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Broadcom Reports Fourth Quarter and Year 2007 Results
Jan 24, 2008 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has reported unaudited financial results for its fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2007.
News categories: Broadcom, Earnings Release, Digital TV, Results, Semiconductor

NXP Launches the World's First Ultra-low Power Terrestrial and Satellite Multi-band Silicon Tuner for Portable TV
Jan 23, 2008 – NXP Semiconductors has made available a truly anytime, anywhere digital TV viewing experience with the launch of the world's first multi-band silicon tuner, TDA18292.
News categories: NXP, Digital TV, ICs, ISDB-T, Mobile, MWC24, Semiconductor, Terrestrial

Qualcomm Announces First Quarter Fiscal 2008 Results
Jan 23, 2008 – Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) has announced results for the first fiscal quarter of 2008 ended December 30, 2007.
News categories: QUALCOMM, Earnings Release, Mobile, Results, Semiconductor, Smart TV

French Service Provider Free Selects Intellon-Based HomePlug AV Powerline Connectivity for Customer-Installable Triple Play Service Packages
Jan 23, 2008 – Intellon (Nasdaq:ITLN) has announced that Free, a leading French broadband service provider, has selected Intellon's HomePlug AV-compliant powerline communication ICs for use in all Freebox HD service packages in France.
News categories: Intellon, Free, Broadband, Digital TV, France, Gateway, IPTV, Semiconductor, Smart Home

Panasonic Electronic Devices Co., Ltd Selects the Infineon Technologies Tuner IC for Digital Car Television Tuner
Jan 22, 2008 – Infineon (FSE/NYSE: IFX) has announced that Panasonic Electronic Devices Co., Ltd, has selected Infineon's OmniTune™ TUA6045 RF Tuner IC for their digital car television tuner.
News categories: Infineon, Panasonic Electronic Devices, Automotive, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Terrestrial

STMicroelectronics Reports 2007 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Revenues and Earnings
Jan 22, 2008 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) reported financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2007. Net revenues for the fourth quarter increased 6.9% sequentially to $2.74 billion from the $2.57 billion reported in the prior quarter.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, Full Release, Digital TV, Results, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Consumer Electronics Leaders Showcase MIPS-Based™ Products at CES 2008
Jan 17, 2008 – MIPS Technologies (NasdaqGS: MIPS) has announced that a broad array of the world's leading consumer electronics companies debuted and demonstrated design innovations based on the industry-leading MIPS® architecture at last week's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.
News categories: MIPS Technologies, CES2025, DVR, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Silicon IP, Smart Home, Smart TV, Tablet

DivX Announces Licensing Agreement with AMD to Allow Support of DivX Video with AMD Xilleon™ Processors
Jan 16, 2008 – DivX (NASDAQ:DIVX) has announced a licensing agreement with semiconductor supplier AMD (NYSE:AMD) allowing AMD to include DivX® video technology with specific AMD Xilleon™ processors to power a broad range of next-generation digital TVs worldwide.
News categories: DivX, AMD, Digital TV, Licensing, Media Player, Semiconductor

Teridian to Supply Sling Media with IC Ethernet Connectivity Component on Current and Next Generation Slingbox Products
Jan 14, 2008 – Teridian Semiconductor has announced that Sling Media has ramped production of the new Slingbox SOLO, with Teridian's Fast Ethernet PHY IC - 78Q2123.
News categories: Teridian Semiconductor, Placeshifting, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Streaming