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

Dolby Multistream Decoder Now Available on NXP Digital TV Chipset
Aug 31, 2009 – Dolby Labs (NYSE:DLB) has announced that NXP Semiconductors has become the first semiconductor company to successfully implement the new Dolby® MS10 Multistream Decoder with its TV543 iDTV single-chip system solution.
News categories: Dolby, NXP, Media Player, Semiconductor, Silicon IP, Smart TV

Ambarella licenses Imagination Technologies' graphics processor core
Aug 24, 2009 – Imagination Technologies (LSE: IMG) has signed a multi-use license agreement with Ambarella, a technology leader in HD video compression and image processing SoCs, for a member of Imagination's POWERVR SGX graphics processor family.
News categories: Imagination Technologies, Ambarella, Licensing, Semiconductor, Silicon IP

Chips&Media Licenses Sorenson Spark Video Decoder
Aug 24, 2009 – Sorenson Media has announced that Chips&Media has licensed the Sorenson Spark Software Developers Kit (SDK) to include the Sorenson Spark video decoder in Chips&Media's optimized video IP.
News categories: Sorenson Media, Chips&Media, Licensing, Media Player, Semiconductor, Silicon IP, Streaming

Core Logic Licenses ARM GPU To Deliver HD Graphics For Portable Media
Aug 17, 2009 – ARM (LSE: ARM; Nasdaq: ARMH) has announced that Core Logic has licensed the ARM® Mali™-400 MP graphics processing unit (GPU) to enable HD entertainment and browsing on phones, portable media players and personal navigation devices.
News categories: ARM, Core Logic, Mobile, Portable, Silicon IP, Tablet

New Demodulator Core for the China DTV Market from Iberium Communications
Aug 10, 2009 – Iberium Communications has announced the availability of its Paco digital demodulator core for the China DTV market. Paco is fully compliant with the DTMB standard (GB20600-2006), supporting all single-carrier and multi-carrier transmission modes.
News categories: Iberium Communications, China, DTMB, Semiconductor, Silicon IP, Terrestrial

MIPS Makes Android™ Source Code Available to Public
Aug 3, 2009 – MIPS Technologies (NasdaqGS: MIPS) is working to define standardized Android-based platforms for consumer devices such as set-top boxes, digital TVs, mobile internet devices (MIDs), home media players and VoIP systems.
News categories: MIPS Technologies, Digital TV, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Silicon IP, Smart TV

ARM Sees Demand For HD Mobile Media And Entertainment Grow
Jul 29, 2009 – ARM (LSE:ARM; Nasdaq:ARMH) has announced that it is seeing demand for mobile devices offering an HD entertainment and browsing experience increasing in Asia, as two more licensing agreements for its GPUs are made, with Rockchip and Telechips.
News categories: ARM, Telechips, Rockchip, China, Korea, Mobile, Semiconductor, Silicon IP

Mirics targets ARM processor-based smartphones with FlexiTV™
Jul 27, 2009 – Mirics has announced that it is developing mobile TV and radio solutions for smartphone applications by migrating its FlexiTV™ platform to the ARM (LSE: ARM; Nasdaq: ARMH) Cortex™-A8 and Cortex-A9 applications processors.
News categories: Mirics, ARM, Japan, Korea, Mobile, Semiconductor, Silicon IP, Software

ARM Maintains Lead Over MIPS And Power Architecture In The Battle For The Digital Home
Jul 7, 2009 – Analysis by Semicast shows that ARM (LSE: ARM; Nasdaq: ARMH) maintained its position as the leading architecture for embedded processors in digital home applications in 2008, ahead of MIPS (NasdaqGS: MIPS) and Power Architecture.
News categories: Semicast, Market Research, Semiconductor, Silicon IP