| Longer distance HDMI cables emerge
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2009-01-13 |
| Monster Cable Products Inc. and Gennum Corp. teamed up to bring three long distance cables, and ultrahigh-speed and high-speed products for HDMI connectivity using the ActiveConnect technology |
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| Single-chip STB IC packs HD, interactive combo
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2009-01-12 |
| STMicroelectronics NV has launched a new cable STB IC that cuts the cost of set tops capable of accessing emerging high-value services. |
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| Netbook bandwagon welcomes new processors, chips
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2009-01-07 |
| Freescale Semiconductor Inc. is trying to drive netbooks to lower price points with a new ARM-based processor while Nvidia wants to ratchet up their performance with a more muscular graphics chip. |
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| ADI touts 'first' HDMI transmitter with CEC, Deep Color
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2008-12-18 |
| Analog Devices Inc. introduced what the company claims is the industry's first Deep Color HDMI transmitter to integrate a consumer electronic control (CEC) controller and buffer for high-definition (HD) audio/video devices |
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| Bus port protect arrays tout low capacitance, leakage current
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2008-12-16 |
| Vishay Intertechnology Inc. has released two new compact 2-line and 4-line ESD-protection arrays with low capacitance and leakage current for the protection of high-speed data lines against transient voltage signals. |
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| Solution extends DisplayPort cable to 30m
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2008-12-10 |
| Gennum Corp. has launched a new connectivity solution that when used in a standard copper cable assembly, allows displays to be driven at distances up to 30m—more than 15 times the reach of passive DisplayPort cables |
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| Single-chip LCD-TV platform to sample next year
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2008-12-08 |
| NXP Semiconductors will start sampling early next year a single-chip LCD TV platform that integrates the company's PNX85500 digital TV processor, its proprietary Motion Accurate Picture Processing (MAPP2) technology and hybrid silicon tuner. |
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| Single-chip HDTV processors come fully packed
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2008-11-28 |
| Zoran Corp. announced that its SupraHD' 775 and SupraHD' 785 highly integrated HDTV processors are shipping to DTV manufacturers. |
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| Chips aim to resolve H.264/AVC issues
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2008-11-26 |
| From digital TVs to portable electronics, the H.264/AVC next-generation video compression standard is becoming mainstream. |
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| ESD protection array boasts low leakage current
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2008-11-18 |
| Vishay Intertechnology Inc. has developed a compact new ESD-protection array featuring a low capacitance and leakage current to protect USB-OTG ports against transient voltage signals. |
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| Chip tech meets HDMI specs for multimedia apps
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2008-10-31 |
| RedMere Technology has achieved ver 1.3c compliance for its HDMI Active Cable Product line at 10.2Gbit/s |
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| Tiny ESD protection device suits up for speedy data lines
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2008-10-28 |
| NXP Semiconductors touts the world's smallest ESD protection device for very fast data lines in UTLP that asserts the company, achieves industry-lowest clamping voltage in a leadless package. |
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| GeForce 9300 backs multiple video processors
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2008-10-20 |
| Intel and AMD will be releasing CPUs in late 2009 that have embedded graphics cores that will reduce space and power while enhancing graphics for some notebook computers. |
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| Graphics cards pack in gaming, HD multimedia performance
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2008-10-09 |
| AMD has introduced the ATI Radeon HD 4550 and ATI Radeon HD 4350 graphics cards, the latest additions to its ATI Radeon HD 4000 series graphics lineup. |
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| Media processor secures better capacity for HD SoCs
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2008-10-08 |
| Sigma Designs has released its SMP8644 media processor SoC, intended for feature-rich consumer products, along with next-generation IPTV STBs, IP cable STBs and Blu-ray players. |
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| ESD protection arrays toughen up for portable apps
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2008-09-29 |
| ON Semiconductor introduces two new members of its low capacitance ESD protection product line, the NUP4016 and the ESD11L5.0D. |
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| Evaluation kit delivers drop-in 2:1 HDMI solution
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2008-09-19 |
| Maxim introduces the MAX4886 evaluation kit, a fully assembled and tested surface-mount PCB that mixes a MAX4886 quad, high-speed HDMI/DVI digital video switch with a MAX4929E low-frequency, 2:1 control switch |
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| ADI unleashes HDTV audio platform, HDMI transmitter
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2008-09-18 |
| Analog Devices has launched a TV audio platform claimed to reduce HDTV manufacturer design costs by 20 percent and demo what the company says is the world's smallest low-power HDMI transmitter |
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| Compact HDMI interface hastens board assembly capacity
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2008-09-11 |
| NXP Semiconductors has released what it claimed as the industry's first fully integrated interface conditioning chips for the HDMI 1.3 port |
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| Tiny HDMI transmitter maximizes control for HD devices
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2008-09-09 |
| Analog Devices has launched the ADV7521NK, claimed as the industry's smallest, low-power HDMI ver 1.3 transmitter. This provides faster video delivery to HDTVs and other high-definition devices |
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| Agilent eases testing of five major display formats
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2008-09-05 |
| Agilent Technologies Inc. has released a display tester designed for easy, customizable setup for visual testing of up to five major display formats. |
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| iDTV SoC backs next-gen HD video standard
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2008-09-01 |
| NEC has started shipments of the samples of EMMATM3TL, a new SoC intended for full high-definition iDTV supporting the H.264/AVC next-generation video compression standard. |
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| 'Fastest' module graphics engine now ready for testing
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2008-08-27 |
| The Kontron ETXexpress-690 Computer-on-Module, the newest and fastest Kontron COM Express module graphics engine built around high-end embedded chipset, is now available for evaluation. |
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| Intel plugs Internet into TV, STB platforms
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2008-08-25 |
| The CE 3100, aka Canmore, represents an initiative that speaks to everything from Intel's growing SoC capabilities to its drive toward Internet TV, a concept that has left many pioneers dead by the roadside. |
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| RF tool renders high-speed serial waveforms
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2008-08-13 |
| Tektronix Inc. announced the new AWG7000B and AWG5000B Series of arbitrary waveform generators |
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| TV Link enables faster access on media content
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2008-08-11 |
| Iomega has released the new Iomega ScreenPlay TV Link, offering faster and affordable access to multimedia content on any HDTV or home theater system. |
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| TOSA/ROSA solution supports HDMI 1.3
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2008-08-06 |
| Omron Electronic Components Europe has announced a bi-directional optical subassembly (OSA) pairs targeting the HDMI 1.3 high-definition (HD) video transmissions at speeds of up to 3.5Gbit/s |
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| 'First' LSI chip for Blu-ray player debuts
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2008-08-06 |
| NEC Electronics announced that it had developed the world's first single-chip LSI to integrate the main functions of Blu-ray disc players. |
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| Chip guards HDMI, DisplayPort connectors from ESD
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2008-08-04 |
| Texas Instruments Inc. has introduced a robust ESD solution that provides system-level ESD protection for eight high-speed differential lines, designed specifically for HDMI and DisplayPort connectors |
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| Wideband filter quashes noise on DisplayPort links
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2008-07-17 |
| TDK Corp. announced that it has developed a wideband thin-film common mode filter for EMI suppression on DisplayPort interfaces, an industry first. It is designed specifically to suppress noise on DisplayPort connections. |
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