Digital TV semiconductor market dips in 2012, says IHS

Mar 15, 10:28

Amid a drop in television demand, the global market for digital television semiconductors (DTV) declined by nearly 6% in 2012, according to IHS iSuppli.

Taiwan market: NCC plans to release two more digital terrestrial TV broadcast licenses

Jan 17, 12:04

Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) plans to release two additional digital terrestrial TV broadcast licenses based on DVB-T2 (digital video broadcasting-terrestrial...

Digitimes Research: Digital TV product and home entertainment system sales down in 3Q12

Nov 15, 21:20

Global consumer electronics sales were lower than expected during the third quarter of 2012, with digital TV products as well as home entertainment and sound systems getting hit the...

Digitimes Research: Merger with MStar to boost MediaTek presence in digital TV segment

Jun 26, 12:40

MediaTek's planned merger with MStar Semiconductor will help MediaTek expand its presence in the digital TV-chip market, as well as enhancing its capability in the ever increasing...

ALi sees sales drop in 2Q12

Apr 24, 01:30

IC design house ALi has guided its second-quarter sales will decrease up to 10% on quarter with a possibility of flat growth. Sales were particularly high in the first quarter of...

Siano launches integrated receiver chip targeting emerging Latin America digital TV market

Nov 24, 13:41

Siano Mobile Silicon has announced the launch of a new product targeting the digital TV markets of Latin America and Japan. The SMS2270 supports the ISDB-T high definition DTV standard,...

China has 13 5G and advanced production lines at the end of 3Q10, says CVIA

Nov 12, 02:10

China is actively developing its flat panel display (FPD) industry, and had a total of 13 5G or advanced TFT-LCD production lines at the end of the third quarter of 2010, according...

Image sensor market to post record year in 2010, says IC Insights

Jun 22, 12:05

With demand for digital cameras, camera phones, and machine-vision systems recovering, sales of image-sensor devices are forecast to grow 31% in 2010 and will reach a new record high...

Taiwan reportedly plans to switch to digital TV broadcast in 2013

May 6, 12:06

Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) plans to completely switch terrestrial TV to digital broadcast in 2013, according to industry sources.

EchoStar poised to operate in Taiwan market

Mar 17, 14:12

EchoStar Asia Multimedia, a joint ventrue of US-based satellite TV broadcaster EchoStar, has been undertaking small-scale trial broadcast of satellite TV service in the Taiwan market...

Taiwan NCC plans digital TV set top box subsidy

Feb 23, 14:58

Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC), in line with its policy to stop analog terrestrial TV broadcasts in 2012, is drawing up a plan to subsidize the purchase of digital...

Japan market: Flat-panel TV shipments up over 50% on year in November

Dec 28, 11:26

Flat-panel TV shipments increased 55.9% on year to 1.53 million units in November in Japan, mainly due to growing demand for digital TVs and eco-friendly devices, according to the...

Taiwan forms Internet TV alliance targeting China market

Dec 1, 14:46

The Taiwan Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Association (TEEMA) and government-sponsored Taiwan Digital Television Committee (DTVC), under the auspices of the Ministry of...

Vizio licenses digital TV patent portfolio to Sony

Oct 29, 15:35

US-based LCD TV vendor Vizio has announced that Sony has become a licensee under Vizio's patent portfolio.

IC designer ITE to see revenues grow 15-20% sequentially in 3Q09

Aug 13, 16:06

IC design house ITE Tech is expected to see its revenues grow 15-20% sequentially in the third quarter from NT$977 million (US$29.71 million) recorded in the second quarter, buoyed...

NXP and TSMC deliver single-chip digital TV solution built on 45nm

Jul 10, 10:21

NXP Semiconductors and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) on July 9 announced their cooperation to deliver the industry's first single-chip 45nm global LCD TV platform,...

CMMB market bigger this year than last, says Siano CEO

Jul 9, 17:17

Alon Ironi, CEO and president of mobile TV chip maker, Siano, has spoken out against recent industry murmurs that the...

China market: CMMB mobile TV market shrinking

Jul 8, 15:46

Policy flip-flops and patent issues pertaining to the implementation of the China Multimedia Mobile Broadcasting (CMMB) mobile digital TV standard have slowed the development of the...

Parade DisplayPort-HDMI converter offers PC connectivity for DTV

Jun 1, 11:39

Parade Technologies, a developer of digital video interface products, has introduced DisplayPort to HDMI/DVI converter device PS161. The PS161 is an integrated circuit that includes...

Mio unveils three new PND products

Apr 30, 15:08

Mio Technology, the brand division of Mitac International, has unveiled three PND products, the Moov S505, S555 and V765.

China market: MIPS licenses IP to Mavrix and Haier

Apr 30, 10:18

MIPS Technologies has announced that Mavrix Technology, a fabless semiconductor company developing complete SoC solutions for the emerging mobile digital TV and portable multimedia...

2011 will be the peak year for SD DTT STB semiconductors, In-Stat says

Apr 29, 11:28

The semiconductor opportunity in standard definition (SD) digital terrestrial TV (DTT) set-top boxes (STBs) will peak in 2011 at nearly US$500 million, according In-Stat. High-definition...

Nagravision to enter Taiwan cable TV market

Apr 17, 15:15

Nagravision, a Switzerland-based provider of access control and content protection solutions, will team up with three Taiwan-based cable TV MSOs (multi-system operators) China Network...

China market: Digital cable TV users top 45 million at end of 4Q08

Apr 15, 15:17

There were 45.1 million subscribers of digital cable TV services in China as of the end of the fourth quarter of 2008, growing by 13.5% on quarter and 83.2% on year, according to...

IC testing houses see revenues climb on orders for handset- and TV-related chips

Apr 10, 16:05

King Yuan Electronics Company (KYEC) and Sigurd Microelectronics saw March revenues grow by double-digits over the previous month amid growing handset- and TV-related chip orders...

ALi to see up to 30% revenue growth in 2Q09 thanks to recovering STB demand

Mar 27, 16:23

Market watchers expect IC designer ALi to see 17% revenue growth in March and 20-30% growth in the second quarter because demand for set-top boxes (STBs) in China has recovered, and...

Demand for STB chips gearing up in China

Newswatch - Feb 26, 12:04

Demand for set-top box (STB) chips in China has been gaining momentum as STB sales are expected to pick up in the near future amid plans by TV operators to launch more digital TV...

Chip suppliers see strong demand from digital broadcasting, says paper

Newswatch - Jan 5, 12:16

The US government has mandated all full-power television stations switch from analog to digital signals on February 17, brining lots of opportunities for digital broadcasting chips,...

FTC approves STB joint-procurement project by Taiwan cable TV operators

Jul 24, 01:15

The Fair Trade Commission (FTC) of Taiwan has approved an application by 28 local cable TV operators to jointly procure set-top boxes (STBs) in order to reduce costs while making...

China market: Over 30 million digital cable TV users at end of 1Q08

Jun 4, 11:33

In the China market, there were 30.04 million subscribers of digital cable TV service as of the end of the first quarter of 2008, growing by 22% on quarter, according to China-based...