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

Widevine® Expands Ability to Secure In-Home Networks
Jun 11, 2008 – Widevine Technologies has announced expanded capabilities for operators to quickly and affordably secure content between multiple devices within an in-home network using Cypher 4.2.
News categories: Widevine, Content Protection, Digital TV, DVR, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home

Factum Electronics Licenses Its DAB/DMB Middleware to Analog Devices
Jun 11, 2008 – Factum Electronics (STO:EFFN)(BCN:FDH) has announced an agreement with Analog Devices (NYSE: ADI). The agreement covers licensing of Factum's middleware and co-operation on technology and marketing targeting handheld mobile devices.
News categories: Analog Devices, Factum Electronics, Middleware, Mobile, Semiconductor

JVC Develops Dual Codec Compatible HD Signal Processing LSI for Camcorders
Jun 9, 2008 – JVC has become the first in the industry to develop a 'Dual Codec Compatible HD Signal Processing LSI for Camcorders' that supports two high-definition signal compression formats (H.264/MPEG-4 AVC and MPEG-2).
News categories: JVC, Camcorder, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor

Cable tru2way™ Platform Gains Endorsements from Major CE and IT Companies
Jun 9, 2008 – Major consumer electronics (CE) and information technology (IT) companies have signed binding memorandums of understanding (MOU) on tru2way™ technology with the top six cable operators in the United States.
News categories: CableLabs, Cable TV, Content Protection, Digital TV, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, USA

Cisco, Motorola and NDS Take Control of DCAS
Jun 6, 2008 – Motorola (NYSE: MOT), Cisco Systems (Nasdaq: CSCO) and NDS Group (Nasdaq: NNDS) have taken over the architecture work and some degree of the implementation of the downloadable conditional access system (DCAS) project initially managed by PolyCipher.
News categories: PolyCipher, Motorola, Cisco, NDS, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, USA

Imagination Technologies Extends Low-Power Receiver IP Platform
Jun 5, 2008 – Imagination Technologies (FTSE:IMG) has announced that it has added NorDig-Unified 1.0.3.compliant DVB-T to its licensable receiver IP platform family.
News categories: Imagination Technologies, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Silicon IP, Terrestrial

China is Now the Bastion of Global Digital STB Manufacturing
Jun 5, 2008 – China is now the bastion of global digital STB manufacturing with over 200 STB assembly service providers in 2007. Chinese STB IC makers have only a limited market share and most are focusing on domestically developed Chinese standards.
News categories: Market Intelligence Center, China, Market Research, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Sunplus Selects Sonic CinePlayer BD Navigator for its Blu-ray SoC
Jun 3, 2008 – Sonic Solutions® (NASDAQ: SNIC) has announced an agreement to license the Sonic® CinePlayer® BD Navigator software to Sunplus Technology. Sunplus is integrating Sonic's HDMV and BD-J technology with its new Blu-ray Disc player SoC solutions.
News categories: Sonic Solutions, Sunplus, Blu-ray, Digital TV, DVD, Middleware, Semiconductor

TerraTec Electronic Selects XC5000 Smart Silicon Tuner to Power New TV Sticks
Jun 3, 2008 – Xceive has announced that TerraTec Electronic has selected Xceive's XC5000 silicon tuner for its newest line of Cinergy Hybrid T USB XS FM tuners for the European markets.
News categories: Xceive, TerraTec, Digital TV, Europe, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, Terrestrial