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Micronas' Latest 120Hz truD® Solution Provides Superior Picture Quality and Reduced System Cost
Aug 19, 2008 – Micronas (SWX Swiss Exchange: MASN) has announced the FRC-Q, its fifth generation of motion estimation/compensation (ME/MC) frame-rate converters, delivering the Real Motion® experience on Full HD 1080p LCD, PDP and OLED TVs.
News categories: Micronas, ICs, IFABerlin, Semiconductor, Smart TV

Broadcom Announces Leading Single-Chip Cable Set-Top Box Digital-to-Analog Adapter Solution
Aug 18, 2008 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has announced a new digital-to-analog (DTA) system-on-a-chip (SoC), BCM3545, that enables cable set-top box (STB) OEMs to provide cable operators with a cost effective device that transitions analog customers to digital.
News categories: Broadcom, Cable TV, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, USA

Siano Raises $17.5M in Round C Funding To Expand its Leadership in Mobile TV Markets
Aug 13, 2008 – Siano Mobile Silicon has announced that is has secured a third round of funding, of US $17.5 million. DFJ Tamir Fishman Ventures (DFJTFV) led the round and was joined by all of the existing investors from previous rounds.
News categories: Siano Mobile, Mobile, Semiconductor, Terrestrial, Venture Capital

NXP Semiconductors Completes Acquisition of Conexant's Set-top Box Operations
Aug 11, 2008 – Following the announcement of April 29 this year, NXP Semiconductors has confirmed the completion of the acquisition of the Broadband Media Processing (BMP) business of Conexant Systems (NASDAQ:CNXT).
News categories: NXP, Conexant, Digital TV, IBCShow, MandA, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV

DivX Certifies High-Definition Chip from Broadcom for HDTVs and Set-Top Boxes
Aug 11, 2008 – DivX (NASDAQ:DIVX) has announced the high-definition (HD) DivX Certification™ of Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM)'s BCM7405 system-on-a-chip (SoC).
News categories: DivX, Broadcom, Digital TV, Media Player, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming

Sigma Designs' Media Processors Power I-O DATA's New Set-Top Boxes for Japan's Free GyaO TV/internet Service
Aug 11, 2008 – Sigma Designs (Nasdaq:SIGM) and I-O DATA have announced that Sigma's industry leading SMP8634LF media processors are being used in I-O DATA's new, updated set-top box models, the AV-LS500L and AV-LS500UL.
News categories: Sigma Designs, I-O DATA, USEN Corp, GyaO NEXT, Digital TV, Japan, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Streaming

HDTV Silicon Sub-Component Revenues Anticipated to Grow from $5.48 billion in 2008 to more than $6.71 billion by 2011
Aug 6, 2008 – Display Insights' recently introduced 2008 report 'The HDTV Silicon Ecosystem Revealed' has uncovered a powerful inflection point among the 4 competing HDTV silicon sub-architectures that could dramatically alter current leadership positions.
News categories: Display Insights, Digital TV, Market Research, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Terrestrial

China Digital TV Announces Unaudited Second Quarter 2008 Results
Aug 6, 2008 – China Digital TV (NYSE: STV) has announced its results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2008. In the quarter, China Digital TV launched STV-RT10UP, a chip which enables PCs to support DVR and HDTV functions on three channels simultaneously.
News categories: China Digital TV Holding, Cable TV, CAM, China, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Mobile, Peripherals / Accessories, Results, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Streaming

MPEG Video IC Market in Mobile Devices Outpaces Tethered Products
Aug 6, 2008 – The first MPEG video ICs were designed for tethered devices that were powered via a wall outlet. Today the market for mobile MPEG video ICs in battery powered devices is greater than that of the market for MPEG video ICs in tethered devices.
News categories: In-Stat, Blu-ray, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVD, IPTV, Market Research, Mobile, Peripherals / Accessories, Portable, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial