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Digital TV Labs Delivers DVB-T2 Receiver Testing
Aug 25, 2008 – Digital terrestrial receiver and chip manufacturers can now test RF front-end performance against the new DVB-T2 specification with the launch of Digital TV labs DVB-T2 Virtual RF Test Suite.
News categories: Digital TV Labs, Digital TV, DVB-T2, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial, UK

NEC Electronics Announces iDTV SoC Supporting H.264/AVC with Full HD processing
Aug 25, 2008 – NEC Electronics (Tokyo: 6723) has announced that it has begun sample shipments of the EMMA™3TL, a new SoC product for full high definition (HD) iDTV supporting the H.264/AVC next-generation video compression standard.
News categories: NEC Electronics, ATSC 3, Digital TV, ICs, ISDB-T, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Broadcom to Acquire Digital TV Business from AMD
Aug 25, 2008 – Broadcom (NASDAQ: BRCM) and AMD (NYSE: AMD) have announced that the companies have entered into a definitive agreement for Broadcom to acquire AMD's digital TV (DTV) business.
News categories: Broadcom, AMD, Digital TV, MandA, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Mitsubishi to Launch New Wireless HDTV With Embedded AMIMON Wireless Chips
Aug 21, 2008 – AMIMON's technology has been selected by Mitsubishi for its High-Definition LCD TV for the Japan. The wireless HDTV is a two-piece system comprised of an LCD panel and a separate HDTV receiver unit that connects to the LCD panel wirelessly.
News categories: AMIMON, Mitsubishi Electric, Digital TV, Japan, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV

Micronas Introduces Scalable H.264 IDTV Platform for Flat-Panel TV Manufacturers
Aug 21, 2008 – Micronas (SWX Swiss Exchange: MASN) has announced an IDTV system solution for flat-panel TVs. The Pegasus IDTV platform supports 100Hz/120Hz motion blur reduction, personal media playback, home networking, and Digital Sound Projector™ options.
News categories: Micronas, ATSC 3, Digital TV, ICs, Middleware, Semiconductor, Smart Home, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Tensilica Confirms New Intel Media Processor for Consumer Electronics Devices Uses Company's HiFi 2 Audio Processor
Aug 20, 2008 – At the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco, Tensilica announced that the new Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) Media Processor CE 3100 for Internet-connected CE devices includes Tensilica's HiFi 2 audio processor.
News categories: Tensilica, Intel Corp, Semiconductor, Silicon IP

Intel Introduces First IA System on Chip for Consumer Electronics, Expands Internet to TV Experience
Aug 20, 2008 – At the Intel Developer Forum, Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) introduced the Intel® Media Processor CE 3100, the first in a new family of purpose-built System on Chips (SoCs) for Consumer Electronics devices based on the company's Intel architecture (IA).
News categories: Intel Corp, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming

Intel® and Yahoo!® to Bring the Internet to Television
Aug 20, 2008 – Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) and Yahoo! (NASDAQ:YHOO) have previewed plans for the Widget Channel, a television (TV) application framework optimized for TV and related consumer electronics (CE) devices that use the Intel Architecture.
News categories: Intel Corp, Yahoo!, Digital TV, Middleware, Semiconductor, Smart TV

Realtek Multimedia Chip is First to Enable Full 1080p High-Definition DivX® Video on Media Box and Set-Top-Box Applications
Aug 20, 2008 – DivX (NASDAQ: DIVX) and Realtek Semiconductor have announced the DivX Certification™ of a new Realtek chip for Networked Media Box and PVR Set-Top-Box applications capable of playing back full high-definition video at the 1080p profile.
News categories: DivX, Realtek, Digital TV, DVR, ICs, Media Player, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Streaming