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Zoran Demonstrates New Family of Highly Integrated 1080P HDTV Processors for ATSC Market at IBC
Sep 5, 2007 – Zoran Corporation (NASDAQ: ZRAN) has announced that its SupraHD® 780 and SupraHD® 770 HDTV multimedia processors are shipping to qualified manufacturers delivering high definition ATSC digital television products to the U.S. market.
News categories: ATSC 3, IBCShow, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Terrestrial, USA

ICO Selects DiBcom for DVB-SH Trial in US
Sep 5, 2007 – ICO Global Communications (NASDAQ: ICOG) has announced that DiBcom has joined its Mobile Interactive Media (MIM) alpha trial team to provide DVB-SH chipsets. DiBcom joins Hughes (NASDAQ: HUGH) and Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE:ALU) as technology partners for the MIM trial, which is set to start in Spring, 2008.
News categories: Digital TV, Mobile, Satellite, Semiconductor, USA

Cheertek returns to profitability on strong sales of STB and digital photo frame chips
Sep 5, 2007 – Taiwan-based IC design house Cheertek returned to profitability in August for the first time in 11 months, thanks to increased sales in the higher-margin set-top-box (STB) and digital photo frame segments.
News categories: Cheertek, Digital TV, Results, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Taiwan

Texas Instruments Launches Low-Cost Processor to Spur Growth of Portable, HD Video Applications
Sep 4, 2007 – Driving the market growth for next-generation, portable, high-definition (HD) video products, Texas Instruments (TI) (NYSE: TXN) has announced the availability of a new embedded DaVinci™ processor with ARM host control and complete development tools.
News categories: Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Tablet

Maxscend Technologies to Showcase Latest DAB/DAB+/DMB Solution at IBC 2007
Sep 4, 2007 – Maxscend Technologies will be showcasing its MXD0120, the DAB/DAB+/DMB demodulator with the lowest power consumption in the industry, as well as being the smallest in size, at the International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) in Amsterdam, September 7, 2007.
News categories: IBCShow, Mobile, Semiconductor

Nokia reportedly to seek outside support for DVB-H chips
Sep 4, 2007 – Nokia reportedly will call off the development of DVB-H chips in-house and instead, will seek support from outside sources for the supply of mobile TV solutions, according to market sources in Taiwan.
News categories: Digital TV, Mobile, Semiconductor

New Toshiba DTV Solution Raises Frame Rates To Deliver Blur-Free High-Definition Video
Sep 4, 2007 – Toshiba America Electronic Components (TAEC) has announced the latest addition to its portfolio of digital TV (DTV) semiconductor solutions. The TC90240XBG device integrates a scan rate converter to upgrade standard 60 Hz signals to 120 Hz, greatly improving the blurry motion sometimes seen during fast-paced action scenes in high-definition content.
News categories: TAEC, ICs, Semiconductor, Smart TV

Samsung Selects Broadcom to Power Its Flagship BD-UP5000 Duo HD Player
Sep 4, 2007 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has announced that its highly integrated Blu-ray™ and HD DVD system-on-a-chip (SoC) has been selected by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. to power the dual format BD-UP5000 Duo high definition (HD) player.
News categories: Blu-ray, Digital TV, DVD, HD-DVD, Semiconductor

Cidana and Siano Debut Cutting-edge Platform for Mobile DVB-T
Sep 3, 2007 – Cidana has partnered with Siano Mobile Silicon to develop advanced mobile digital TV solutions that enable users around the world to enjoy DVB-T on mobile handheld platforms such as PDAs, Smartphones, etc.
News categories: Siano Mobile Silicon, Cidana, Digital TV, IBCShow, Media Player, Mobile, Semiconductor, Smartphone, Software, Tablet, Terrestrial