Digital TV Semiconductor News

Technicolor selects MaxLinear chip for hybrid satellite/ISDB-T set-top box

Digital TV News — Wed, 08 May 2013 12:30:11 +0000

MaxLinear (NYSE: MXL) has announced that Technicolor (Paris: TCH) has selected its MxL683 for a new hybrid satellite / terrestrial (ISDB-T) high-definition (HD) set-top box (STB) for the Latin America market.

Broadcom and ST tie for top spot in Set-top Box IC market

Digital TV News — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:30:29 +0000

Broadcom (NASDAQ: BRCM) and STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) tied in unit shipments for the worldwide set-top box IC Market in 2012, with both delivering between 85 and 86 million video SoCs for set-top boxes, according to ABI Research.

Chips&Media announces HEVC video decoder IP

Digital TV News — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:30:51 +0000

Chips&Media has introduced the industry’s first hardware HEVC decoder IP core supporting up to Ultra HD resolution. Chips&Media’s WAVE410 HEVC decoder targets a range of evices that are capable of 4K video playback from smartphones to UHDTV/UHD set-top boxes.

Broadcom Reports First Quarter 2013 Results

Digital TV News — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:30:25 +0000

Broadcom (NASDAQ: BRCM) has reported results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2013. Net revenue for the first quarter of 2013 was $2.01 billion. This represents an increase of 9.7% compared with the $1.83 billion reported for the first quarter of 2012.

STMicroelectronics Reports 2013 First Quarter Financial Results

Digital TV News — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 22:58:34 +0000

STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has reported results for the first quarter ending March 30, 2013. First quarter net revenues totaled $2.01 billion. Net loss attributable to ST was $171 million, mainly due to the 50% share in ST-Ericsson operating loss and restructuring costs.

SES, Inverto, Abilis and MaxLinear revolutionise satellite TV home distribution with industry's first IP-LNB

Digital TV News — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:30:42 +0000

SES (Paris;LuxX: SESG), Inverto, Abilis and MaxLinear (NYSE: MXL) have announced that they have designing an essential component for cost-effective IP distribution of satellite television to the home – the first LNB incorporating 8-channel satellite-to-IP bridging technology.

SES to pioneer first Ultra HD transmission in HEVC at SES Industry Days

Digital TV News — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 07:30:30 +0000

SES (Paris;LuxX: SESG) has announced that, together with partners Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT) and Broadcom (NASDAQ: BRCM), it has pioneered the first Ultra HD transmission in the new HEVC standard live from an ASTRA satellite at 19.2 degrees East.

STMicroelectronics powers Smart IPTV Set-Top Boxes from NTT Plala

Digital TV News — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 07:00:44 +0000

STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has revealed that its Orly system-on-chip (SoC) is powering a new generation of advanced set-top boxes announced from NTT Plala, an Internet / IPTV service provider in Japan. The STB was developed by Sumitomo Electric Networks.

Antik unveils STB based on updated STMicroelectronics chipset

Digital TV News — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:30:18 +0000

Antik Technology has unveiled information on its new Juice Mini II hybrid set-top box (STB) now upgraded to STMicroelectronics' Liege STiH207 chipset. ANTIK plans to launch the STB in the third quarter of 2013.

Civolution and Broadcom make Automatic Advertisement Recognition available for Set-top Boxes

Digital TV News — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 10:00:33 +0000

Civolution has announced the integration of its Automatic Content Recognition (ACR) technology with STB chipsets from Broadcom. ACR includes, for example, the automatic recognition of broadcast advertisements, thereby enabling companies to trigger synchronized and interactive calls-to-action on the TV screen.

MobiTV collaborates with Marvell to deliver secure HD content in the home

Digital TV News — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:20:38 +0000

MobiTV has announced that it is collaborating with Marvell (NASDAQ: MRVL) to enable its Digital Rights Management (DRM) solution and Media Player on Marvell's ARMADA® 1500 HD media platform for enhanced delivery of secure HD content in the home.

Digisoft.tv and Dune HD partner on stick set-top box

Digital TV News — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:00:57 +0000

Digisoft.tv and Dune HD have announced a new cost-effective consumer platform aimed at carriers and retailers. Based on the Dune HD Connect StickSTB™ the agreement encompasses distribution, systems integration, research and development and support.

Verimatrix Demonstrates Integration of CryptoFirewall Security Core at NABShow 2013

Digital TV News — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 12:30:45 +0000

Verimatrix has announced that it is demonstrating the integration of Cryptography Research's CryptoFirewall™ hardware-based security core with its Verimatrix Video Content Authority System (VCAS™) for IPTV cardless security at NAB Show 2013.

ViXS announces world's first 10-bit Ultra HD 4K and HEVC transcoder chip

Digital TV News — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 14:00:59 +0000

ViXS Systems has announced its XCode Pro 350, the world's first silicon solution for transcoding 10-bit HEVC content to MPEG-2 and MPEG-4, enabling the media industry to save bandwidth for distributing existing content formats as well as the next-generation Ultra HD at 4K resolution.

Envivio and Broadcom Collaborate on HEVC Interoperability

Digital TV News — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 21:30:27 +0000

Envivio (Nasdaq:ENVI) and Broadcom (NASDAQ: BRCM) are working on HEVC encoder and decoder interoperability in order to provide a proven, reliable solution ahead of commercial market deployments. Initial Envivio HEVC software deployments are expected to begin in Q2 2013.

IMCL Deploys Broadcom Integrated Set Top Box SoC for Digitization of Cable Services

Digital TV News — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 13:40:14 +0000

Broadcom (NASDAQ: BRCM) has announced that IndusInd Media & Communications Ltd (IMCL) has selected Broadcom's BCM7013 SoC with integrated silicon tuner for new set top boxes (STB) to deliver standard definition digitized services to India's emerging cable market.

Broadcom Announces Cost-Optimized Cable HD Set-Top Box SoCs

Digital TV News — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 13:30:23 +0000

Broadcom (NASDAQ: BRCM) has announced the industry's first low cost, HD digital cable set-top box SoCs with integrated Full-Band Capture and IP video server technology. Broadcom's BCM7583 and BCM7584 devices provide entry-level HD and HD-DVR platforms for cable MSOs.

Movea teams up with STMicroelectronics on gesture recognition for set-top boxes

Digital TV News — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 06:00:07 +0000

Movea has announced its collaboration with STMicroelectronics on the integration of Movea's SmartMotion Server with ST's Orly set-top box system-on-chip, enabling the easy and rapid deployment of motion-based user interfaces for next-generation connected home systems.

Entropic, Telepath Deliver First AVS+ HD Set-Top Box Platform for China

Digital TV News — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 02:30:10 +0000

Entropic (Nasdaq:ENTR) and Telepath Technologies have announced the first AVS+ HD set-top box platform for China satellite, cable/IP and terrestrial markets. The platform, integrated with the latest STB SoC from Entropic, supports AVS-P16 (AVS+) and includes advanced security.

GlobalSat, Entropic introduce satellite HD zapper set-top box

Digital TV News — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 01:40:34 +0000

GlobalSat has introduced the GOOSAT S1-50HD, its latest high performance set-top box for the global Free-to-Air (FTA) Direct Broadcast Satellite zapper market. The box is based on the EN7100 STB system-on-a-chip (SoC) from Entropic (Nasdaq:ENTR).

Entropic unveils cost-optimized set-top box SoCs at CCBN

Digital TV News — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 01:30:01 +0000

Entropic (Nasdaq:ENTR) has announced the EN71xy family of set-top box SoCs. The products are designed for DTAs (digital terminal adapter), cable and terrestrial zappers and IP-Clients. Entropic is demonstrating the power and performance of the family at CCBN in Beijing.

STMicroelectronics and SoftAtHome Demonstrate Secure Platform for MultiScreen Digital Services

Digital TV News — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:10:43 +0000

STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) and SoftAtHome have successfully demonstrated a client/server solution that will allow service providers to reach extra screens with an optimal user experience in subscribers' homes via a single, managed connection.

ACCESS Integrates NetFront Browser NX with Broadcom Set-Top Box Chipsets

Digital TV News — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 17:32:32 +0000

ACCESS CO. has announced that its TV-centric browser, NetFront Browser NX™ 3.0, will be at TV Connect. New features include enhanced YouTube Leanback HTML5 functionality, expanded STB and TV chipset support, and sharing of content and UIs from a PVR with other connected devices.

Antix Labs and Broadcom Collaborate On Anytime, Anywhere HD Game Service

Digital TV News — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 14:10:12 +0000

Antix Labs has announced that it is working with Broadcom (NASDAQ: BRCM) on an integrated service that delivers executable, interactive games to consumer home devices, including smartphones, tablets and television set-top boxes (STB).

WYPLAY announces launch of HTML5 Android TV platform

Digital TV News — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 10:00:30 +0000

WYPLAY has announced the launch of its HTML5 Android reference platform for chipset vendors, STB manufacturers, RCU companies and 3rd-party software houses. The platform combines Wyplay's Middleware with Android, managed by a pure HTML5 user interface.

Hillcrest Labs Brings Motion Control to Intel Set-Top Box Reference Kit

Digital TV News — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 06:00:49 +0000

Hillcrest Labs has announced that Intel's newest reference design kit for IPTV set-top boxes (STBs) and media servers will use Hillcrest's patented Freespace® in-air pointing and motion control technology.

Intel Launches Reference Design for Media Processors at TV Connect 2013

Digital TV News — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 20:00:01 +0000

At TV Connect, Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) will launch the Intel® Media Server Reference Design (MSRD). The MSRD is both a hardware and software design kit for OEMs and system integrators that allow them to develop Intel-based set-top boxes and media servers.

Antik to unveil details of Android-powered home gateway at TV Connect

Digital TV News — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:50:04 +0000

Antik Technology has unveiled details of its forthcoming Android home gateway, Juice Extreme II. The gateway uses STMicroelectronics' Orly STiH416 SoC for streaming and transcoding up to 4 channels in real time to home smart devices (tablets, smartphones, etc.).

Vestel produces Android IPTV platform for Wingo in Switzerland

Digital TV News — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 12:30:48 +0000

Vestel has announced that it has successfully launched an advanced client platform based on Android OS to receive the IPTV services of Wingo in Switzerland. The platform uses Marvell's Armada 1500 chipset.

ALi Corp integrates ACCESS NetFront DLNA with STB ICs

Digital TV News — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:00:23 +0000

ACCESS CO. has announced that ALi Corporation has selected ACCESS' DLNA solution NetFront™ Living Connect SDK to integrate with its set-top-box (STB) systems-on-a-chip. The ACCESS-powered ALi SoCs will ship to STB manufacturers from Q2, 2013.