Silicon IP (CPU cores, audio/video IP, demodulator IP, …) News

Silicon Image Releases Enhanced, Scalable 4K-3D And Multi-Channel Video Decoder IP Core
Oct 20, 2010 – Silicon Image (NASDAQ: SIMG) has announced its enhanced, scalable cineramIC™ ultra high-definition video decoder. The cineramIC IP core is now capable of decoding up to 4Kx2K 3D at 60 frames per second.
News categories: Silicon Image, Metaverse, Semiconductor, Silicon IP

SENSIO Licenses Its 3D Technology to Top Semiconductor Manufacturer for CE Applications
Oct 4, 2010 – SENSIO® Technologies (TSX VENTURE:SIO) has announced that a global leader in semiconductors is integrating SENSIO® 3D technology into its products to offer its customers premium-quality 3D capability.
News categories: SENSIO, Licensing, Metaverse, Semiconductor, Silicon IP

Nationalchip Plans to Offer Chip Designs with Dolby Digital Plus for Next-Generation Broadcast Systems
Sep 29, 2010 – Dolby Labs (NYSE:DLB) has announced plans to develop an implementation licensing program in China. The company also stated that it is working with Nationalchip to offer chip designs that support Dolby® Digital Plus.
News categories: Dolby, Nationalchip, China, Licensing, Semiconductor, Silicon IP

Trident and ARM Join Forces to Deliver a Web-Enabled Set-top Box Platform
Sep 10, 2010 – Trident Microsystems (NASDAQ:TRID) and ARM (LSE: ARM; Nasdaq: ARMH) have announced at IBC that they have brought together all the key Web 2.0 and broadcast elements on a powerful set-top box (STB) platform.
News categories: Trident Microsystems, ARM, Digital TV, IBCShow, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Silicon IP, Streaming

ATSC-MH Demodulator Core for the US Mobile DTV Market from Iberium Communications
Aug 30, 2010 – Iberium Communications has announced the availability of its Santana digital demodulator core for the US mobile DTV market. The core is fully compliant with the mobile DTV standard ATSC-MH (A/153) ratified in October of 2009.
News categories: Iberium Communications, Mobile, Semiconductor, Silicon IP, USA

SiS and Iberium Announce Partnership to Develop DTV Products
Jun 24, 2010 – SiS (TSE:2363) and Iberium Communications have announced that they have established a partnership to develop solutions and products for digital television (DTV) based on Iberium's demodulator technology.
News categories: Silicon Integrated Systems, Iberium, Semiconductor, Silicon IP, Terrestrial

Trident Micro Licenses CEVA DSP for Set-Top Box and DTV Product Lines
May 27, 2010 – CEVA, Inc. (Nasdaq: CEVA; LSE: CVA) has announced that Trident Microsystems (Nasdaq: TRID) has licensed CEVA's DSP technology for demodulation in set-top box and television systems product lines.
News categories: CEVA, Trident Micro, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Silicon IP, Smart TV

Videantis Announces Support for WebM Project and VP8 Codec
May 21, 2010 – videantis has announced that the WebM project and the open source VP8 video codec released by Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) will be supported on the videantis v-MPx programmable processor platform.
News categories: videantis, Media Player, Semiconductor, Silicon IP

MIPS Technologies Announces Support for WebM Project
May 19, 2010 – MIPS Technologies (Nasdaq:MIPS) has announced support for the new WebM open web media project and the open source VP8. MIPS will work with its partners and licensees to ensure fully optimized hardware/software support for VP8.
News categories: MIPS Technologies, WebM, Media Player, Silicon IP, Streaming