| Intel, Adobe team on Flash for TVs
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2009-01-08 |
| Intel Corp. and Adobe Systems are collaborating to port and optimize Adobe Flash technology to the Media Processor CE 3100, which will offer seamless Web-based and video viewing. |
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| Digital video chip promises speedy translation
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2008-12-12 |
| Startup Zenverge has come out of stealth mode with a processor architecture optimized to quickly translate video from one format to another, aiming at a wide range of client and network media systems. |
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| TV tuner chip targets in-car infotainment
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2008-12-11 |
| Microtune Inc. has released MT2067 is automotive-grade TV tuner engineered to provide superior, stable TV reception for passengers in vehicles traveling at top speeds along the autobahn or highway |
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| Combo chip integrates .11n, Bluetooth, FM
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2008-12-10 |
| Broadcom Corp. has rolled out a combo chip for mobile devices, which is its first to integrate single-stream 802.11n, Bluetooth, and FM receive and transmit capabilities |
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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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| Dual-CPU platform upgrades mobile systems
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2008-11-18 |
| Qualcomm has launched a new dual-CPU Snapdragon single-chip solution, expanding the scope of the platform by covering more advanced mobile computing devices |
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| Tunable capacitor to match any mobile band
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2008-11-13 |
| Peregrine Semiconductor Corp. claims to be unveiling the first single-chip solution to adjust a mobile antenna's RF response to all the different bands mobile media devices |
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| Video buffer powers up battery life in mobile
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2008-11-10 |
| STMicroelectronics is offering a video buffer IC that extends the battery life of mobile video devices, including digital cameras, camera phones and personal media players |
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| Smart card processors promise high security in cellphones
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2008-11-04 |
| STMicroelectronics has launched two new product families for cellphone SIM cards that allow mobile network operators to enhance differentiation and expand revenue growth by delivering richer services to subscribers |
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| Seiko Epson readies 3D images for handsets
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2008-10-21 |
| While 3D is expected to be visible in the next-generation TV, some Japanese vendors are looking at all possibilities to bring 3D images to mobile screens |
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| COM fuses Intel-powered chipsets
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2008-10-20 |
| Adlink introduces the Express-AT, the newest member of its Computer-on-Module (COM) family. |
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| Computer-on-module supports Intel Core2 Duo processor
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2008-10-07 |
| Adlink Technology Inc. has released the latest addition to its Computer-on-Module (COM) family, the Express-NR that supports the Intel Core2 Duo, Core Duo and Celeron M processors. |
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| Hybrid mobile TV tuner backs wider video standards
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2008-10-03 |
| SiTune has released a Hybrid (universal) CMOS TV tuner known as the STN-25T1000 that exceeds all of global digital and analog TV standard requirements under 150mW |
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| Legend readies demodulators for China market
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2008-09-23 |
| Legend Silicon Corp. has come up two new high-performance terrestrial demodulators for the China market. |
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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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| Sharp catches up on 'cool' handset craze
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2008-09-05 |
| A look inside Sharp's 922SH mobile phone yields insights into whether the Japanese remain ahead of their global counterparts |
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| TFT-LCD boasts wide viewing angle, color range
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2008-08-28 |
| Epson Imaging Devices Corp. has development a 4-inch high-resolution low-temperature polysilicon TFT LCD featuring Photo Fine Premia technology, which features a wide viewing angle and a wide color range. |
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| Device controls mobile displays
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2008-08-25 |
| With an eye on the consumer electronics market, particularly higher-resolution displays for smartphones, silicon foundry provider Silterra Malaysia is promoting its 0.13µm high-voltage technology. |
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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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| Intel's Canmore connects TV, CE devices to Internet
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2008-08-22 |
| Intel's new media processor (previously codenamed "Canmore") combines CE features for high-definition video support, home-theater quality audio and advanced 3-D graphics, with the performance, flexibility and compatibility of IA-based hardware and software |
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| Sun eases design of Rich Internet apps on Java
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2008-08-05 |
| Sun Microsystem's JavaFX Preview release provides Web scripters, designers and Java developers with a preview of the runtime and tools needed to create amazing Rich Internet Applications (RIA) on the Java platform. |
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| Two design IP cores simplify interface connection
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2008-07-22 |
| eInfochips has launched two design IP cores designed to reduce networking interfaces and video surveillance chip development time and cost. |
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| Samsung designs 90nm smart card for SIM, mobile TV
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2008-07-10 |
| Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd announced its 90nm smart card IC with high data storage capacity for subscriber identity module cards and mobile TV applications |
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| Silicon TV tuners speed past the CAN
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2008-07-04 |
| Until the most recent product announcements, silicon tuners have fallen well short of the performance offered by hand-tuned CAN tuners. But one company in particular seems to have focused on achieving the best possible silicon solutions for fixed TV tuners: XCeive Inc |
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| Application processor cuts system cost of multimedia handsets
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2008-06-30 |
| Renesas Technology has released the SH-MobileUL2 (SH7366) application processor that delivers an enhanced cost-performance ratio for mobile phones incorporating multimedia processing functions |
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| Altera CPLDs are Olymic-bound
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2008-06-25 |
| Altera Corp.'s MAX II CPLDs are going to the Olympics. Shenzhen Huayu Communications Technology Co. Ltd selected MAX IIZ for use in its P1200 portable handsets at the summer Olympics for identification, logistics and public transportation services. |
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| Mentor platform speeds up verification of multimedia apps
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2008-06-25 |
| Mentor Graphics Corp. offers a high-performance platform that will accelerate the verification of multimedia products. |
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| Transistors remit high peak power for wireless net
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2008-06-24 |
| Infineon Technologies AG recently launched a new family of RF power transistors specifically targeted at wireless infrastructure applications in the 700MHz frequency band. |
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| Power amplifier upgrades GSM/EDGE cellphone capacity
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2008-06-20 |
| Amalfi launched what it claims as the industry's first CMOS-based power amplifier for GSM/EDGE cellphones, which will enable manufacturers to deliver phones with greater than 20 percent improvement in usage time, thinner designs and additional functionality. |
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