| Consumer electronics continue to power demand for transformers
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2005-05-13 |
| Booming demand from the IT, home appliance and consumer electronic sectors are pushing transformer makers in mainland China to manufacture smaller, light weight products with higher efficiency and power density. Particularly, makers expect demand for flyback transformers to escalate due to the growing popularity of HDTVs. |
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| Zoran to acquire demodulator IC provider
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2005-05-11 |
| Zoran Corp. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Israel-based Oren Semiconductor, a provider of demodulator ICs for HD TV market. |
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| Samsung, Microsoft deepen relationship with HDTV games
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2005-05-03 |
| As part of a strengthening relationship between Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd, and Microsoft Corp. the two companies have announced an alliance to moves computer games to high-definition television screens. |
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| AU Optronics to spend $1.1 billion on LCD fab
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2005-04-28 |
| The world's third largest TFT-LCD manufacturer, AU Optronics Corp., said that it would spend about $1.1 billion on a leading-edge facility for processing glass substrates that form the basis of large-screen LCD televisions. |
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| Sony's comeback strategy bets heavily on displays
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2005-04-15 |
| Sony Europe is betting the farm on advanced flat-panel displays and other high-end consumer products as its seeks to shed criticism that it has "missed the boat" in consumer electronics. |
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| Seiko Epson HTPS LCD panels to see volume production
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2005-04-14 |
| Seiko Epson Corp. announced that it will mass produce 1080p high-temperature polysilicon (HTPS) LCD projector panels (D5 series) this month. |
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| IR to exhibit future power management at IIC-China
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2005-04-01 |
| China is considered the world's largest manufacturing base but there is also an increasing immigration of design activities for cost and efficiency reasons. |
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| Micronas licenses Silicon Images' HDMI, and DVI IP for TV ICs
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2005-03-15 |
| Micronas has licensed the High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) and Digital Visual Interface (DVI) receiver IP for integration in their consumer ICs from Silicon Image Inc. |
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| MPEG-only bows out of codecs race; H.264 and VC-1 still contending
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2005-03-07 |
| Facing the inevitability of multiple audio/visual codecs required in new-generation digital set tops, Broadcom Corp. said Thursday (March 3) it will stop developing MPEG-only chips by the second quarter of this year. |
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| Freescale, Samsung demonstrate UWB-enabled cellphone
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2005-02-22 |
| Freescale Semiconductor Inc. has demonstrated its ultrawideband (UWB) communications technology on a Samsung cell phone at the 3GSM World Congress, taking place in Cannes, France. |
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| Samsung, Charter form strategic partnership
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2005-01-11 |
| Samsung Electronics CO. Ltd and Charter Communications Inc. have formed a strategic partnership for the joint development and promotion of two-way digital cable TV. |
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| S3 Graphics unveils low-power processor
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2005-01-10 |
| Putting the focus on the sound of silence, S3 Graphics is rolling out its next low-power graphics chip designed for desktop PC systems and entertainment consoles. |
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| LG Electronics selects ARM Optimode DSP for HDTV
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2005-01-07 |
| LG Electronics Inc. has licensed the Optimode digital signal processing technology from ARM Holdings plc, a licensor of processor designs, for use in video encoding and decoding product lines, ARM said Wednesday (Jan. 5). |
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| Hitachi to use VividLogic FireBus software for HDTV
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2005-01-05 |
| Hitachi Ltd will deploy VividLogic Inc.'s premium FireBus software to provide digital connectivity and interoperability in its HDTVs in the U.S. and Japan. |
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| Display dapples in performance, but industry is hopeful
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2005-01-03 |
| This year, the market for TFT-LCD is colorless due to the continuing price decline and serious inventory surplus. |
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| Asia ups ante on wireless functionality
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2005-01-03 |
| Functionality and convergence are painting Asia's wireless landscape a shade brighter this year as more consumers in the region go mobile. |
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| LSI Logic DiMeNsion backs-up LG Electronics DVD recorders
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2004-11-02 |
| LSI Logic Corp. has announced that its DiMeNsion 8602 (DMN-8602) DVD recorder system processor is enabling LG Electronics' line of combination VCR/DVD recorder products, including the XBR446. |
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| SMPTE transceivers eye professional video transport
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2004-10-18 |
| Cypress builds family of high-speed video transceiver standards in quarter-micron BiCMOS process. |
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| Group formed to promote Blu-ray Disc format
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2004-10-11 |
| Fourteen companies have joined forces to promote the Blu-ray Disc format through a new industry association launched here. |
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| Toshiba, Microtune develop RF tuner for HD TVs
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2004-10-04 |
| Toshiba Module Group and Microtune Inc. have cooperated in the development of a production-ready, digital cable-ready TV tuner module. |
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| C-Cor expands Ethernet reach with Optinel acquisition
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2004-09-02 |
| Broadband access gear supplier C-COR is expanding its optical packet transport capabilities by buying closely held Optinel Systems Inc. for an initial cash payment of about $9.5 million and the assumption of certain liabilities. |
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| i3 micro STB adds Alchemy Au1550 processor
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2004-09-02 |
| i3 micro technology Inc. has selected the Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Alchemy Au1550 processor to help accelerate its networking capabilities within their third-generation Mood Box (MMB3) set-top box solution. |
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| Tyco to offer JT with bandwith circuits
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2004-08-17 |
| Tyco Telecommunications has announced a multi-million dollar contract to provide high bandwidth circuits to Japan Telecom (JT), an international provider of high-speed broadband and high-quality video services. |
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| Chi Mei Opto supplies HDTV panels to Mitsubishi
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2004-08-11 |
| Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) Corp. will be supplying Japan-based Mitsubishi Corp. with 2,000 to 3,000 37-inch HDTV panels monthly |
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| Nearing the age of digital media portability
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2004-08-02 |
| With a plethora of available portable devices, the goal now is to provide consumers with ubiquitous access to their coveted entertainment anywhere, anytime. |
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| Rules changing for the home media server
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2004-08-02 |
| To build cost-effective servers, highly modular designs must be built around the PCI bus and communications processors. |
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| Zoran targets multimedia, HDTV
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2004-07-21 |
| Levy Gerzberg was a few blocks away at Stanford University when Jim Clark took his Geometry Engine technology and founded Silicon Graphics Inc. |
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| Samsung adopts Tektronix video measurement set
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2004-06-21 |
| Samsung Electronics has chosen Tektronix Inc.'s VM5000 automated video measurement set for measuring HDTV and progressive component video signals |
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| BigBand pushes 'triple play' as it buys ADC's IP cable unit
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2004-05-28 |
| Broadband multimedia platform provider BigBand Networks is buying ADC's IP Cable business unit, including its Cuda and FastFlow product lines. |
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| Micronas expands into HDTV with LINX acquisition
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2004-05-19 |
| Micronas has signed an agreement to acquire LINX Electronics Inc., a fabless semiconductor company that develops innovative digital TV solutions for improved reception of high-definition TV (HDTV) signals |
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