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Trident Microsystems Reports Financial Results for First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2008
Oct 25, 2007 – Trident Microsystems has announced for the first fiscal quarter of 2008, ended September 30, 2007, that the Company achieved net revenues of $88,174,000, a sequential increase of 25% from the $70,593,000 reported in the quarter ended June 30, 2007 and a 24% year-over-year increase from the $71,363,000 reported in the quarter ended September 30, 2006.
News categories: Trident Microsystems, Digital TV, Results, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Renesas Technology Releases DVB-H CA Middleware Package for SH-Mobile Processor
Oct 24, 2007 – Renesas Technology has announced the DVB-H CA Middleware Package, software designed for the SH-Mobile application processor that implements descrambling of digital TV broadcasts for mobile phones in Europe.
News categories: Renesas, Hitachi, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Middleware, Mobile, Semiconductor

Sigma Designs to Showcase IPTV Set-Top Box and UWB Wireless Solutions at TelcoTV 2007
Oct 24, 2007 – Sigma Designs (Nasdaq:SIGM) has announced that it will conduct a range of IPTV and UWB wireless technology demonstrations of the company's media processor and software solutions at TelcoTV 2007.
News categories: Sigma Designs, IPTV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home

Onda Unveils the World's First Combined DVB-H/HSDPA Product for Notebooks for Italy's TIM, Jointly Developed With Siano and CyberLink
Oct 24, 2007 – ONDA Communication has unveiled the world's first Mobile Digital TV (MDTV) PC card that supports both DVB-H and HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) modems for the PC and notebook markets.
News categories: Siano Mobile Silicon, ONDA Communication, CyberLink, Digital TV, Italy, Middleware, Mobile, Semiconductor, Streaming

STMicroelectronics Reports 2007 Third Quarter and Nine Month Revenues and Earnings
Oct 23, 2007 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) reported financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 29, 2007. Net revenues for the third quarter increased 6.1% sequentially to $2,565 million from the $2,418 million reported in the prior quarter.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, Full Release, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Mobile, Results, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Broadcom Reports Third Quarter 2007 Results
Oct 23, 2007 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has reported that net revenue for the third quarter of 2007 was $950.0 million, an increase of 5.8% compared with the $897.9 million reported for the second quarter of 2007 and an increase of 5.2% compared with the $902.6 million reported for the third quarter of 2006.
News categories: Broadcom, Earnings Release, Digital TV, Results, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home

Entropic Communications Announces Availability of Industry's First MoCA 1.1 Enabled Chipset
Oct 23, 2007 – Entropic Communications has announced the availability of the industry's first MoCA 1.1 enabled chipset, the c.LINK EN2210.
News categories: Entropic Communications, Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA), Semiconductor, Smart Home

CopperGate Ships over 2 Million HomePNA 3.1 Chipsets
Oct 23, 2007 – At TelcoTV, CopperGate Communications, the leading provider of home networking technology for triple play IPTV over existing home wiring, announced that it has shipped over 2 Million HomePNA 3.1 CopperStream chipsets to OEM customers worldwide.
News categories: CopperGate Communications, HomePNA, Digital TV, Gateway, IPTV, Market Research, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home

Chipidea and PLM Unveil New Chip Design Allowing Billions of People to Enjoy HD Content on CRT TVs
Oct 23, 2007 – Chipidea, the Analog Business Group of MIPS Technologies (NASDAQ: MIPS), and PowerLayer Microsystems (PLM) have announced the release of an innovative video television chip called the PLM1000, that allows CRT televisions to receive HDTV content ranging from camcorder video to high-definition video games and broadcasts.
News categories: Chipidea, PowerLayer, China, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Silicon IP, Smart TV