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Zoran Corporation's Vaddis® Multimedia Decoder Selected by SanDisk for SANSA® TakeTV™ Video Player
Oct 22, 2007 – Zoran Corporation (Nasdaq: ZRAN) has announced that its Vaddis® multimedia decoder is the processor in the new Sansa® TakeTV™ (formerly "USBTV") PC to TV video player from SanDisk Corporation.
News categories: Zoran, SanDisk, Digital TV, Hardware, Media Player, Semiconductor, Streaming, Tablet

Zoran Corporation Reports Third Quarter 2007 Results
Oct 22, 2007 – Zoran Corporation (Nasdaq GS: ZRAN) has reported results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2007. Revenues for the third quarter were $146.4 million, compared to $129.9 million last quarter and $129.4 million in the third quarter of 2006.
News categories: Zoran, Earnings Release, Digital TV, DVD, Results, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV

AMIMON Chooses the MIPS32® M4K® Core for Wireless High Definition Multimedia Applications
Oct 22, 2007 – MIPS Technologies (NASDAQ: MIPS) has announced that AMIMON has licensed the low-power MIPS32® M4K® core for development of wireless HD audio and video transfer applications.
News categories: MIPS Technologies, AMIMON, Semiconductor, Silicon IP, Smart Home

IBM and MediaTek to Bring Wireless High Definition TV and Movies to Consumers
Oct 22, 2007 – IBM (NYSE: IBM) and MediaTek have launched a joint initiative to develop ultra fast chipsets that can wirelessly transmit a full-length high definition movie to and from a home PC, hand-held device, retail kiosk or television set nearly as fast as a viewer can push their remote control.
News categories: IBM, MediaTek, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Smart Home

Sigma Media Processor is Adopted by Samsung's New Third Generation Blu-ray Player
Oct 18, 2007 – Sigma Designs (Nasdaq:SIGM) has announced that its highly integrated SMP8634 media processor was selected by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. to power its third generation Blu-ray player, the BD-P1400.
News categories: Sigma Designs, Blu-ray, Digital TV, DVD, Semiconductor

Renesas Technology Releases Single-Chip LSI for Use in LCD Digital TVs for the North American Market
Oct 17, 2007 – Renesas Technology has announced the R8J66954BG offering single-chip implementation of major signal processing functions, from front-end signal input to later stages such as signal output to an LCD panel, for North American LCD digital TVs.
News categories: Renesas Technology, ATSC 3, Canada, Digital TV, ICs, North America, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Terrestrial, USA

MediaPhy Licenses Tensilica's Diamond Standard 108Mini Processor Core
Oct 15, 2007 – Tensilica has announced that MediaPhy has licensed the Diamond Standard 108Mini, the industry's lowest power 32-bit processor core for SOC (system-on-chip) design. MediaPhy will use the Diamond Standard 108Mini in its next generation mobile audio and video entertainment designs.
News categories: MediaPhy, Tensilica, Digital TV, Mobile, Semiconductor, Silicon IP, Tablet

Powerline home net camps mount urgent bid for unity
Oct 15, 2007 – Opposing camps in powerline home networking will face off at an IEEE meeting in Boston this week over the path toward a unified standard.
News categories: Cable TV, Digital TV, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, USA

Horizon Semiconductors Delivers Revolutionary Single Chip Native 1080/60p High Definition Transcoder for Next-Generation Set-Top Boxes, Media Players, iVDRs and Location-Free TV
Oct 15, 2007 – Horizon Semiconductors has announced the immediate availability of the industry's first single chip multi-standard native 1080/60p Transcoder for the triple-play/quad-play Cable, Satellite and IPTV Set-Top Box, Digital Video Recorder and Home Media Center, Blu-Ray/HD-DVD player and recorder, iVDRs, place shifting boxes and location-free TV markets.
News categories: Horizon Semiconductors, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, ICs, IPTV, Optical Disc Recorder, Placeshifting, Semiconductor, Set Top Box