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

Synopsys and SMIC Jointly Address China Mobile TV Market with Low Power Design Solution
Aug 29, 2007 – Synopsys (Nasdaq: SNPS) and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation ("SMIC", NYSE: SMI and SEHK: 0981) have jointly announced at IC China 2007 a strategic alliance to develop a low power design solution optimized for the mobile TV market in China, while also providing key IP components.
News categories: China, Mobile, Semiconductor, Silicon IP

Entropic Communications Increases Performance And Efficiency With New Channel Stacking Switch RFICs
Aug 28, 2007 – Entropic Communications has announced its next generation of Channel Stacking Switch (CSS) products used in single cable satellite installations. The RF5218 and RF5219 have been specifically designed to address the low power requirements of the European Digital Broadcast Satellite (DBS) market.
News categories: Digital TV, Europe, IBCShow, ICs, Satellite, Semiconductor

AMIMON Announces WHDI Chipset Availability
Aug 28, 2007 – AMIMON has announced the availability of its Wireless High-definition Interface (WHDI) chipset. The WHDI chipset (AMN2110 and AMN2210) enables CE display and device manufacturers to develop home entertainment products that connect wirelessly.
News categories: Digital TV, DVD, ICs, IFABerlin, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV

PowerLayer Microsystems Licenses MIPS32® 24KE™ Core for Next-Generation DTV Designs in Growing China Market
Aug 28, 2007 – MIPS Technologies (NASDAQ: MIPS) has announced that PowerLayer Microsystems has licensed the MIPS32 24KEc™ processor core to advance the development of next-generation digital television (DTV) products.
News categories: China, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Silicon IP

Spreadtrum Announces First Commercial AVS Audio/Video Decoder Chip
Aug 27, 2007 – Spreadtrum Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPRD), one of China's leading wireless baseband chipset providers, has announced its new SV6111 product, the world's first commercial AVS audio/video decoder chip.
News categories: China, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Intellon to Provide HomePlug®1.0 with Turbo Solution for Broadband Connectivity for DIRECTV On Demand Service
Aug 27, 2007 – Intellon Corporation has announced that its HomePlug 1.0 with Turbo powerline communications IC will provide No New Wires® connectivity for DIRECTV's video on demand service that is scheduled to launch this fall.
News categories: Intellon, DIRECTV, Digital TV, DVR, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, USA

Micronas announces single-chip solution for Full HD 1080p Flat-Panel TVs
Aug 23, 2007 – Micronas (SWX Swiss Exchange: MASN) has announced VCT-Premium - the third generation of the Micronas VCT-family of single-chip flat-panel TV processors.
News categories: Digital TV, ICs, IFABerlin, Semiconductor, Smart TV

Fujitsu Launches Full HD H.264 Transcoder LSI
Aug 23, 2007 – Fujitsu has announced the development and launch of a new transcoder large-scaled integrated (LSI) chip that can convert full HD (1920dot x 1080line) MPEG-2 video data to H.264 data and compress data size to less than one-half that of MPEG-2.
News categories: Fujitsu, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor

BT selects DS2 chips to drive Self Install BT Vision IPTV service
Aug 22, 2007 – DS2 has announced that its powerline chips have been selected for BT Vision to enable the self-installation option of its digital TV services.
News categories: DS2, BT Vision, Universal Powerline Association, Digital TV, IPTV, Semiconductor, Smart Home, Terrestrial, UK