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ARC Announces Partnership with ViXS Systems
Jun 3, 2008 – ARC International (LSE: ARK) has announced that ViXS Systems has taken a license for ARC's multimedia solutions for use in its XCode™ chipset family.
News categories: ARC International, ViXS Systems, Semiconductor, Silicon IP

ThinkNavi Picks RMI Alchemy Au1250 Processor for ThinkNavi T7 DVB-T Portable Navigation and Mobile TV Media Player
Jun 3, 2008 – RMI Corporation has announced that Thinkware, a leader in the personal and portable navigation industry, has selected the RMI Alchemy™ Au1250™ Processor for its ThinkNavi T7, a DVB-T based Portable Media Player for the European Market.
News categories: RMI Corp, ThinkNavi, Automotive, Digital TV, Europe, Portable, Semiconductor, Tablet, Terrestrial

DS2 advocates Powerline Communications for whole home connectivity in IPTV services
Jun 2, 2008 – DS2 will debut on the Computex show floor with a display entitled Connectivity. The demo highlights key features of DS2 Powerline Communications ICs for self-install and whole home networking in IPTV services to build or extend a home network.
News categories: DS2, IPTV, Semiconductor, Smart Home

Xceive Launches XC800 COFDM Digital Demodulator with Exclusive Digital Tuner Interface
Jun 2, 2008 – Xceive has unveiled the XC800 COFDM demodulator. Featuring Xceive's innovative direct digital interface (XDDI), the XC800 enables tight integration with the company's hybrid silicon tuners to provide a highly-optimized silicon front-end solution.
News categories: Xceive, Digital TV, ICs, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Pinnacle Selects Xceive XC5000 for New PCTV Tuner Lines
Jun 2, 2008 – Xceive has announced that Pinnacle Systems, the consumer division of Avid Technology (NASDAQ: AVID), has selected the XC5000 for its next generation of Pinnacle PCTV HD Stick and Pinnacle HD Pro Stick product families that are available now.
News categories: Xceive, Pinnacle Systems, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, Terrestrial

ARM Mali-400 MP Technology Brings High-end Graphics to all Consumer Devices
Jun 2, 2008 – ARM (LSE:ARM)(Nasdaq:ARMH) has announced the ARM® Mali™-400 MP scalable multiprocessor graphics solution, capable of delivering up to 1G pixels per second and enabling licensees to serve multiple product markets with the same architecture.
News categories: ARM®, Semiconductor, Silicon IP

DiBcom Enables High Performance Mobile Reception for Free-To-Air TV on LG Handset
Jun 2, 2008 – DiBcom has announced that its latest generation Mobile TV receiver enables Free-To-Air (FTA) TV on the new HB620T mobile phone from LG (Seoul: 066570). This new and sophisticated HSDPA device adds DVB-T reception to its long list of functions.
News categories: DiBcom, LG Electronics, 5G, Digital TV, Germany, Mobile, Semiconductor, Terrestrial

Tatung and Qpixel Offer New H.264 Reference Platforms for Transcoding and Place-shifting on STBs, and Content Re-formatting for Viewing on Portable Media Devices
Jun 2, 2008 – Qpixel Technology and Tatung have announced their joint efforts to bring value-add capabilities to standard STB (set top box) designs using Qpixel's high quality and low power H.264 compression technology.
News categories: Qpixel, Tatung, PeerTV, Digital TV, DVR, Placeshifting, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Malata Selects Xceive Smart Silicon Tuner for Latest Digital Television Line
Jun 2, 2008 – Xceive has announced that Malata has integrated the Xceive's XC5000 tuner IC within 19-inch and 22-inch integrated digital/analog television sets aimed for the European and Australian markets.
News categories: Xceive, Malata, Australia, Digital TV, Europe, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Terrestrial