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

Thomson to Introduce Forensic Marking Solution for Set-Top Boxes
Mar 15, 2007 – Thomson (Euronext 18453; NYSE: TMS) is unveiling its forensic marking solution for STBs at CEBIT 2007 and NAB2007. NexGuard for STBs has been integrated into the STx7100 family of SoCs from STMicroelectronics.
News categories: Thomson, STMicroelectronics, Content Protection, Digital TV, NABShow, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Watermarking

Motorola Invests in AMIMON
Mar 13, 2007 – Motorola Ventures has announced that it has made an equity investment in AMIMON an emerging leader in semiconductor technology for wireless transmission of high-definition (HD) video.
News categories: AMIMON, Motorola, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Smart Home, Venture Capital

Companies prep for China mobile TV standard
Mar 8, 2007 – Although the China mobile TV standard remains undecided and mobile TV commercial application faces various challenges, the 12th Annual International IC-China Conference & Exhibition (IIC-China) had several chip products targeting mobile TV applications. More …
News categories: China, Digital TV, Mobile, Semiconductor

IP core enables one-chip H.264/MPEG-4 codec
Mar 7, 2007 – Techno Mathematical Co. Ltd has developed the industry’s first H.264/MPEG-4 intellectual-property core to offer a one-chip encoder/decoder LSI solution. More …
News categories: Digital TV, Semiconductor, Silicon IP

Celrun and Sigma Designs to Demonstrate Next Generation WiMedia UWB IPTV Set-Top Boxes at IPTV World Forum 2007
Mar 6, 2007 – Celrun (Kospi:013240) and Sigma Designs (Nasdaq:SIGM) have announced that both companies will demonstrate the next generation of an IPTV set-top box at IPTV World Forum 2007 at the Olympia Conference Centre in London.
News categories: Celrun, Sigma Designs, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Video Exchange

NXP introduces DVB-T silicon tuner for SD/HD set-top boxes
Mar 5, 2007 – NXP has introduced a new generation of high-definition digital terrestrial silicon tuner, the TDA18211HD, which raises the performance and lowers the costs of set-top box applications.
News categories: ATSC 3, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Broadcom Demonstrates New 65 Nanometer Dual Advanced Video Decoder Chip at CableLabs Winter Conference
Mar 5, 2007 – Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM) has announced a new dual-channel AVC/MPEG-4/VC- 1/MPEG-2 video decoder system-on-a-chip (SoC) designed in a 65 nanometer process.
News categories: Cable TV, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

ST Dual DVB-S2 Demodulator For HDTV Watch-and-Record DVR Satellite STBs
Feb 28, 2007 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has announced a dual DVB-S2 satellite TV demodulator chip, intended for STBs that offer the viewer the ability to watch one standard or high-definition TV channel while recording another.
News categories: Digital TV, DVB-S2, DVR, ICs, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

ST Cable TV Demodulator to Deliver Increased Performance and Lower BOM Cost
Feb 22, 2007 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has announced a new-generation Cable TV demodulator. The STV0279E High Performance QAM Demodulator adds new features to the widely-used STV0279D to deliver dramatic performance improvements.
News categories: Cable TV, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box