Digital TV News: Matsushita
Wireless HDTV Vendors Back Their Choices with Cash, but Few Products Are Market-Ready in North America
Dec 12, 2008 – Although consumer electronics vendors continue to line up behind the two proposed standards for wireless high definition television connectivity most retailers shelves have yet to see any products.
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ABI Research, WHDI Special Interest Group, WirelessHD, Market Research, Semiconductor, Smart Home
Panasonic to Showcase Tomorrow's Lifestyle with Advanced, Broader Networking at CEATEC JAPAN 2008
Sep 29, 2008 – Panasonic (Tokyo:6752)(NYSE:MC) will showcase its vision of a new lifestyle under the theme of 'Tomorrow's Lifestyle with Advanced and Broader Networking' at CEATEC JAPAN 2008 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba City on the outskirts of Tokyo.
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Panasonic, Blu-ray, Camcorder, Mobile, Semiconductor, Smart Home, Smart TV
Panasonic Develops World's First 3D Full HD Plasma Theater System
Sep 24, 2008 – Panasonic (Tokyo:6752; NYSE:PC) has developed the world's first 3D full HD Plasma Theater System, which enables the viewing of true-to-life 3D images using a 103" plasma TV and Blu-ray Disc (BD) player.
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Panasonic, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Metaverse, Smart TV
DivX Announces the Panasonic 'UniPhier' as the World's First DivX Certified® Blu-ray Chip to Support Full HD Playback
Sep 24, 2008 – DivX (NASDAQ:DIVX) has announced that Panasonic's UniPhier® System LSI (MN2WS0043DA) has achieved DivX Certification™ for 1080p high-definition playback - the first chip announced to have achieved DivX HD Certification for use in Blu-ray devices.
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DivX, Panasonic, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Media Player, Semiconductor
DVD6C Announces Royalty Reduction for DVD Decoder and DVD Encoder
Sep 4, 2008 – The DVD6C Licensing Group has announced that, from July 1, 2008, it has revised its worldwide patent licensing program, including offering a new license agreement offering reduced royalty rates on DVD Decoder and DVD Encoder products.
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DVD6C, Digital TV, DVD, Licensing, Optical Disc Recorder, Patent
DVB-T licensing transferred from MPEG LA to SISVEL
Aug 29, 2008 – MPEG LA and SISVEL have announced that the administration of the DVB-T licensing program, including the administration of all DVB-T Patent Portfolio Licenses previously executed by MPEG LA and licensees, has been transferred from MPEG LA to SISVEL.
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SISVEL, MPEG LA, Digital TV, Licensing, Patent, Peripherals / Accessories, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial
ULDAGE Releases Joint Patent License for Japanese Digital Cable Broadcasting Standards
Aug 8, 2008 – ULDAGE has announced that the Patent Pool License for Digital Cable Broadcasting Standards is scheduled to be available in October, 2008. The License includes essential patents owned by at least following 13 companies.
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ULDAGE, Cable TV, Digital TV, Japan, Licensing, Patent
Panasonic Develops UniPhier-based Mobile Phone Chip
Jul 22, 2008 – Matsushita (Tokyo:6752)(NYSE:MC) has developed the 'MN2CS0038' (UniPhier 4MBB+), a mobile phone LSI based on its 'UniPhier' digital audio/visual equipment platform, and has announced that it will start shipping samples in late July 2008.
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Matsushita, Digital TV, ICs, Mobile, Semiconductor
Panasonic Develops World's First Single-Chip Signal Processing LSI for Blu-ray Disc Players
May 21, 2008 – Panasonic, the brand by which Matsushita Electric Industrial (Tokyo:6752)(NYSE:MC) is known, has developed the world's first Blu-ray Disc (BD) player-specific single-chip signal processing LSI (MN2WS006), in response to the latest BD standards.
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Panasonic, Blu-ray, Digital TV, DVD, ICs, Semiconductor
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