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Industry Creates HomeGrid Forum to Develop Technology for Enjoying Multimedia Anywhere in the Home
Apr 29, 2008 – Infineon Technologies, Intel Corporation, Panasonic and Texas Instruments have announced the creation of HomeGrid Forum, which aims to promote and influence a single, next-generation worldwide standard for networking digital content.
News categories: HomeGrid Forum, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Smart Home

STMicroelectronics Reports 2008 First Quarter Revenues and Earnings
Apr 28, 2008 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has reported financial results for the 2008 fiscal first quarter ended March 30, 2008.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, Automotive, Digital TV, DVB-S2, Results, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Flexible Movie Player Video/Audio Playback Software Achieves High-Performance Video Processing on the SH-Mobile Application Processor for Mobile Phones
Apr 24, 2008 – Renesas Technology has announced the development of the Flexible Movie Player video/audio playback software package for embedded systems using the SH-Mobile application processor for mobile phones.
News categories: Renesas, Digital TV, Japan, Media Player, Middleware, Mobile, Semiconductor, Software

Huawei and Qualcomm Complete Europe's First MBMS Field Trial with Telecom Italia
Apr 23, 2008 – Huawei and Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOM) have announced the completion of Europe's first MBMS (Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service) field trial, carried out in conjunction with Telecom Italia.
News categories: Huawei, QUALCOMM, Telecom Italia, Digital TV, Italy, Mobile, Semiconductor

Sigma Media Processors to be Used on Pirelli's IPTV Set-Top Boxes
Apr 22, 2008 – Sigma Designs (Nasdaq: SIGM) has announced that its highly integrated SMP8634 media processor is being used by Pirelli Broadband Solutions, to power their line of IPTV set-top boxes, currently being deployed by two major European operators.
News categories: Sigma Designs, Pirelli Broadband, Ken Lowe, Corrado Rocca, Digital TV, IPTV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Broadcom Reports First Quarter 2008 Results
Apr 22, 2008 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has reported unaudited financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2008.
News categories: Broadcom, Results, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Zoran Corporation Reports First Quarter 2008 Results
Apr 21, 2008 – Zoran (Nasdaq GS: ZRAN) has reported results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2008.
News categories: Zoran, Blu-ray, DVD, Results, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Legend Silicon Releases 3rd Generation DTV Demodulator Chip
Apr 17, 2008 – Legend Silicon has announced a new, all-mode DTV demodulator chip (LGS-8G52) for China's latest DTV standards.
News categories: Legend Silicon, China, Digital TV, DTMB, Hong Kong, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Sigma Sinks on Broadcom Scare
Apr 16, 2008 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) may have won a key IPTV deal with Motorola (NYSE: MOT).
News categories: Sigma Designs, Broadcom, Motorola, Finance, IPTV, Semiconductor