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

Intel Backs Out Of Viiv Range Of Convergence Devices
Dec 15, 2007 – Intel Corp (INTC) is moderating its previously announced ambitious plans for marketing a new generation of PC platforms for the "convergence" market, the Wall Street Journal reported.
News categories: Intel Corp, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Smart Home, Streaming

Samsung's New Home Theater-in-a-Box (HTiB) Powered by Sigma Designs
Dec 14, 2007 – Sigma Designs (Nasdaq:SIGM) has announced that its highly integrated SMP8634 media processor was selected by Samsung Electronics to power its new HT-BD2 home theater-in-a-box (HTiB), the first home theater product to combine a Blu-ray player and sound system into one product offering.
News categories: Sigma Designs, Samsung Electronics, Blu-ray, Digital TV, DVD, Semiconductor

Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue Increased 3 Percent in 2007 According to Preliminary Results by Gartner
Dec 14, 2007 – Worldwide semiconductor revenue totaled $270.3 billion in 2007, a 2.9 percent increase from 2006, according to preliminary results from Gartner, Inc. Vendor performances were mixed with two vendors in the top 10 that experienced double-digit growth and two vendors that showed declines in revenue.
News categories: Gartner, Market Research, Semiconductor

Microtune's 3-in-1 Tuner Featured in DTV Converter Box Certified by NTIA
Dec 13, 2007 – Microtune® (NASDAQ: TUNE) has announced that its 3-in-1 TV tuner was deployed in a digital television (DTV) converter set-top box approved by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) for the $1 billion coupon-eligible converter box program (CECB) targeted to American consumers.
News categories: Microtune, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), ATSC 3, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, USA

Samsung Develops World's First 65nm Digital TV Receiver Chip
Dec 13, 2007 – Samsung Electronics has announced the development of a new digital TV receiver chip (S5H1432) using 65nm process technology for terrestrial digital video broadcasting (DVB-T), the digital broadcasting standard in Europe, Southeast Asia, and Australia.
News categories: Samsung, CES2025, Digital TV, ICs, Optical Disc Recorder, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Oregan™ Launches Moka™ - A Hybrid Digital TV Foundation Platform, Delivering Convergence of Internet and Digital Broadcast Standards
Dec 12, 2007 – Oregan Networks has announced the availability of a customisable white label device foundation solution and a system integration toolkit for creation of multiroom media gateways with web and broadcast connectivity.
News categories: Oregan Networks, STMicroelectronics, CES2025, Digital TV, Gateway, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Streaming

NEC Electronics America Integrates Analog Copy Protection from Dwight Cavendish Systems into EMMA-Based MPEG Decoder Devices
Dec 12, 2007 – NEC Electronics America has announced that analog copy protection with patented copy protection strategies from Dwight Cavendish Systems (DCS) has been integrated into NEC Electronics' Enhanced MultiMedia Architecture™ (EMMA™)-based MPEG decoders.
News categories: NEC Electronics, Dwight Cavendish, Content Protection, Digital TV, DVR, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Micronas USA Licenses DRM Solution from Elliptic
Dec 11, 2007 – Elliptic Semiconductor and Micronas (Zurich, Switzerland, SWX Swiss Exchange: MASN) have announced that Micronas USA has licensed the digital rights management (DRM) Elliptic security solution for use in its system-on-chips (SoCs) aimed at consumer electronics.
News categories: Micronas, Elliptic Semiconductor, Digital TV, DRM, Licensing, Semiconductor, Silicon IP, Smart TV

Intel targets WiMAX with software radio device
Dec 11, 2007 – Intel (INTC) has developed a test chip for software defined radio that can handle WiFi, WiMAX and DVB-H digital TV in one chip.
News categories: Intel Corp, Broadband, Digital TV, Mobile, Semiconductor, Smart Home