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China Digital TV Collaborates with Intel Corporation to Enable Next Generation Television Solutions
Mar 10, 2008 – China Digital TV (NYSE: STV) has announced a collaboration with Intel (NASDAQ: INTC). Under the terms of the agreement, China Digital TV and Intel will cooperate to enable China Digital TV's CA solution to use the Intel® CE 2110 Media Processor.
News categories: China Digital TV Holding, Intel Corporation, Cable TV, China, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

CCID Consulting: the Sales Revenue of China's IC Market Reached 562.37 Billion Yuan in 2007
Mar 10, 2008 – CCID Consulting (Hong Kong Stock Exchange: HK08235) has released a report on China's IC market. 2007 saw the lowest growth rate of China's IC market in the past five years.
News categories: CCID Consulting, China, Market Research, Semiconductor

Innofidei, Mobile Processor Firms Cooperate on CMMB
Mar 10, 2008 – Innofidei has signed separate agreements with major mobile multimedia processor manufacturers Mtekvision, Telechips, and Corelogic on joint development of low-cost CMMB handset solutions and products.
News categories: Innofidei, China, Digital TV, Mobile, Semiconductor

NXP Launches World's Smallest Single-chip Triple-mode PCTV Solution
Mar 6, 2008 – In a move to bring a high-quality anytime, anywhere TV viewing experience to ultra-mobile computers, NXP Semiconductors has launched the world's smallest single-chip PCTV solution - SAA7231 - that supports worldwide broadcast standards.
News categories: NXP, Content Protection, Digital TV, ICs, Peripherals / Accessories, Satellite, Semiconductor, Terrestrial

NXP Solution Key to Develop Next Wave of Car Infotainment
Mar 4, 2008 – NXP Semiconductors has announced collaboration with leading global automotive supplier Visteon. Visteon has selected NXP's Nexperia™ PNX9520 multimedia processor for the development of several new automotive infotainment innovations.
News categories: NXP, Visteon, Automotive, Digital TV, DVD, Semiconductor

BlueRun Ventures Invests in Innofidei
Mar 4, 2008 – Innofidei has announced that it has raised $10 million in year 2007 from BlueRun Ventures together with another investor. The company will use the funding for R&D and operating capital.
News categories: Innofidei, BlueRun Ventures, China, Digital TV, Mobile, Semiconductor, Venture Capital

Tensilica and NuFront to Show T-MMB Mobile TV Solution at China's IIC 2008 Shows
Mar 3, 2008 – Tensilica and NuFront have announced that the two companies will jointly exhibit at the IIC-China 2008 exhibitions March 3-4, 2008, in Shenzhen and March 10-11, 2008, in Shanghai.
News categories: NuFront, Tensilica, China, Mobile, Semiconductor, Silicon IP

Vivace Readies Samples of High Performance, Low Power VSP100 Media Processor
Mar 3, 2008 – Vivace Semiconductor has announced the availability of the first samples of its entry-level VSP100™ media processing chip incorporating high quality video capability for devices such as mobile phones, MP3/MP4 video players and mobile televisions.
News categories: Vivace Semiconductor, Digital TV, ICs, Mobile, Semiconductor, Tablet

Worldwide Leading Satellite STB IC Makers' Product Development Strategy
Feb 27, 2008 – As digital satellite TV services have taken off, the satellite TV Set Top Box (STB) has become the mainstream STB type; global shipments of digital satellite TV STBs in 2007 totaled 72.2 million units.
News categories: Market Intelligence Center, Digital TV, Market Research, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box