| No slowdown in HDTV sales, says Sony exec
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2006-08-08 |
| Strong sales of HDTVs and other consumer electronics are projected to continue the second half of the year, according to an executive for Sony Electronics Inc. |
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| China writes its own DTV standard
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2006-08-01 |
| After years of rivalry and numerous delays, China is poised to roll out a long-awaited standard for terrestrial DTV. The standard signals the beginning of the end for small Chinese trials of Europe's DVB-T standard, and it adds another rival to the mix for mobile-TV services in China. |
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| Brazil selects Japan HDTV standard
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2006-07-04 |
| Brazil selected Japan's ISDB standard for HDTV, and gets technology transfers, investments and financing in return |
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| MIMO can help in video delivery
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2006-07-01 |
| Past attempts to deliver video over wireless networks failed for two key reasons. First, the effective throughput and coverage supported by legacy wireless technologies were simply inadequate. Second, these networks can't support video's high sensitivity to delays, jitter and loss. |
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| Xilinx recalls Spartan-3 FPGAs
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2006-06-30 |
| Xilinx announced a recall of Spartan-3, Spartan-3E and Spartan-3L FPGAs made between September 205 and late April 2006. |
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| Micronas tapes-out HDTV chip with Synopsys solution
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2006-06-29 |
| Synopsys announced that Micronas has taped-out one of its HDTV chips using Synopsys' IC Compiler physical implementation solution |
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| China comes up with own DTV standard
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2006-06-28 |
| China's terrestrial DTV standard is finally coming out, and it will cover fixed and mobile terminals, eventually serving half of the country's TV viewers. |
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| Study: Global Fiber-to-the-home use to surge
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2006-06-21 |
| The total number of homes worldwide that will be reached by next-generation fiber-optic networks will soar from about 11 million this year to about 86 million in 2011. |
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| Entropic strengthens Asian presence
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2006-06-15 |
| Entropic Communication, a privately held semiconductor company that provides chipsets and the associated software that enable home networking of digital entertainment, recently announced its new office in Hong Kong. |
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| SigmaTel's new Proton television shown at Computex
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2006-06-13 |
| SigmaTel Inc. announced its first TV audio design win with Proton Electrical Industrial Company. |
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| Syscan licenses Next Wave's LCOS optical engine
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2006-06-09 |
| Syscan Imaging announced the signing of a worldwide exclusive license to manufacture and sell a proprietary 3-panel LCOS optical engine developed by Next Wave Optics. |
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| Syscan Imaging licenses proprietary LCoS optical engine
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2006-06-07 |
| Syscan Imaging announced the signing of a license to manufacture and sell a proprietary 3-panel liquid crystal on silicon optical engine developed by Next Wave Optics. |
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| Samsung digicams feature Zoran processor
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2006-06-06 |
| Zoran announced that its Coach digital camera processor is used in Samsung's new Digimax L85 and Digimax i6 digital cameras. |
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| NHK demos UHD TV broadcast
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2006-05-30 |
| NHK Science and Technical Research Laboratories has demonstrated virtual satellite broadcasting of UHD TV, which promises resolution 16 times higher than current high-definition images. |
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| Industry trailblazer casts eye on China
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2006-05-16 |
| As a graduate in chemical engineering in 1960, Wilf Corrigan had three job offers—one in a gunpowder factory in Australia, another in Germany and the third from Transitron in Boston. The latter job paid twice as much as the other two, so the Liverpudlian packed for New England to embark on what would be a trailblazing career in the semiconductor industry. |
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| New Sony COO bullish on Blu-ray
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2006-05-12 |
| Sony Electronics' new president and chief operating officer, Stan Glasgow, believes the Blu-ray Disc format will emerge as the winner. |
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| Metalink to demonstrate WLANPlus at the Broadband forum
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2006-05-12 |
| Metalink to demonstrate its WLANPlus chipset, a technology based on the emerging 802.11n standard, at the Broadband World Forum in Hong Kong. |
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| SMIC takes HDTV LCOS chip to volume
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2006-05-10 |
| Semiconductor Mfg International Corp. announced that it has started volume production of high-definition digital liquid crystal on silicon panel chips for Aurora Systems. |
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| Fragmentation slows IPTV adoption
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2006-05-01 |
| While IPTV has been considered the real deal, its fragmented design requirements and geographically divided market have left technology suppliers wishing for more "purchase orders." |
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| Microtune samples 3-in-1 tuner chip
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2006-05-01 |
| This silicon TV tuner, reportedly the industry's first, can reliably receive traditional over-air analog TV, over-air DTV and cable TV signals. |
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| Philips' Nexperia design in Dell LCD HDTVs
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2006-04-25 |
| Royal Philips Electronics announced that Dell has selected Philips' Nexperia TV810 semiconductor reference design for its W2607C 26-inch digital LCD HDTV |
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| CMD port protector in Micronas' HDTV design
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2006-04-21 |
| California Micro Devices announced that Micronas incorporated its single chip MediaGuard CM2021 port protector into their newest HDTV reference design |
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| Syntax-Brillian fortifies global presence via JVs, supply deals
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2006-04-05 |
| HDTV manufacturer Syntax-Brillian is keen on strengthening its global presence through joint ventures, supply agreements and technological breakthroughs |
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| A better path to video-over-WLAN
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2006-04-03 |
| Higher throughput, excess bandwidth, MIMO, channel bonding and advanced forward error correction are but some of the remedies for issues confronting video delivery over WLAN. |
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| IPTV rollouts put premium on codec flexibility
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2006-04-03 |
| As the pace quickens toward large-scale commercial IPTV implementation, the pressure intensifies on equipment suppliers to market highly flexible and upgradeable platforms. |
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| Chinese A/V codec rises
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2006-04-03 |
| A Chinese A/V codec is on the verge of becoming a national standard—a domestic rival to MPEG-4/H.264 and WMV-9 that backers say will save China-based manufacturers and consumers millions of dollars in fees and royalties in the next few years. |
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| Syntax-Brillian, LG.Philips ink supply agreement
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2006-03-30 |
| Syntax-Brillian announced a strategic supply agreement with LG.Philips LCD, one of the world's leading TFT-LCD manufacturers. |
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| LG.Philips to build a 5.5G TFT LCD plant
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2006-03-28 |
| LG.Philips LCD Co. Ltd is reportedly planning to setup a new 5.5G TFT LCD facility this year. |
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| US-based HDTV maker forms alliance with Asian-based companies
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2006-03-28 |
| Syntax-Brillian, a manufacturer of HDTVs in North America, announced its participation in a strategic alliance with a consortium of Asian-based companies that aims to accelerate expansion of Olevia LCD TVs in China and the Pacific Rim. |
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| SMIC to employ UltraFLEX system for high volume wafer testing
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2006-03-22 |
| Teradyne disclosed that SMIC has selected its UltraFLEX test systems for high volume wafer testing. |
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