| Analysts see DTV chip market consolidation ahead
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2007-12-27 |
| ST's proposed acquisition of Genesis Microchip could be the beginning of a long-expected wave of consolidation among chip companies that supply the booming DTV market, according to analysts. |
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| Consumer confusion hikes HDTV return rate
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2007-12-27 |
| Behind the robust growth, glitzy new high-end displays and marketing frenzy lurks the dirty little secret of HDTV: An unsettling number of sets are returned to the retail outlets where they are purchased |
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| Toshiba licenses Rambus HDTV tech
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2007-12-19 |
| Toshiba Corp. has licensed HDTV chipset memory technology from Rambus Inc |
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| FireWire speeds up to 3.2Gbit/s
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2007-12-18 |
| The 1394 Trade Association is unveiling a new version of FireWire that could achieve top speeds of up to 3.2Gbit/s. |
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| HDMI is ready for close-up
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2007-12-17 |
| Last year's adoption of the HDMI version 1.3 release, with key performance improvements, has advanced the adoption rate of sources that provide 1,080p resolution such as Blu-ray and HD DVD. |
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| The year in review: Apple's crest
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2007-12-11 |
| Apple took the limelight in Q2 this year with the rollout of exciting consumer devices—the Apple TV in late March and later the much-hyped iPhone in June. |
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| Alcatel-Lucent aids GPON rollout in Hong Kong
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2007-12-10 |
| Alcatel-Lucent and Hong Kong Broadband Network Ltd (HKBN) have partnered in the deployment of the first Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON) in Hong Kong. |
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| LG, SRS Labs ink multiyear audio license deal
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2007-11-09 |
| SRS Labs announced it has been selected by South Korea's LG Electronics as their non-exclusive audio enhancement provider. |
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| Spread spectrum confronts EMI
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2007-11-01 |
| The sleepy clock-generator chip market shook itself awake as two rival vendors, Cypress Semiconductor and SpectraLinear rolled entries in a new class of programmable devices. |
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| India hinges hope on embedded design
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2007-10-29 |
| What India lacks in manufacturing, however, it makes up for in embedded software development—a foundation that could prove increasingly important in the future. |
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| IBM, MediaTek promise fast HDTV streaming sans wires
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2007-10-24 |
| IBM and MediaTek will develop chipsets that can wirelessly transmit a full-length HD movie to and from a home PC, handheld device, retail kiosk or TV, nearly as fast as a viewer can push their remote control. |
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| Ericsson goes beyond wireless
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2007-10-01 |
| LM Ericsson's chief marketing officer, Johan Bergendahl, discusses the company's efforts to expand its wireless operator roots into a multi-environment approach to communications. |
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| PDC: Plasma display market to see 25% growth
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2007-09-28 |
| The plasma display category is poised to grow 25 percent in 2007 as the industry enters the Q4 holiday sales season, according to the Plasma Display Coalition (PDC). |
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| NHK bets on Super Hi-Vision as future TV
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2007-09-17 |
| Japan Broadcasting Corp. has taken a step toward realizing that vision by demonstrating working prototypes of key component systems. |
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| Altera FPGAs power China's first DTV launch
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2007-09-11 |
| Altera announced that its Stratix II FPGAs were used by Tsinghua DTV to develop China's recently ratified DTMB national DTV broadcast standard. |
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| China fields homespun format in next-gen DVD war
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2007-09-11 |
| Recognizing the promise of the next-generation DVD market, and steering clear of the bipolar format war, China has unveiled its own homespun high-definition DVD format. |
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| Work underway for next-gen terrestrial DTV spec
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2007-09-10 |
| The Digital Video Broadcast (DVB) Group, which forged terrestrial, satellite and cable DTV broadcast standards, expects to launch its next-generation terrestrial DTV broadcast specification early next year. |
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| Implement DTV receivers with cost-effective demodulator
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2007-09-03 |
| The DTV market is growing fast, and system developers continue the search for more cost-effective ways to implement DTV receivers without sacrificing picture quality. TI's TVP9900 ATSC demodulator offers a high-performance receiver front-end solution with multipath performance. |
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| Welcoming STB into the digital home
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2007-09-03 |
| The upturn in the STB market is set to continue, stimulated by the rapid transition from analog to digital broadcasting that enables both enhanced video and audio experience, and an increased choice of channels. |
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| The worldwide woe of delivering DTV content
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2007-09-03 |
| Many standards are being used to bring DTV content to the consumer. Even now, new standards such as DVB-S2, DVB-T2 and AVSB have been or are being defined to increase bandwidth or provide better mobile capabilities. The challenge is to overcome the technical hurdles of each so that they can be implemented properly. |
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| Programmable low-pass filters suit high-dynamic-range apps
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2007-08-16 |
| Skyworks Solutions Inc. has launched a line of monolithic, digitally programmable low-pass filters in single- and dual-band versions. |
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| 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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| Corning bares 'game-changing' optical fiber tech
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2007-07-25 |
| Corning claims a new game-changing optical fiber technology that addresses FTTH network installation challenges. |
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| Technical problems bug Internet TV design
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2007-07-20 |
| Thorny technical problems that range from silicon to software bug efforts to design successful Internet TV. |
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| Touchscreens, 3D, OLEDs drive new displays
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2007-07-16 |
| The Society for Information Display (SID) conference played host to the upcoming technologies driving the display market. |
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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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| MIPS plays down ARM expansion threat
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2007-06-22 |
| MIPS Technologies said it is confident that ARM will not be able to take market share from it in the increasingly competitive IP cores market. |
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| Survey: More consumers want HDTV despite confusion
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2007-06-19 |
| A new survey from Hitachi America revealed that the HDTV market is set to soar, with 78 percent of consumers saying their next TV will be an HDTV |
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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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