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

NXP launches TV-on-mobile system solution
Mar 26, 2007 – NXP Semiconductors has announced its continued commitment to the global deployment of TV-on-mobile (TVoM) with the introduction of the NXP TVoM HotPlug system solution.
News categories: Digital TV, Middleware, Mobile, Semiconductor

Thin Multimedia Multi-Standard Mobile TV Solution with Siano
Mar 24, 2007 – Thin Multimedia and Siano Mobile Silicon have announced that they entered into an agreement to collaborate on the creation of a multi-standard, integrated Mobile TV platform. More …
News categories: Digital TV, Middleware, Mobile, Semiconductor

Octalica Licenses MIPS32 Core for MoCA-Driven Applications
Mar 24, 2007 – MIPS Technologies (NASDAQ: MIPS) has announced that Octalica has licensed a MIPS32® core for next-generation SoCs targeted at digital home applications. More …
News categories: Digital TV, Semiconductor, Silicon IP, Smart Home

Zoran licenses S&T's RedKey MHEG Engine
Mar 23, 2007 – Strategy & Technology Limited (S&T) has announced that Zoran has licensed the company’s RedKey(TM) MHEG engine. More …
News categories: Digital TV, MHEG-5, Middleware, Semiconductor, Terrestrial

SAMSUNG, ST and Metalink Wireless HD IPTV Set-Top Box
Mar 22, 2007 – Samsung, STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) and Metalink (NASDAQ: MTLK) have announced their collaboration to launch a revolutionary set-top box, which supports high-definition (HD) TV quality based on 802.11n wireless IPTV standard, at CeBIT. More …
News categories: IPTV, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home

Sigma Designs, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter Results
Mar 22, 2007 – Sigma Designs®, Inc. (Nasdaq:SIGM) announced limited financial results for its fourth fiscal quarter ended February 3, 2007. More …
News categories: Digital TV, IPTV, Results, Semiconductor

CEVA Mobile Consumer Electronics Silicon IP Family
Mar 22, 2007 – CEVA (NASDAQ: CEVA)(LSE: CVA) has unveiled a new family of application-optimized solutions enabling the development of high-volume, low-cost mobile consumer electronics with advanced multimedia capabilities.
News categories: CEVA, Inc, Digital TV, Mobile, Semiconductor, Silicon IP, Tablet

ST Single-Chip Cable TV Demodulator and Decoder
Mar 20, 2007 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM) has announced a new generation single-chip solution for digital cable-TV STBs. The newest member of the Company's leading OMEGA family, the QAMi5107 is an integrated demodulator plus MPEG decoder for cable.
News categories: Cable TV, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

MaxLinear's Low-Power Silicon Tuner Picked by Samsung for World's First A-VSB Portable TV Prototype
Mar 19, 2007 – MaxLinear has announced that its revolutionary MxL5005S Silicon Tuner RF IC has been designed into the world's first Advanced VSB (A-VSB) portable television prototype from Samsung.
News categories: MaxLinear, Samsung Electronics, Digital TV, Mobile, NABShow, Semiconductor, Tablet, USA