| HDMI testing by Silicon Image subsidiary under fire
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2007-07-31 |
| The HDMI interoperability testing program of Silicon Image subsidiary Simplay Labs is under fire by some who say it is a little more than a costly feel-good seal of approval |
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| Faraday leads IP sharing effort with UR-IP Center
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2007-07-12 |
| Faraday has started UR-IP Center operations intended to provide an IP resource integration and sharing platform for small-to-mid-size fabless companies. |
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| Fairchild, RedMere ink HDMI supply pact
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2007-07-05 |
| Fairchild Semiconductor has signed a supply agreement with RedMere, under which it receive known-good die connectivity products from the latter for the HDTV and consumer multimedia markets. |
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| AMD, Intel elevate rivalry to laptop arena
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2007-07-02 |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) and Intel Corp. are pulling neck-and-neck in the race to define the core high-end silicon for notebook computers. |
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| Sony fields Apple TV challenger
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2007-06-19 |
| Sony has announced plans to ship a device for streaming Web video to an HDTV, launching the company's first challenger to the Apple TV. |
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| DVDs, STBs all set to embrace HDMI
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2007-06-14 |
| It is expected that more than half of SD DVDs and STBs shipped worldwide will support HDMI and next-generation DVD formats will tout the HDMI 1.3 version port |
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| Intel demos HDMI-equipped PC
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2007-06-11 |
| Intel conducted a PC demonstration of an SVDO platform that uses the Silicon Image VastLane SiI1392 HDMI transmitter at Computex Taipei |
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| Gaming platforms: A goldmine for designers
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2007-06-08 |
| Chip and software designers have an opportunity to be part of the multi-100-million gaming platform shipments, as platforms respond faster to user demands by converging on interactivity, connectivity and information display. |
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| Apple TV: A work in progress
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2007-05-21 |
| Apple TV will certainly appeal to Apple addicts, design enthusiasts and hackers. But the rest of us will be waiting to see what happens next before we plunk down our cash. |
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| Standards afoot to curb CE power usage
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2007-04-02 |
| Some of the same engineers who helped create power consumption standards for PCs and printers are turning their attention to network gear and consumer electronics. |
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| Lesser-known companies thrive with bigger players at IIC-China
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2007-03-08 |
| The 12th International IC China Conference and Exhibition features the top 15 companies in the semiconductor industry. But spread throughout the more than 900 booths are smaller, lesser-known companies vying for a piece of the action. |
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| Components take floor at 12th IIC-China
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2007-03-05 |
| With more than 200 exhibitors spreading an array of leading-edge technologies in over 900 booths, the 12th International IC China Conference and Exhibition (IIC-China) is clearly China's largest IC event. |
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| China's XOCECO selects Fairchild HDMI for LCD TV
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2007-03-02 |
| Fairchild Semiconductor announced that its FSHDMI04 HDMI switch has been selected by Xiamen Overseas Chinese Electronic for its new 42-inch LCD TV |
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| Sony unveils $600 Blu-ray Disc player
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2007-03-02 |
| At its Open House event this week, Sony Electronics unveiled its second Blu-ray Disc (BD) player, BDP-S300, which will hit stores by the middle of the year for about $600. |
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| UDI demise sparks HDMI-DisplayPort battle
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2007-03-01 |
| With the Unified Display Interface's demise, a new battle to crown a convergence digital display interconnect will play out over the next few years. |
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| Silicon Image receivers put HDMI 1.3 into midrange TVs
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2007-03-01 |
| Silicon Image Inc. rolled out four chips at the Consumer Electronics Show in January, including two receivers that it said will push the HDMI 1.3 specification into midrange TVs |
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| Startup demos interface for HDTV video
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2007-02-16 |
| Startup Amimon Ltd has demonstrated a prototype of its wireless high-definition interface for HDTV video at the 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show using technology based on a variation of 802.11n that can deliver up to 1.5Gbps. |
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| Home network remains unconquered
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2007-02-16 |
| Last month's Consumer Electronics Show was brimming with home networking concepts and technologies but in many respects, the digital home is still untamed territory. |
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| HDMI adoption in PCs increases
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2007-02-14 |
| HDMI Licensing LLC announced Monday that more than 50 PC products are currently using the HDMI interface, including nearly two dozen desktop and notebook PCs |
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| Analogix disputes lawsuit charges by Silicon Image
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2007-02-13 |
| Analogix Semiconductor Inc. denied lawsuit allegations filed against the company by Silicon Image Inc. in a federal court in California. |
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| TV-on-a-chip simplifies entire DTV design
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2007-02-01 |
| Broadcom Corp. rolled out a "television-on-a-chip" that the company calls the first digital HDTV silicon solution to support full 1,080p display resolution. |
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| Silicon Image picks Agilent's tool for HDMI test
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2007-01-26 |
| Silicon Image Inc. has adopted Agilent Technologies Inc.'s equipment for HDMI CTS 1.3a source and sink compliance testing and characterization in its HDMI Authorized Test Center |
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| Intel, Samsung back DisplayPort
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2007-01-11 |
| Intel and Samsung officially put their weight behind the Displayport 1.1 specification at a press conference at the Consumer Electronics Show. |
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| Competitors unimpressed with Super Multi Blue
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2007-01-10 |
| South Korea's LG Electronics unveiled a dual-format HD DVD player supporting both HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc formats on Jan. 7 at the 2007 Consumer Electronics Show (CES). |
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| Pixelworks, AMIMON partner on HDTV reference designs
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2007-01-10 |
| Pixelworks and AMIMON will provide joint reference designs that combine Pixelworks video and image processing hardware and software, and Amimon's WHDI wireless uncompressed HDTV solution on a single integrated platform. |
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| Silicon Image acquires German IP house for $13.5M
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2007-01-08 |
| Silicon Image Inc. has acquired German design service and intellectual property (IP) provider sci-worx GmbH for approximately $13.5 million in cash. |
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| 802.11n morphs into home video stream spec
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2007-01-04 |
| The draft silicon of 802.1n networks sampled in 2006 changed its focus to a singular concentration on IPTV and HDTV video streams. |
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| Transmitter ICs enable PC's shift to HDMI
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2007-01-01 |
| Silicon Image rolled out a pair of VastLane HDMI transmitters that provide PC manufacturers with a single-chip solution for driving digital output to PC monitors and HDTVs |
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| Taiwan eyes better displays, comms
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2007-01-01 |
| Last year, the trend in the electronic industry was integration. This year, Taiwan focuses on communication and consumer electronics. |
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| Silicon Image, Genesis settle licensing agreement
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2006-12-27 |
| Silicon Image announced it has signed a settlement and license agreement with Genesis Microchip Inc. |
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