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

Portugal Telecom selects DS2 powerline technology for advanced, HD-ready IPTV
Apr 15, 2008 – DS2 and Portugal Telecom have announced that DS2's UPA-compliant 200Mbps powerline technology has been selected to offer a remotely-managed, multi-channel IPTV service over power lines or coax that substantially reduces installation time and costs.
News categories: DS2, Portugal Telecom, Digital TV, IPTV, Portugal, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home

Millinet Chooses Intellon's HomePlug® Powerline Solutions for In-Home Distribution of KT IPTV Services in South Korea
Apr 15, 2008 – Intellon (Nasdaq: ITLN) has announced that Millinet has chosen Intellon's INT5500 and INT6300 ICs to enable in-home distribution of KT's MegaTV-branded IPTV services over phone lines in homes throughout South Korea.
News categories: Intellon, Millinet, KT, Digital TV, IPTV, Korea, Semiconductor, Smart Home

Sigma Designs and SecureMedia Launch Ãœber-Security For A New Generation of IPTV Digital Media Devices
Apr 15, 2008 – SecureMedia has announced that its Encryptonite ONE™ digital media protection system has been integrated into the SMP 8630 family of Secure Media Processors from Sigma Designs (Nasdaq: SIGM).
News categories: SecureMedia, Sigma Designs, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, IPTV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Renesas Technology Announces SH-MobileR2, Multimedia Host Processor With Integrated H.264/MPEG-4 Video Engine for Next Generation Multimedia Applications
Apr 14, 2008 – Renesas Technology America has announced the SH-MobileR2 (product name: SH7723), the latest member in the SH-Mobile series of application processors for portable multimedia systems.
News categories: Renesas, Digital TV, ICs, Mobile, Semiconductor, Smartphone, Tablet

Magnum Semiconductor Dual-Channel Recorders Deliver Advanced PVR Features to 3 ½ Million Set-Top Boxes
Apr 14, 2008 – At the NAB show, Magnum Semiconductor announced that more than 3½ million set-top boxes have shipped to date using Magnum's dual-channel encoder ICs.
News categories: Magnum Semiconductor, Digital TV, DVR, Market Research, NABShow, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Magnum Semiconductor Introduces New Dual-Channel Encoder IC for Set-Top Boxes
Apr 14, 2008 – At the National Association of Broadcasters show Magnum Semiconductor Corporation has announced the DM8803 Dual Channel MPEG-2 Encoder, targeted at set-top box (STB) and personal video recorder (PVR) applications.
News categories: Magnum Semiconductor, Digital TV, DVR, ICs, NABShow, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Sigma Introduces Next Generation IPTV Media Processor
Apr 14, 2008 – Sigma Designs (Nasdaq:SIGM) has announced that it has begun sampling its new SMP8654 media processor SoC, designed for the next generation of Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) set-top boxes.
News categories: Sigma Designs, Digital TV, DVR, ICs, IPTV, NABShow, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Microtune Demonstrates Support for ATSC Digital TV Broadcast at 2008 NAB Show
Apr 14, 2008 – This week Microtune® (NASDAQ: TUNE) will demonstrate its multi-standard tuner chip deployed in certified digital television (DTV) converter boxes at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show in Las Vegas.
News categories: Microtune, ATSC 3, NABShow, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, USA

Sigma Designs and Microsoft Collaborate on Advanced IPTV System-on-a-Chip for Microsoft Mediaroom
Apr 14, 2008 – Sigma Designs (Nasdaq:SIGM) and Microsoft (Nasdaq:MSFT) have announced a collaboration to enable the Microsoft Mediaroom IPTV and multimedia platform to operate on next-generation set-top boxes using the new Sigma SMP8654 SoC.
News categories: Sigma Designs, Microsoft Mediaroom, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, NABShow, Semiconductor, Set Top Box