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NXP Semiconductors signs agreement with Imagination for graphics technology
www.imgtec.com | 7 hours 9 minutes ago
on 11 November 2008 < /b > < br > < p > Imagination Technologies Group plc (LSE:IMG; " Imagination " ) a leader in System — on — Chip Intellectual Property ( " SoC IP " ) — reports that NXP Semiconductors ( " NXP " ) has signed a multi — use licence. . .

More efficiency ammunition for set-top box makers
www.tmcnet.com | Feb 9, 2012
...refrigerator, you had better expect to get attention from energy efficiency regulators. That is the situation makers of set-top < b > cable < /b > < b > TV < /b > boxes now find themselves in. Fortunately for them, there are a variety of ICs ready to help minimize power ... < br >

Let 1,000 Boxees bloom: fighting Big Cable's encryption initiative
arstechnica.com | Feb 9, 2012
A cable industry backed FCC proposal that would allow operators to encrypt basic tier cable service has drawn fire from Boxee, which says that 40 percent of its customers depend on the provision.

SmartLabs Announces Hybrid STBs for Interactive Television | PRLog
www.prlog.org | Feb 2, 2012
SmartLabs Announces Hybrid STBs for Interactive Television. SmartLabs, a leader in the development of solutions for interactive digital television, has today announced the release of new hybrid Set-Top Boxes (DVB + IP) designed to enable interactive digital broadcast for cable operators. -

Transonics extend range of Eon High Security Flash Memory : Electronics News from
www.electronicspecifier.com | Jan 26, 2012
Transonics extend range of Eon High Security Flash Memory : Electronics News from Electronic Specifier

ApplianceMagazine.com | Report: 1.34 Billion Connected Devices By 2016
www.appliancemagazine.com | Jan 26, 2012
Household consumer electronics (CE) continued shifting to connected devices in 2011. Successful connected products include digital TV, satellite set-top boxes, game consoles, and Blu-ray player/recorders. NPD In-Stat has forecast that the connected device installed base will grow from 256.8 million

Stream TV Debuts Glasses-Free 3D Conversion Technology
www.twice.com | Jan 23, 2012
LAS VEGAS – Stream TV Networksintroduced at International CES itsUltra-D 3D technology that convertsstandard 2D and 3D stereoscopic content,which requires 3D glasses, intoautostereoscopic content that can beviewed without glasses.

CES 2012 - Consumer electronics in the spotlight
www.electronicsweekly.com | Jan 13, 2012
CES is now the major annual show covering consumer electronics, hosted in Las Vegas by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). With manufacturers, developers and suppliers of consumer electronics hardware queuing up to showcase the latest technology, we bring you the latest electronics news

Nordic Semiconductor Demonstrates World's First Bluetooth Low
www.rfglobalnet.com | Jan 11, 2012
Nordic Semiconductor Demonstrates World's First Bluetooth Low Energy/Smart Advanced Navigation Remote Control For Connected TVs And Set-Top Boxes At CES - Nordic Semiconductor ASA

Intel backs Plessey, transfers tuner products
www.edn.com | Jan 10, 2012
Plessey Semiconductors Ltd, a once-famous semiconductor name reborn as a management-owned buy-out, has licensed the right to manufacture, sell and support certain products from the digital tuner portfolio of Intel Corp.