Digital TV News: National Telecommunications and Information Administration

TV Converter Box Coupon Program Off to 'Great Start'
Jan 4, 2008 – "The demand for coupons is strong. We've taken requests from every state for nearly 1.9 million coupons from more than one million households" said U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez.
News categories: National Telecommunications and Information Administration, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, USA

Zoran-Powered Apex Digital Converter Box Gains NTIA Approval
Jan 3, 2008 – Zoran (NASDAQ: ZRAN) has announced that the SupraHD® 741 processor-powered Apex Digital ATSC Converter Box was approved by the U.S. Government's National Telecommunications and Infrastructure Administration (NTIA) for use in the Coupon-Eligible Converter Box program supporting the U.S. digital broadcast conversion.
News categories: Zoran, Apex Digital, NTIA, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, USA

Microtune and Auvitek Deliver High-Performance Digital TV Solution for NTIA-Certifiable DTV Converter Boxes
Jan 3, 2008 – Microtune (NASDAQ: TUNE) and Auvitek International have unveiled their collaboration in delivering a complete solution that significantly accelerates the time-to-market and time-to-certification for manufacturers targeting the U.S. government's coupon-eligible DTV converter box program.
News categories: Microtune, Auvitek, NTIA, ATSC 3, CES2024, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, USA

Auvitek's AU8515 Demodulation And Channel-decoding IC Powers Sansonic's NTIA-Certfied ATSC STB
Dec 26, 2007 – Auvitek International has announced that two of Sansonic's AU8515-based Coupon Eligible Converter Boxes (CECBs) designed by Falcon Digital have been formally certified by the NTIA as passing the most stringent standards for ATSC reception.
News categories: Auvitek, Falcon Digital, ATSC 3, CES2024, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, USA

Global Leader in Digital Entertainment Solutions Licenses Power-efficient MIPS32® 24KEc™ Pro Core
Dec 19, 2007 – MIPS Technologies (Nasdaq: MIPS) has announced that Taiwan-based ALi Corporation has licensed the customizable MIPS32® 24KEc™ Pro core for advanced multimedia designs.
News categories: MIPS Technologies, ALi Corporation, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Silicon IP, Tablet

Skardin delivers ATSC-compliant STBs to NTIA for verification
Dec 19, 2007 – Skardin has sent samples of its ATSC-compliant STBs to the US National Telecommunication & Information Administration (NTIA) for certification, according to sources at the company.
News categories: National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Skardin, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, USA

Microtune's 3-in-1 Tuner Featured in DTV Converter Box Certified by NTIA
Dec 13, 2007 – Microtune® (NASDAQ: TUNE) has announced that its 3-in-1 TV tuner was deployed in a digital television (DTV) converter set-top box approved by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) for the $1 billion coupon-eligible converter box program (CECB) targeted to American consumers.
News categories: Microtune, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), ATSC 3, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, USA

More Than 100 Retailers Certified to Participate in NTIA TV Converter Box Coupon Program for Digital Television Transition
Dec 11, 2007 – The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has announced that eight of the largest consumer electronics retailers - Best Buy, Circuit City, Kmart, RadioShack, Sam's Club, Sears, Target, Wal-Mart - have been certified to participate in the TV Converter Box Coupon Program along with more than 100 other retailers.
News categories: National Telecommunications and Information Administration, DTV Transition Coalition, NTIA Certified Retailers, Certified Converter Boxes, and Sample Coupon Application Form, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, TV Services, USA

LG Electronics Digital-to-Analog Converter Box Certified by U.S. Commerce Department
Oct 8, 2007 – In a key milestone in the nation's transition to digital television (DTV), the digital-to-analog converter box developed by LG Electronics has been officially certified for the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) digital-to-analog converter box program.
News categories: LG Electronics, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), ATSC 3, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, USA