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

Cloakware's Robust-Ready DTCP-IP Integrated in Texas Instruments' DaVinci™ Technology Solutions
Sep 17, 2007 – Cloakware has announced that its Robust-Ready Digital Transmission Content Protection over Internet Protocol (DTCP-IP) product is available in Texas Instruments' (TI) DaVinci™ portfolio.
News categories: Texas Instruments, Cloakware, Content Protection, DRM, Semiconductor, Smart Home

Mobile TV IC market struggles to hold on
Sep 17, 2007 – Suppliers of mobile-TV technology, waiting for the fledgling market to take wing, have already entered a race for survival.
News categories: 5G, Digital TV, IBCShow, Mobile, Semiconductor, Smart TV

DivX Mobile Ecosystem Continues to Expand
Sep 12, 2007 – DivX (NASDAQ:DIVX) has announced a licensing agreement allowing QUALCOMM (Nasdaq: QCOM) to include DivX® technology in a range of QUALCOMM video-enabled chipsets.
News categories: QUALCOMM, Media Player, Mobile, Semiconductor

MediaPhy Launches Multi-Standard Single-Chip for Global Mobile TV Applications
Sep 12, 2007 – Addressing the fast growing global mobile TV market, MediaPhy has introduced the MP2011 Solo™, the world's first all CMOS single-die to offer true global mobile TV capability covering DVB-H, Mobile DVB-T, ISDB-T 1-3-13 segment and T-DMB/DAB standards.
News categories: Digital TV, ICs, ISDB-T, Mobile, Semiconductor

Silicon & Software Systems (S3) Delivers Complete Right-First-Time Set-Top Box SoC Platform for NXP Semiconductors
Sep 11, 2007 – Silicon & Software Systems Ltd. (S3) has announced that it provided a full suite of IC, software and hardware design capabilities to NXP enabling the delivery of their latest STB100 System-On-Chip (SoC) based platform for consumer Set-Top Box (STB) applications.
News categories: Silicon & Software Systems Ltd. (S3), NXP, Digital TV, Middleware, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Software, Terrestrial

Cabot Communications and NXP Semiconductors announce joint collaboration on 'Connected Home' interoperability technology
Sep 9, 2007 – Cabot Communications has announced that it is working in partnership with NXP Semiconductors in a technical collaboration exploring the integration of advanced 'Connected Home' interoperability software into Aurora, Cabot's DVB middleware suite.
News categories: Cabot Communications, NXP, Digital TV, IBCShow, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home

Newport Media, RMI and Softronix Combine to Offer Price-Performance Advantages for MobileTV Providers
Sep 8, 2007 – Raza Microelectronics®, Inc. (RMI) has announced that Mobile TV focused companies Newport Media and Softronix Corporation, have been added to the most complete MIPS-Based™ eco-system, the RMI® Partner Alliance (RPA).
News categories: RMI Corp, Newport Media, Softronix, Digital TV, DTMB, IBCShow, ISDB-T, Media Player, Middleware, Mobile, Semiconductor, Smartphone, Tablet

Texas Instruments and Thomson Showcase Video over IP Services in Inaugural IPTV Zone at IBC 2007
Sep 7, 2007 – Texas Instruments (TI) (NYSE: TXN) and Thomson (Euronext 18453; NYSE: TMS) are working together to create inventive products for digital video customers based on TI's DaVinci™ technology and Thomson's leading expertise in digital video technologies.
News categories: Texas Instruments, Thomson, Digital TV, IBCShow, IPTV, Semiconductor, Smart Home, Tablet

Nokia Siemens Networks and Intel jointly expand IPTV solution with Home Networking
Sep 7, 2007 – At IBC in Amsterdam, September 6 - 11, 2007, Intel and Nokia Siemens Networks will demonstrate Digital Home Networking features that enable simplified content access.
News categories: Broadband, IBCShow, IPTV, Semiconductor, Smart Home