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ARM and Panasonic Partner to Drive Development of UniPhier SoCs for Internet Connected Digital TV Applications
Jun 8, 2011 – ARM (LSE: ARM; Nasdaq: ARMH) has announced the use of a wide range of ARM technology in Panasonic's (NYSE:PC; Tokyo:6752) recently launched UniPhier MN2WS0220 SoC for Internet Connected Digital TV applications.
News categories: ARM, Panasonic, Semiconductor, Silicon IP, Smart TV

LG Electronics Licenses ARM Processor Technology to Drive Platform Strategy in Home and Mobile Markets
Apr 26, 2011 – ARM (LSE: ARM; Nasdaq: ARMH) has announced a new licensing agreement with LG Electronics (KSE: 066570.KS) that provides access to the high performance, low-power ARM® Cortex™ processor and ARM® Mali™ GPU families.
News categories: ARM, LG Electronics, Mobile, Portable, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Silicon IP, Smart TV

MIPS Technologies' Processor IP Drives New Hybrid Media Player/Set-Top Box Chipset From ALi Corp
Apr 25, 2011 – MIPS Technologies (Nasdaq:MIPS) has announced that Taiwan's ALi Corporation has based its new system-on-chip (SoC), which is targeted at the emerging 'triple play' market, on its MIPS32® 24KEf™ core.
News categories: MIPS Technologies, ALi Corp, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Silicon IP

Skyviia Selects Discretix Hardware-Assisted DRM For Hybrid Set-Top Boxes SoCs
Apr 4, 2011 – Discretix has announced that Skyviia has chosen Discretix' Multi-Scheme DRM Client and CryptoCell embedded security platform for integration into its SoCs for hybrid set-top boxes.
News categories: Discretix, Skyviia, Content Protection, Digital TV, DRM, NABShow, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Silicon IP

Mentor Graphics Delivers First Multimedia Platform for Hardware Emulation of 3D TV Products
Mar 14, 2011 – Mentor Graphics (NASDAQ: MENT) has announced a platform to accelerate the verification of 3D TV-based products. The platform enables designers to develop and test their software against multiple 3D TV formats on their SoC before silicon is available.
News categories: Mentor Graphics, Metaverse, Semiconductor, Silicon IP

MIPS Technologies Processor Cores to Power Mobile TV Devices from MaxRise
Feb 14, 2011 – MIPS Technologies (NASDAQ: MIPS) has announced that MaxRise Inc., a Macronix International Co., Ltd. Group Company, has licensed its MIPS32® M4K® processor core to develop mobile TV solutions.
News categories: MIPS Technologies, MaxRise, Mobile, MWC24, Semiconductor, Silicon IP

Zoran Adds Value to New Consumer-Electronics SoCs With Integration of SENSIO®Hi-Fi 3D
Jan 24, 2011 – SENSIO Technologies (TSX VENTURE:SIO) has announced that Zoran will integrate SENSIO® Hi-Fi 3D decoding technology into new Zoran system-on-a-chip (SoC) solutions for 3D-capable audiovisual products, including TVs and set-top boxes (STBs).
News categories: SENSIO, Zoran, Digital TV, Metaverse, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Silicon IP, Smart TV

Dirac Research and STMicroelectronics to Deliver Extended Sound Performance in Ultra Thin TVs
Jan 6, 2011 – Dirac Research has announced its collaboration with STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM). The aim is to bring hi-fi class sound to flat-screen TVs by including Dirac HD Sound™ audio-correction IP in ST's digital TV SoCs (System on a Chip).
News categories: STMicroelectronics, Dirac Research, Semiconductor, Silicon IP, Smart TV

ACCESS Enhances NetFront™ Series to Support Android™ OS for DTVs and Set-Top Boxes
Jan 6, 2011 – ACCESS (TOKYO: 4813) has announced that it has enhanced its NetFront™ series to support the Android™ OS for DTVs and STBs, implementing its NetFront Browser and NetFront™ Living Connect applications on Sigma Designs' (NASDAQ: SIGM) SMP8656 Secure Media Processor™.
News categories: ACCESS CO, Sigma Designs, MIPS Technologies, Android TV, CES2025, Digital TV, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Silicon IP, Smart Home, Smart TV, Streaming