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

Samsung Designs-In Genesis Microchip's Video Controller
Apr 25, 2007 – Genesis® Microchip Inc. (Nasdaq:GNSS) has announced that Samsung Electronics has selected Genesis’s Torino video controller solution, the FLI30336, to power the video processing in its new Digital TV/Monitor. More …
News categories: ATSC 3, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Sigma Designs Fiscal Year 2007 Financial Results Update
Apr 24, 2007 – Sigma Designs®, Inc. (Nasdaq:SIGM) has provided further detail on its record fourth quarter and fiscal year 2007 financial results.
News categories: Sigma Designs, Digital TV, Results, Semiconductor

Frontier Silicon single-chip T-DMB receiver for smaller mobile TV
Apr 23, 2007 – Frontier Silicon today extends its portfolio of mobile TV solutions with the launch of a single-chip receiver for T-DMB and DAB-IP broadcasts.
News categories: Digital TV, ICs, Mobile, Semiconductor

Lowest BOM, Zero-IF Tuner for DTT Eliminates Costly SAW Filters
Apr 23, 2007 – Maxim Integrated Products (NASDAQ: MXIM) has introduced the MAX3580 fully integrated, zero-IF (ZIF), direct-conversion TV tuner for digital video broadcasting-terrestrial (DVB-T) applications.
News categories: Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Terrestrial

Amino to port IntAct IPTV software to new Intel Media Processor
Apr 19, 2007 – Amino has announced today that its IntAct(TM) IPTV software stack will be ported on to the new Intel® CE 2110 Media Processor. More …
News categories: Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, NABShow, Semiconductor, UK

Silicon Motion Announces Agreement to Acquire FCI
Apr 18, 2007 – Silicon Motion Technology Corporation (Nasdaq: SIMO) has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Future Communications IC, Inc., ("FCI") a leading designer of RF ICs for mobile television and wireless communications.
News categories: Future Communications IC (FCI), Digital TV, MandA, Mobile, Semiconductor

Siano Mobile Digital TV Receiver Chip Powers Intel Mobile Internet Device
Apr 18, 2007 – Siano Mobile Silicon has announced that Siano's SMS1000 multi-standard receiver chip will power Intel MID platforms, unveiled today in a demonstration at Intel's Developer Forum (IDF) event in Beijing.
News categories: Siano Mobile Silicon, Intel, Digital TV, Mobile, Semiconductor, Streaming

Intel Media Processor Powers New Generation Of CE Devices
Apr 18, 2007 – Intel Corporation has unveiled a highly integrated media processor for the consumer electronics (CE) market segment that will power a new generation of devices, such as digital set top boxes and networked media players.
News categories: Digital TV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Tablet, Taiwan

Irdeto Conditional Access Integrated with Thomson Watermarking
Apr 18, 2007 – Irdeto has announced that it has integrated its conditional access solution with Thomson’s NexGuard(TM) Forensic Marking Solution. More …
News categories: Conditional Access, Digital TV, NABShow, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Watermarking