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On2 Technologies Demonstrates High-Definition Mobile Video Solutions at Mobile World Congress
Feb 5, 2009 – On2 Technologies (NYSE Alternext US: ONT) will demonstrate high-definition mobile video solutions at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona from February 16-19.
News categories: On2 Technologies, Media Player, Mobile, MWC24, Silicon IP

Qualcomm Acquires Handheld Graphics and Multimedia Assets from AMD
Jan 20, 2009 – Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOM) and AMD (NYSE: AMD) have announced that Qualcomm has acquired certain graphics and multimedia technology assets, intellectual property and resources that were formerly the basis of AMD's handheld business.
News categories: Qualcomm, AMD, MandA, Mobile, Semiconductor, Silicon IP

Imagination Technologies To Demonstrate POWERVR Accelerated Multimedia Browser Experience
Jan 8, 2009 – Imagination Technologies has announced that its market leading POWERVR™ technology at CES 2009 is accelerating multimedia Internet content experiences built for use with Adobe Flash® Player 10 and Adobe Flash Lite™ software.
News categories: Imagination Technologies, CES2025, Media Player, Mobile, Semiconductor, Silicon IP

RMI Introduces Industry's Most Advanced Processor for Portable Media Applications With Integrated ARM Mali 3D Graphics Acceleration
Jan 8, 2009 – RMI Corporation has introduced its game changing RMI Alchemy™ Au1300™ Processor Family, targeted at consumer devices requiring high CPU performance, low power consumption, and rich media capabilities.
News categories: RMI Corp, CES2025, ICs, Portable, Semiconductor, Silicon IP, Streaming, Tablet

STMicroelectronics Unveils Vision for Advanced Graphics Capabilities in High-Definition TV
Jan 7, 2009 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM) has used the Consumer Electronics Show 2009 in Las Vegas to outline the advanced graphics capabilities of its HD portfolio of cutting-edge set-top box (STB) and digital TV platforms.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, ARM, CES2025, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Silicon IP, Smart TV

Abilis Systems Standardizes On ARC® For Mobile DTV Applications
Oct 9, 2008 – ARC International (LSE: ARK) has announced that Abilis Systems (SWX:KUD.VX) has taken a new license for ARC solutions that will help extend its range of mobile digital TV chips.
News categories: ARC International, Abilis Systems, Mobile, Semiconductor, Silicon IP

videantis announces full HD 1080p video codec IP solution for mobile and consumer devices
Oct 6, 2008 – videantis has announced the addition of the new v-MP4180HDX 1080p full HD video encode and decode IP to its growing portfolio of scalable multi-standard video IP solutions.
News categories: videantis, Silicon IP

On2 Technologies Unveils New Advanced Video Compression Format
Sep 13, 2008 – On2 (Amex: ONT) has announced the launch of its latest video compression format, On2 VP8. This eighth generation of On2 video is the perfect solution for delivering higher quality video using less data and requiring less system resource for playback.
News categories: On2, Digital TV, IBCShow, Media Player, Mobile, Silicon IP, Streaming

CEVA MM2000 Multimedia Solution Powers Solomon Systech MagusCore High Performance Portable Multimedia Processor
Sep 9, 2008 – CEVA [Nasdaq: CEVA; LSE: CVA] has announced that Solomon Systech has licensed and deployed (as the SSD1933 multimedia processor) its programmable MM2000 portable multimedia DSP IP for their MagusCore™ multimedia processor platform family.
News categories: CEVA, Solomon Systech, ICs, Mobile, Portable, Semiconductor, Silicon IP, Tablet