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Multiconn and DiBcom partner to offer an enhanced in-car TV receiver
Sep 4, 2008 – DiBcom is pleased to announce that the Italian company MTC Multiconn will be the first to implement DiBcom's 'diversity-4' technology in their in-car digital TV receiver.
News categories: DiBcom, Multiconn, Automotive, Digital TV, IBCShow, Mobile, Semiconductor, Terrestrial

STMicroelectronics Leading-Edge Decoder Technology Powers Proview Set-Top Box in Brazil
Sep 2, 2008 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has announced that Proview (Hong Kong: 0334) is to use ST's STi7101 HDTV MPEG-2/H.264 single chip video decoder in its new XPS-1000 digital terrestrial set-top box (SBTVD) for Brazil.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, Proview, Brazil, Digital TV, SBTVD, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

TELUS Selects CopperGate's HomePNA 3.1 Home Networking Technology for IPTV Service
Sep 2, 2008 – CopperGate Communications has announced that TELUS (TSX: T, T.A; NYSE: TU) has selected CopperGate's HomePNA 3.1 technology integrated into set-top boxes and residential gateways for its TELUS TV service offering.
News categories: CopperGate, TELUS, Canada, Gateway, IPTV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home

Alcatel-Lucent demonstrates enhanced video quality for DVB-SH broadcast mobile TV at IFA 2008
Aug 29, 2008 – During IFA 2008, Alcatel-Lucent (Paris & NYSE: ALU) is demonstrating, for the first time in Europe, MPE-iFEC, a powerful error-correction coding that improves the quality of mobile TV reception in hybrid satellite and terrestrial networks.
News categories: Alcatel-Lucent, Sagem, DiBcom, IFABerlin, Mobile, Satellite, Semiconductor

Sigma Designs Reports Second Quarter Fiscal 2009 Results
Aug 28, 2008 – Sigma Designs (NASDAQ: SIGM) has reported financial results for its second fiscal quarter ended August 2, 2008. Revenue for the second quarter increased 2% to $58.2 million, compared to $56.9 million in the previous quarter.
News categories: Sigma Designs, DVR, IPTV, Results, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home

Broadcom Announces New Digital Television Solution Supporting Global Connectivity
Aug 28, 2008 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has announced its next generation digital television (DTV) system-on-a-chip (SoC) solution designed for digital video broadcast (DVB)-based platforms to address European and Asian markets.
News categories: Broadcom, Digital TV, ICs, IFABerlin, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Legend Silicon and TCL Jointly Promote iDTV With High-Definition Experience for Olympic Fans in Beijing
Aug 26, 2008 – Legend Silicon has announced that it joined forces with TCL (Shenzhen:000100) to demonstrate integrated digital television (iDTV) technology in Beijing during the 2008 Olympic Games.
News categories: Legend Silicon, TCL Corp, China, Digital TV, DTMB, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Pace sets the standard for green set-top boxes
Aug 26, 2008 – Pace (LSE:PIC) has set out its goal to be the world-leader in low environmental impact (LEI) set-top boxes. To achieve these goals, Pace will be launching its 'Design for Environment' standard at IBC.
News categories: Pace plc, Conditional Access, Digital TV, IBCShow, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

TI maximizes digital TV energy efficiency and minimizes system cost in time for 2009 rollover
Aug 25, 2008 – Two power management ICs from Texas Instruments (TI) (NYSE:TXN), a dual-phase power factor correction (PFC) controller and a new SWIFT™ DC/DC power management converter, will help increase energy efficiency and reduce system size/cost in Digital TVs.
News categories: Texas Instruments, ICs, Semiconductor, Smart TV