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Marvell Announces Comprehensive LCD-TV Chassis Reference Design Powered by Qdeo Video Processing
Jan 7, 2008 – Marvell (NASDAQ: MRVL) has announced the 88DE2710-WX, a complete HD-ready hardware and software solution LCD-TV chassis.
News categories: Marvell, CES2025, Semiconductor, Smart TV

Shinco Selects Xceive to Power New Hybrid Portable Lines of TVs and TV/DVD Players
Jan 7, 2008 – Xceive has announced that Shinco Corporation has selected Xceive's XC5000 silicon tuner for its new lines of 5" and 7" analog/digital hybrid TVs and combination portable TV/DVD player units for the North America market.
News categories: Xceive, Shinco Electronics, ATSC 3, Canada, Digital TV, DVD, North America, Semiconductor, Smart TV, USA

MaxLinear Debuts Tuner IC Aimed at Digital TV Cutover Products
Jan 7, 2008 – MaxLinear has announced the MxL5007T, a TV tuner IC developed for low-cost converter, set top box (STB) and other TV systems currently being designed for the FCC-mandated 2009 digital television cutover.
News categories: MaxLinear, ATSC 3, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, USA

Xceive Speeds Silicon Tuner Adoption Among TV Manufacturers
Jan 7, 2008 – Xceive Corporation has announced its new SiliconNOW module tuner, the SN5000. The SN5000 is positioned to help TV manufactures bridge the gap between yesterday's CAN tuner architecture and tomorrow's silicon-based TV tuner architecture.
News categories: Xceive, ATSC 3, Digital TV, DTMB, ISDB-T, Mobile, Semiconductor, Tablet

Legend Silicon Enters Global Market for Digital Television
Jan 7, 2008 – Legend Silicon has announced that it has entered the global market for digital television with commercially deployed silicon solutions for fixed and mobile digital TV in China.
News categories: Legend Silicon, China, Digital TV, DTMB, ICs, Mobile, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Legend Silicon Partners With Sharp to Deliver Digital TV to Mobile Devices
Jan 7, 2008 – Legend Silicon has announced that it has partnered with Sharp to develop an integrated single chip to enable mobile devices to receive China's GB20600-2006 terrestrial digital television broadcasts.
News categories: Legend Silicon, Sharp Corporation, China, Digital TV, DTMB, Mobile, Semiconductor, Tablet

Broadcom's Media PC Technology Enables High Quality Blu-ray Disc® and HD DVD Playback for Acer's Aspire® Notebook Computers
Jan 7, 2008 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has announced that Acer has selected its media PC technology for a new line of affordable Aspire® notebook computers.
News categories: Broadcom, Acer, Blu-ray, CES2025, Digital TV, DVD, HD-DVD, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor

Broadcom Announces Industry's Most Advanced High Definition AVC Encoder/Transcoder that Transforms the PC into a Multimedia Server
Jan 7, 2008 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has announced the industry's most advanced high definition (HD) AVC/MPEG encoder/transcoder that enables the personal computer to function as a multimedia gateway in the connected home.
News categories: Broadcom, CES2025, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Streaming

Hauppauge Selects Xceive's XC5000 Hybrid Silicon Tuner for New PC TV Tuner Line
Jan 7, 2008 – Xceive Corporation has announced that Hauppauge Computer Works, a division of Hauppauge Digital (NASDAQ: HAUP), has selected the XC5000 for its WinTV-HVR-950Q USB and WinTV-HVR-1500 ExpressCard PC TV receivers.
News categories: Xceive, Hauppauge Digital, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, USA