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Broadcom and OpenTV Collaborate on Next Generation OpenTV® Platforms to Provide Advanced Capabilities to Network Operators
Sep 7, 2007 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has announced that it is working closely with OpenTV (Nasdaq: OPTV) to drive next generation cable, satellite, IP and terrestrial-based set-top box products with advanced features and capabilities that enhance the end-user viewing experience.
News categories: Digital TV, DVR, IBCShow, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Broadcom Announces Industry's Most Advanced 65 Nanometer Solution for Next Generation Cable, Satellite and IP Set-Top Boxes
Sep 7, 2007 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has announced the industry's most advanced system-on-a-chip (SoC) solution for next generation cable, satellite and IP set-top boxes (STBs). The new SoC utilizes 65 nanometer process technology to significantly reduce bill of materials (BOM) costs and enable higher levels of integration and system performance versus currently available solutions.
News categories: Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, IBCShow, ICs, IPTV, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Neotion is introducing the newer generation MPEG-4 decoder chip: the NP4+
Sep 6, 2007 – Neotion developed the concept of a credit card sized MPEG-4 decoder that plugs into IDTVs and set-top boxes that have a Common Interface (DVB-CI) slot. The new NP4+ processor is their latest SoC that combines MPEG-4 decoding, MPEG-2 transcoding and security modes for use in such modules.
News categories: Conditional Access, Digital TV, IBCShow, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial, TV Services

XMOS Semiconductor secures $16 million for Software Defined Silicon
Sep 6, 2007 – XMOS Semiconductor, the creator of Software Defined Silicon (SDS) chips, has secured $16 million of Series A venture capital funding. The funding is being provided by Foundation Capital and existing investors Amadeus Capital Partners and DFJ Esprit.
News categories: XMOS Semiconductor, Digital TV, Semiconductor, UK, Venture Capital

Zoran Demonstrates Highly Integrated HDTV 1080P Processor With HDMI 1.3 for European DVB-T Market at IBC
Sep 6, 2007 – Zoran (NASDAQ: ZRAN) has announced that at the International Broadcast Conference in Amsterdam it will be demonstrating its new SupraHD® 670 HDTV multimedia processor, now shipping to qualified manufacturers developing 1080P high definition digital television products for European markets.
News categories: ATSC 3, Europe, IBCShow, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Terrestrial

MaxLinear Announces First Global TV Standards CMOS Tuner IC With the Performance of Can Tuner
Sep 6, 2007 – MaxLinear has announced the MxL5007, a TV tuner IC that meets all global digital and analog cable and terrestrial TV standards. The MxL5007 incorporates key CMOS circuit design and radio architecture technology breakthroughs which enable "can" tuner equivalent performance in digital/analog televisions, terrestrial and cable set top box (STB) applications, and portable TV applications.
News categories: ATSC 3, Cable TV, Digital TV, DTMB, IBCShow, ICs, ISDB-T, Mobile, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

By launching the Neotion Processor 5, NEOTION enters the booming Market of multi-functions MPEG-4 set-top boxes
Sep 5, 2007 – NEOTION has announced the release of a new breakthrough processor - the NP5. Primarily designed for set-top box manufacturers, the NP5 is a truly optimised SoC that enables a whole range of low-cost MPEG-4 decoders to be built with ultra low power consumption.
News categories: Digital TV, IBCShow, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Cinea and Viaccess Unveil an Integrated Security Offering With Forensic Watermarking Running on TI DaVinci Technology
Sep 5, 2007 – Cinea, a subsidiary of Dolby Laboratories (NYSE:DLB), and Viaccess have announced that they will jointly offer an integrated forensic watermarking solution to broadcast and broadband networks, encompassing Cinea's watermarking technology, TI's DaVinci chipsets, and Viaccess' Conditional Access.
News categories: Broadband, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, IBCShow, Semiconductor, TV Services, Watermarking

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