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

VeriSilicon Expands SoC Platform with On2 Finland Video IP
May 10, 2010 – VeriSilicon and On2 Finland have announced a wide-ranging partnership that adds the multi-format video encode/decode solutions from On2 Finland to VeriSilicon's expanding, system level star IP portfolio.
News categories: On2, VeriSilicon, Semiconductor, Silicon IP

Imagination Technologies POWERVR VXD391 adds On2 VP6 and Real Video capabilities
Apr 27, 2010 – Imagination Technologies (LSE:IMG) has announced the latest member of its video decode IP core family, POWERVR VXD391. An ultra low power, high performance 1080p HD hardware video decoder IP core with multi-standard multi-stream capabilities.
News categories: Imagination Technologies, Semiconductor, Silicon IP

MIPS Technologies Announces Strategic Alliance with Imagination Technologies
Apr 26, 2010 – MIPS Technologies (NASDAQ: MIPS) has announced that MIPS and Imagination Technologies (LSE:IMG) have formed a strategic alliance to ensure the optimum system solution and support for customers combining IP from both companies.
News categories: Imagination Technologies, MIPS Technologies, Semiconductor, Silicon IP

STMicroelectronics Arms Pay-TV Industry in Battle Against Piracy
Mar 11, 2010 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) is sampling the first STB System-on-Chip (SoC) devices featuring advanced CryptoFirewall™ security helping to prevent hacking of pay-TV broadcast signals and enable faster, lower-cost development of new set-top box products.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, Cryptography Research, Content Protection, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Silicon IP

Samsung Licenses Sorenson Spark for Playback of Internet Video on Mobile Devices
Feb 16, 2010 – Sorenson Media has announced that Samsung Electronics has licensed the Sorenson Spark video codec. Samsung will integrate the Sorenson Spark decoder into its mobile phones sold in South Korea and China.
News categories: Sorenson, Samsung, Media Player, Mobile, Silicon IP, Streaming

Samsung adopts ARM Graphics Processing for Future Mobile and Consumer Products
Feb 15, 2010 – Samsung Electronics (Seoul: 005930) and ARM (LSE: ARM; Nasdaq: ARMH) have announced that Samsung has adopted the ARM® Mali™ graphics processor architecture for its future graphics enabled SoCs as well as for its ASIC and foundry business.
News categories: ARM, Samsung, MWC24, Semiconductor, Silicon IP

CEVA Unveils Programmable HD Video and Image Processing Platform for Connected Multimedia Devices
Feb 15, 2010 – CEVA (Nasdaq: CEVA; LSE: CVA) has unveiled CEVA-MM3000™, a fully programmable, HD video and imaging platform specifically designed for the connected generation of portable multimedia and home entertainment devices.
News categories: CEVA, MWC24, Silicon IP

Imagination adds Wi-Fi and ATSC to ENSIGMA UCCP310, demonstrates SoC test chip
Feb 15, 2010 – Imagination Technologies (LSE:IMG) is demonstrating two of Imagination's latest ENSIGMA UCCP310 IP platforms running real time Wi-Fi and ATSC integrated on an advanced SoC test chip at MWC 2010 in Barcelona (15-18 February 2010).
News categories: Imagination Technologies, ATSC 3, MWC24, Semiconductor, Silicon IP, Smart Home

MIPS Technologies and Mavrix Technology Collaborate on Mobile SoC Development
Feb 10, 2010 – MIPS Technologies (Nasdaq:MIPS) and Mavrix Technology, a company developing SoCs for the Mobile Digital TV (MDTV) and portable multimedia markets, have announced that they are working together to develop a MIPS-Based™ applications processor.
News categories: MIPS Technologies, Mavrix, Digital TV, Mobile, MWC24, Portable, Semiconductor, Silicon IP, Tablet