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NEWS & VIEWS |
Taipei,
Sunday, November 22, 2009
12:54 (GMT+8)
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ALi, Sunplus developing STB chips for HDTVs Nov 4, 16:46 ALi and Sunplus Technology are stepping up efforts to expand their set-top box (STB) chips for HDTVs, according to industry sources. Both IC designers are expected to see higher gross margins in 2010, on higher shipments of HD STB solutions. Read more |
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MediaTek to launch mobile TV chips in 2010, say sources Oct 22, 14:32 MediaTek will roll out mobile TV solutions supporting the DVB-H and DVB-T standards in 2010, according to market sources. The designer is also considering the possibility of developing chip solutions compliant with China's CMMB mobile TV standard. Read more |
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ALi, Sunplus expected to see strong September, 3Q09 thanks to STB IC demand Sep 29, 14:04 Taiwan-based design houses ALi and Sunplus Technology are both expected to see sequential increases in shipments and sales of set-top box (STB) ICs in September and the third quarter, according to market watchers. ALi's fourth-quarter revenues will also grow from the third mainly due to strong demand from the Middle East and Europe, the sources noted. Read more |
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Commentary: Free-to-air was the theme of mobile TV during Computex Jun 23, 16:46 Looking back at the product offerings at the recently concluded Computex Taipei 2009, you couldn't help notice that companies highlighting mobile DTV solutions based on the DVB standard were focusing on free-to-air solutions (DVB-T) as opposed to solutions targeting the subscription-based DVB-H standard, despite the latter being the technology standard developed specifically for digital mobile DTV. Read more |
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IC designer Sunplus expects 60% growth in 2Q09 revenues Newswatch - Jun 23, 12:12 IC design house Sunplus Technology estimates that its revenues for June will drop slightly from May 2009 but its revenues for the second quarter will increase by 60% on quarter. Read more |
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ITE introduces mobile DVB-T SoC Jun 8, 16:31 Taiwan IC designer Integrated Technology Express (ITE) has announced a DVB-T single chip SoC, the AT9058M, enabling a low-power, and small-footprint solution for DVB-T feature phone, PND and pocket TV applications. Read more |
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Avermedia launches two new TV products Apr 20, 15:01 Taiwan-based TV card maker Avermedia has launched two new products – the AirExpress TV card and the TwinStar dual digital TV stick. Read more |
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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 Europe is promoting digital TV broadcasting. Read more |
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Cyberlink partners with Mirics on high-definition DVB-T software solution for notebooks Mar 24, 11:34 Taiwan-based CyberLink has announced that Mirics Semiconductor has demonstrated full interoperability of its FlexiTV software-based receiver with CyberLink's TVEnhance, together delivering high-definition video content to notebook PCs. With both demodulation of the DVB-T signal and decoding of the H.264 high-definition video taking place on existing notebook processors, CyberLink TVEnhance and Mirics FlexiTV has demonstrated an efficient, optimized system having minimal impact on overall system resources. Read more |
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SiS sees on-month increase in January revenues; unveils new HDTV multimedia chipset Mar 6, 15:53 Silicon Integrated System (SiS) has announced revenues of NT$177 million (US$5.1 million) for February this year, an increase of 35% compared to NT$131 million in January. Read more |
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Asustek affiliate AzureWave announces investment in China Newswatch - Feb 25, 15:30 AzureWave Technologies, an affiliate of Asustek Computer, recently announced indirect investment of US$8 million in its Shanghai subsidiary. AzureWave (Shanghai) specializes in WLAN cards and DVB-T mobile TV devices. Read more |
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DTV semiconductor market suffers decline in 2008, says iSuppli Jan 16, 11:03 DTV semiconductor industry revenues declined in 2008 as the overall woes of the broader economy cut consumer demand, limiting total shipments and revenues for the year. Global DTV semiconductor revenues are set to decline to US$7.95 billion in 2008, down 1.1% from US$8.04 billion in 2007, according to iSuppli. Read more |
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Taiwan Market: LG Electronics launches DVB-T mobile TV handsets Sep 26, 16:18 Following with the introduction of DVB-T mobile TV handsets from GSmart and white-box vendors, LG Electronics has also launched the DVB-T-capable HB620T in Taiwan, which has already seen shipments of 100,000 units in two months in Germany, according to market watchers. Read more |
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Taiwan market: MP4 player vendors plan to launch China-made white-box DVB-T handsets Sep 3, 11:58 Vendors of MP4 players in the Taiwan market, seeing the white-box handsets equipped with mobile TV functionality in the China market, plan to introduce white-box DVB-T (digital video broadcasting-terrestrial)-enabled handsets produced in China for sale in Taiwan in the fourth quarter of 2008, according to these vendors. Read more |
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Taiwan market: LG Electronics to launch DVB-T mobile TV handsets in 3Q08 Jul 17, 13:54 LG Electronics (LGE) plans to introduce its mobile TV handset, the HB620T, into the Taiwan market later this quarter, according sources at Taiwan retail channels. Read more |
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Taiwan makers urged to develop DVB-T mobile handheld devices Jun 10, 15:30 Taiwan makers are being urged to develop DVB-T mobile handheld devices due to the potential market for the products, while the market for DVB-H is developing slowly, said Yannick Levy, CEO of DiBcom, in Taipei recently. Read more |
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