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Conexant's Solution Selected by Skyworth Digital for New Cable Set-Top Boxes
Oct 15, 2007 – Conexant (NASDAQ:CNXT) has announced that Skyworth Digital has chosen the company's highly integrated cable set-top box (STB) MPEG decoder for a new family of digital video broadcast cable (DVB-C) receivers for the Chinese marketplace.
News categories: Conexant, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Micronas: return to growth and profitability with a new strategy in the Consumer division; Automotive a strong second pillar
Oct 11, 2007 – Following a strategic review, the Micronas Group is to selectively streamline its product portfolio in the Consumer division, significantly reducing the complexity of the offering in the TV segment.
News categories: Micronas, Digital TV, Results, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Terrestrial

MediaPhy Unveils All-Segment Single-Chip for Japanese Mobile TV Applications
Oct 10, 2007 – Following the launch of its multi-standard single-chip offering for global mobile TV applications last month, MediaPhy has introduced the second member of its product family, the J-Solo™, designed specifically to address the rapidly growing Japanese mobile TV market.
News categories: MediaPhy, Digital TV, ICs, ISDB-T, Japan, Mobile, Semiconductor

Panasonic starts to sell a New-generation UniPhier System LSI
Oct 10, 2007 – Panasonic has started sample shipment of a new-generation UniPhier® system LSI in which next-generation AV codec technology is applied to UniPhier®, Panasonic's original digital consumer electronics integration platform.
News categories: Panasonic, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor

Technology Shifting in Real-Time Broadcast MPEG Encoder Market According to In-Stat
Oct 9, 2007 – The real-time broadcast MPEG encoder market is growing as new digital TV providers and TV channels are launched and HD content grows, reports In-Stat. There is also a large shift taking place, as H.264 is replacing MPEG-2 as the compression technology of choice in many of the segments.
News categories: In-Stat, Cable TV, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Semiconductor, Terrestrial

SiConnect proposal takes next step toward inclusion in IEEE powerline standard
Oct 8, 2007 – SiConnect has successfully merged its submission for the forthcoming IEEE P1901 powerline communication coexistence standard with the proposal submitted jointly by the Consumer Electronics Powerline Communication Alliance (CEPCA) and the Universal Powerline Association (UPA).
News categories: SiConnect, Consumer Electronics Powerline Communication Alliance (CEPCA), Universal Powerline Association (UPA), Semiconductor, Smart Home, UK

WiMedia Alliance Certifies First Ultra-Wideband Products
Oct 8, 2007 – The WiMedia™ Alliance has announced the first silicon products certified on its Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Common Radio Platform.
News categories: WiMedia Alliance, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Smart Home

RMI Alchemy Au1200 Processor Chosen for XENT X3 Multifunction Portable Media Player from HyOn - A World Leader in DMB and GPS
Oct 8, 2007 – Raza Microelectronics (RMI) has announced that HyOn Corporation has selected the RMI Alchemy™ Au1200 Processor for its XENT X3 multi-function Portable Media Player.
News categories: RMI Corp, HyOn, Digital TV, Media Player, Mobile, Semiconductor, Tablet

Thomson: New Triple-Play, on-Chip Solution for VDSL2 Broadband Access Gateway
Oct 8, 2007 – Thomson (Euronext Paris:18453) (NYSE:TMS) has announced the launch of the Thomson 5411/5120 chipset for customer premises equipment at the 2007 Broadband World Forum Europe.
News categories: Thomson, BBWF, Broadband, ICs, Semiconductor