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

Microtune Announces Silicon Tuner Strategy to Bring High-Speed Digital TV to Automotive Market
Nov 13, 2007 – Microtune (NASDAQ: TUNE) has announced that its MT2060 tuner technology is deployed in a car TV receiver system of Kenwood. Kenwood uses four tuners in a diversity TV entertainment system that delivers ISDB-T digital TV and other data services to a vehicle.
News categories: Microtune, Kenwood, Automotive, Digital TV, ISDB-T, Japan, Mobile, Semiconductor

Industry's Smallest, Single-Conversion Tuner for Mobile TV Achieves Lowest BOM
Nov 8, 2007 – Maxim Integrated Products (Pink Sheets: MXIM) has introduced the MAX2165 highly integrated, single-conversion tuner for DVB-H, mobile TV applications.
News categories: Maxim, Product Preview, Digital TV, ICs, Mobile, Semiconductor

LG Electronics Selects Broadcom® Solution for Its Second Generation Flagship Super Blu™ Dual-Format High Definition Disc Player
Nov 7, 2007 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has announced that its highly integrated Blu-ray Disc®/HD DVD system-on-a-chip (SoC) solution has been selected by LG Electronics to power its dual-format Super Blu™ BH200 high definition disc player.
News categories: Broadcom, LG, Blu-ray, Digital TV, DVD, HD-DVD, Semiconductor

Imagination Technologies' Multi-Standard Receiver IP Core Family Extends Support to 1Seg, 3Seg and Full-Seg ISDB-T
Nov 1, 2007 – Imagination Technologies has announced that it has added wide support for the Japanese ISDB-T digital TV and radio standards to its licensable receiver IP core family.
News categories: Imagination Technologies, Embedded Technology (ET), Digital TV, ISDB-T, Japan, Mobile, Semiconductor, Silicon IP, Terrestrial

Conexant Reports Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter of Fiscal 2007
Nov 1, 2007 – Conexant (NASDAQ: CNXT) has announced financial results for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007. In addition, the company announced that it will terminate further investments in "stand-alone" products for wireless networking but will continue to support DSL gateway solutions that incorporate wireless-networking capability.
News categories: Conexant, Digital TV, Gateway, Results, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Genesis Microchip Reports Second Quarter Fiscal 2008 Financial Results
Nov 1, 2007 – Genesis Microchip (Nasdaq:GNSS) has announced its financial results for the second quarter of its fiscal year 2008, which ended September 30, 2007.
News categories: Genesis Microchip, Earnings Release, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Results, Semiconductor, Smart TV

Entropic Communications and STMicroelectronics Partner to Deliver Complete DVB-C Set-Top Box Design
Nov 1, 2007 – Entropic Communications in conjunction with STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM) has announced the availability of a complete hardware and software reference design for digital video broadcasting over cable (DVB-C) STB applications.
News categories: Entropic Communications, STMicroelectronics, Cable TV, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

It's a survival race for mobile TV chip suppliers
Nov 1, 2007 – Suppliers of mobile TV technology waiting for the fledgling market to take wing have already entered a race for survival.
News categories: Digital TV, Mobile, Semiconductor, Venture Capital

Horizon Semiconductors rolls out single chip native 1080/60p high definition dual channel decoder SoCs for next-generation Cable, Satellite & IPTV set-top boxes
Oct 29, 2007 – Horizon Semiconductors has announced the immediate availability of the industry's first single chip multi-standard native 1080/60p high definition decoders for triple-play/quad-play Cable, Satellite and IPTV Set-Top Box, Digital Video Recorders and Home Media Centers.
News categories: Horizon Semiconductors, Cable TV, Digital TV, ICs, IPTV, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box