable TV, IBCShow, IPTV, Semiconductor, Smart Home

Verimatrix and NEOTION Team to Deliver Advanced CI Card Solutions
Sep 11, 2008 – Verimatrix has announced ViewRight™ CI, an integrated DVB-CI solution combining NEOTION's secure CI card and MPEG-4 transcoding silicon with security features from Verimatrix's ViewRight core and VideoMark™ forensic watermarking.
News categories: Verimatrix, NEOTION, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, IBCShow, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Watermarking

China Digital TV and ViXS Systems Announce a Secure Digital Video Broadcast Solution for Chinese PC Market
Sep 11, 2008 – ViXS Systems and China Digital TV Holding (NYSE:STV) have announced the launch of a line of smartcard secured, DVB-C PC tuner products to serve digital cable customers in China, allowing users to turn their PCs into high-definition home theaters.
News categories: ViXS Systems, China Digital TV, Cable TV, CAM, China, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor

Sharp Selects ViXS XCode™ Video Processor for Three Blu-Ray Disc Recorders BD-HDW30/25/22
Sep 11, 2008 – ViXS Systems has announced that its XCode™ 3000 series advanced MPEG4 AVC (MPEG4 Part 10/H.264) Transcoder/Encoder/Decoder System-on-a-Chip (SoC) has been selected by Sharp (Tokyo: 6753) for three new Blu-Ray Disc (BD) Recorder products.
News categories: ViXS Systems, Sharp Corp, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Optical Disc Recorder, Semiconductor