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

QUALCOMM and Siano Sign FLO Chip Agreement
Jun 18, 2007 – QUALCOMM (Nasdaq: QCOM) and Siano Mobile Silicon have announced that the companies have signed a royalty-free agreement that enables Siano to use QUALCOMM's patented technologies to produce chips that implement FLO™ technology.
News categories: Siano Mobile Silicon, QUALCOMM, Digital TV, Mobile, Patent, Semiconductor, Smart TV

China mobile TV spec setting up design base
Jun 15, 2007 – A Chinese mobile TV standard is trying to rally support by building up a design and manufacturing base in Tianjin. More …
News categories: China, Mobile, Semiconductor

Money crunch pushes Enuclia out of picture
Jun 13, 2007 – Beaverton startup Enuclia Semiconductor has laid off the last of its 53 employees and closed down for good after failing to secure funding it had been counting on. More …
News categories: Digital TV, Semiconductor, USA, Venture Capital

JPR report on semiconductor opportunities in handheld market
Jun 12, 2007 – Marketing and consulting firm Jon Peddie Research has announced the release of its latest 300-page report, Handheld Multimedia Devices 2nd Edition. More …
News categories: Market Research, Mobile, Semiconductor

Kolorific Licenses MIPS32 Core for Next-Generation iDTV Applications
Jun 12, 2007 – MIPS Technologies (NASDAQ: MIPS) has announced that Kolorific has licensed the MIPS32® 24KEc(TM) core for its next-generation DTV solutions. More …
News categories: Digital TV, Semiconductor, Silicon IP, Smart TV

China - Domestic core technology for mobile TV
Jun 6, 2007 – The successful testing of IF101 core technology in a Lenovo mobile phone demonstrated that it is possible to efficiently receive and broadcast mobile video information. More …
News categories: China, Digital TV, Mobile, Semiconductor

NXP and Afa Technologies collaborate to deliver ultra-low power DVB-T front-end solutions for portable TV
Jun 5, 2007 – NXP has announced its collaboration with Taiwan-based design house, Afa Technologies, to develop ultra-low power DVB-T front-end solutions for portable devices.
News categories: NXP, Afa Technologies, Digital TV, Mobile, Semiconductor, Terrestrial

DivX Certifies NXP's Media Processors to Power IP Set Top Boxes, Digital Media Adapters and Portable Players
Jun 5, 2007 – DivX, Inc. (NASDAQ: DIVX) and NXP Semiconductors have announced the DivX Certification of a series of processors designed to power a variety of device categories, including IP set-top boxes (STBs), digital media adapters, personal media players and in-car media players.
News categories: Digital TV, Media Player, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Tablet

Xceive Launches XC4000 Series of Performance Silicon Tuners
Jun 5, 2007 – Xceive has announced the latest addition to its family of integrated hybrid silicon tuners with the XC4000, a value/performance solution for the terrestrial television and PC-TV market.
News categories: ATSC 3, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Streaming, Terrestrial