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STMicroelectronics Reports 2006 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Revenues and Earnings
Jan 23, 2007 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2006.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, Earnings Release, Digital TV, Results, Semiconductor

Opera supports single chip set-top box solutions from STMicroelectronics
Jan 17, 2007 – Opera Software has announced that the Opera SDK for Devices now supports STMicroelectronics' STi710X family of high-definition TV single-chip set-top box decoders.
News categories: Opera Software, STMicroelectronics, Digital TV, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

NEC Introduces EMMA3 System LSI Chips for HD DVD
Jan 17, 2007 – NEC Electronics has introduced its newest generation of its renowned EMMA™ series. The EMMA3 series is optimized for systems such as HD DVD players and recorders that handle the processing of next generation DVD content.
News categories: NEC Electronics, Digital TV, DVD, HD-DVD, ICs, Semiconductor

DVB-H Set To Be The Future of Mobile Television
Jan 16, 2007 – The concept of providing television services on a mobile device is generating much enthusiasm among the wireless industry, in turn driving the growth and development of digital video broadcasting-handheld (DVB-H) technology.
News categories: Frost & Sullivan, Digital TV, Market Research, Mobile, Semiconductor

Focus Enhancements' UWB and TV-out Technology Receives Strong Customer Response at CES 2007
Jan 16, 2007 – Focus Enhancements (NASDAQ: FCSE) summarized its attendance at the 2007 CES. Focus Enhancements showed portable media devices incorporating its high definition media semiconductor chips.
News categories: Focus Enhancements, CES2025, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Smart Home, Tablet

Frontier Silicon secures £16 million funding led by new investor Mitsui Private Equity
Jan 15, 2007 – Frontier Silicon, a leading supplier of IC (integrated circuit) solutions for mobile TV and digital audio products, has announced that it has secured a £16 million financing round led by new investor Mitsui Private Equity.
News categories: Frontier Silicon, Mitsui Private Equity, Digital TV, Mobile, Semiconductor, Venture Capital

Samsung Electronics Selects RMI's High-Performance Power-Optimized Alchemy Au1200 Processor for Newly Announced Devices
Jan 10, 2007 – Raza Microelectronics has announced that Samsung has selected the RMI Alchemy Au1200 Processor for its Digital Media Broadcast Mobile TV (DMB-T) and for its Windows-Based Digital Photo Frame.
News categories: Raza Micro, Samsung, CES2025, Digital TV, Mobile, Semiconductor

Genesis Microchip Announces 'Torino', Next Generation Cortez Advanced 1080p and 120Hz WXGA TV Controller
Jan 10, 2007 – Genesis® Microchip Inc. (Nasdaq: GNSS) has announced the launch of its next generation Cortez TV controller, the FLI30436 (Torino).
News categories: Genesis Microchip, CES2025, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor

Skelmir Java Virtual Machines Ported to TI's DaVinci for STB Applications
Jan 9, 2007 – Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) has announced that Skelmir's CEE-J™ Virtual Machines (VM) for embedded devices have been ported to, and optimized for, TI's DaVinci™ technology.
News categories: DaVinci, Skelmir, CES2025, Digital TV, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Software