| Cable modem meets Docsis 3.0 requirements
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2008-01-18 |
| Cisco announced it has taken its ultrahigh-speed channel-bonding solution—designed to facilitate broadband services in excess of 100Mbit/s—to the next level with a new channel-bonded cable modem. |
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| DVB-T chip rolls for portable DTV apps
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2008-01-09 |
| Sunplus Technology Co. Ltd has launched the DVB-T SPHE1003 chip, which integrates front-end COFDM demodulator and backend MPEG decoder for DVB-T STB and portable DTV solution. |
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| Siano extends mobile TV coverage to Japan, Brazil
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2008-01-08 |
| Mobile TV chip vendor Siano Mobile Silicon Ltd has developed a receiver chip called the SMS1100 that extends Siano's multistandard capability to include the Japan and Brazil markets |
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| Motorola PMP delivers mobile TV entertainment
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2008-01-08 |
| Motorola Inc. has introduced the Motorola Mobile TV DVBH compatible DH01 device and mobile TV broadcast solutions portfolio, extending consumer TV experience to anytime and anywhere for live TV |
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| Silicon TV tuners clearing hurdles
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2008-01-04 |
| Although mobile phone and WLAN transceivers made the transition to silicon ICs years ago, solid-state TV tuners have been slower off the starting block. Recently, several companies have started to offer IC-based TV receivers that will replace the traditional "can tuner |
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| CSSP enables concurrent LCD, video output for portables
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2008-01-04 |
| Together with development partner Chrontel, QuickLogic can now enable handheld device developers to add simultaneous video output to their products without sacrificing battery lifetime or burdening the host application processor. |
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| Tiny tuner picks up China's DTV terrestrial signals
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2007-12-20 |
| A tiny TV tuner module that is compatible with China's Digital Television Terrestrial Broadcasting System Standard has been developed by Sharp Corp |
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| Step-down converters rev up efficiency
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2007-12-03 |
| Given the importance of battery life to end products' market success, step-down converter manufacturers are employing a wide array of schemes to maximize the efficiency of their devices in light load. |
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| TFT LCD controller supports WQVGA
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2007-11-26 |
| Renesas Technology Corp. has released the R61517, a single-chip LCD controller-driver that supports amorphous WQVGA (240 x 432 pixels) size TFT color LCD modules. |
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| MCU secures mobile payment, mobile TV transactions
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2007-11-23 |
| Atmel Corp. has introduced the AT91SC464384RCU, |
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| Chipsets break GHz barrier with 3G, multimedia functions
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2007-11-19 |
| Qualcomm has released two chipsets from the Snapdragon platform that offer mobile data processing, multimedia performance, 3G wireless connectivity and the lowest levels of power consumption |
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| Single-conversion mobile TV tuner promises 'lowest' BOM
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2007-11-13 |
| Maxim's MAX2165 is a highly integrated, single-conversion tuner for DVB-H mobile TV applications that promises the industry's lowest external BOM |
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| Products vie for role in HDMI arena
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2007-11-02 |
| Last year's adoption of HDMI 1.3 has advanced the adoption rate of sources that provide 1,080p resolution such as Blu-ray and HD DVD—and as HDMI's popularity grows, so does its list of supporters. |
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| Middleware for SH-Mobile descrambles DVB-H
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2007-11-01 |
| Renesas Technology has announced a middleware package designed for the SH-Mobile application processor that implements descrambling of DVB-H broadcasts |
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| Card endows PC with DVB-H, HSDPA TV
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2007-10-31 |
| Italy's Onda Communications S.p.a. offers a mobile digital TV PC card that supports both DVB-H and high speed downlink packet access (HSDPA) modems for the PC and notebook markets |
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| PLX debuts PCI-to-USB 2.0 controller
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2007-10-30 |
| PLX Technology's NET 2282 is claimed to be the industry's first PCI-to-USB peripheral controller optimized for converting PCI-based designs to Hi-Speed USB 2.0 products. |
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| Thin mobile display approaches LCD TV image quality
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2007-10-26 |
| Sharp's 0.68mm-thick LCD for mobile devices delivers superior image quality approaching that of an LCD TV |
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| Power managers for OLEDs offer 90% efficiency
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2007-10-24 |
| National Semiconductor Corp. has added three new power management products for driving LEDs and OLED displays to its PowerWise energy-efficient product family. |
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| Broadcom packs key 3G technologies in one chip
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2007-10-17 |
| Broadcom has announced a new single-chip HSPA processor that integrates all key 3G cellular and mobile technologies on a single low-power 65nm CMOS die |
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| Seamless-switching mobile TV chip tipped for Japan
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2007-10-17 |
| To meet the needs of the rapidly growing Japanese mobile TV market, MediaPhy Corp. introduced the second member of its product family, the J-Solo |
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| ICs bring terrestrial digital broadcast to handsets
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2007-09-28 |
| Renesas Technology has expanded its terrestrial digital broadcast-capable portfolio in the SH-Mobile Series of mobile phone application processors with the addition of two new models |
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| S3 tips 65nm mixed-signal IP chip
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2007-09-17 |
| S3 has taped out and received silicon from the 65nm version of its licensable mixed-signal IP. |
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| 90nm DVB-T receiver has RF tuner, demodulator
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2007-09-14 |
| Abilis Systems has started to ship what it says is the first device to integrate a multiband RF tuner, advanced demodulator, memory and USB 2.0 interface on a 90nm CMOS single die. |
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| Startup fields universal mobile TV chip
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2007-09-13 |
| Startup MediaPhy Corp. has launched on Sept. 12 what the company calls an "all CMOS single-die worldwide mobile TV chip designed to work with three different mobile TV standards |
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| DVB-H composer software generates test transport streams
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2007-09-10 |
| Startup CellMetric is launching a DVB-H composer application to generate test transport streams at the International Broadcasting Convention in Amsterdam. |
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| DAB/DAB+/DMB chip rolls for mobile DTV reception
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2007-09-07 |
| Maxscend Technologies has unveiled a DAB/DAB+/DMB demodulator, which can be used for mobile DTV reception in mobile phones, personal media players and vehicle entertainment systems |
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| LCD driver supports WQVGA resolution in handsets
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2007-09-05 |
| MagnaChip Semiconductor has launched its LTPS LCD driver chip for mobile phones offering WQVGA resolution |
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| Ten-dollar DaVinci delivers HD at 400mW
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2007-09-05 |
| Texas Instruments has added to its DaVinci family of video-oriented chips the DM355, which is capable of HD MPEG-4 encode or decode. |
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| Speaker amp LSI suits portable apps
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2007-09-04 |
| Oki Electric Industry Co. Ltd has released samples the ML2620 speaker amplifier LSI designed for in small and thin portable devices. |
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| ADI touts 'first' HDMI transmitter with on-chip CEC support
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2007-08-29 |
| ADI has launched the ADV7520NK low-power HDMI v1.3 transmitter for portable media and DVD players, video recorders, and other mobile multimedia devices supporting HD audio and video content |
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