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Samsung In Running for A9 Orders

by Raverstead

Both Samsung and TSMC are competing for orders to produce Apple’s A9 SoC, according to reports from Asian media. Samsung was the main producer of Apple chips until a deal was signed with TSMC …

Actions Semi Builds for Midrange Mainstream Devices

by Raverstead

A quad-core SoC, with many applications areas, has been introduced by Actions Semiconductor. The ATM7059 is primarily designed for mid-tier Android tablets; however, it can also be used in set-top boxes, smart monitors, ultrabooks, …

AMD Enters ASMedia Partnership

by Raverstead

ASMedia, in Taiwan, has signed contracts for a partnership with AMD. Details of the relationship have not been disclosed, except to say that it is related to next-generation chipset technology.

Mediatek’s Platform Speeds Time-to-Market

by Super User

Mediatek’s new smartphone platform, the MT6735, is a 64-bit device designed to speed products’ time-to-market. The MT6735 Mainstream Worldmode Smartphone Platform, to give it its full name, aims at ‘mid-range’ price points. It incorporates …

ARM’s Mali Media IP Brings Single-Core HEVC Support

by Super User

ARM has announced a suite of new media IP, which can be used to develop media SoCs for smartphone and tablet products. The suite is comprised of the Mali-V550 video accelerator (supporting HEVC), the …

Parade Brings DisplayPort SST to UltraHD Tcon

by Super User

A new UltraHD timing controller, using embedded DisplayPort (eDP) v1.3, has been developed by Parade Technologies. The DP667 is said to be the first Tcon for UltraHD LCD panels that support the use of …

Parade Extends Jitter-Cleaning to HDMI 2.0

by Super User

To promote the use of the HDMI 2.0 standard, Parade Technologies has released a jitter-cleaning repeater chip called the PS8409. It is designed to remove clock jitter and data jitter/skew from an HDMI 2.0 …

ARM’s Big.Little Evolves at Ineda

by Super User

A low-power chip, developed by start-up Ineda Systems, has been developed to extend the lifetime of wearable devices. The chip works alongside the main processor. It listens for voice commands at all times and …

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Silicon Labs Claims Industry’s Smallest Tuner IC Footprint

by Super User

Silicon Labs’ new Si2151 and Si2141 are the sixth-generation of the company’s TV tuner ICs. Developed for the global hybrid TV and digital TV markets, they support digital and analogue broadcasts and comply with …

Fujitsu Decodes HEVC, Encodes H.264

by Super User

The MB8AL2030 (aka HD62) is a SoC supporting HEVC decoding, from Fujitsu Semiconductor Europe. It is intended for use in home entertainment and in-care infotainment systems. An H.264 encoder is also built in. The …

LG Puts Mobile SoC to Work

by Super User

A new mobile SoC has been developed by LG Electronics and is already being used in a smartphone. The ‘Nuclun’ CPU has been installed in the LG G3 Screen, a Korea-exclusive handset. Built with …

Intel Enters Octa-Core Market With Enthusiast Chips

by Super User

Intel’s Haswell technology has finally reached the highest-end markets that the company operates in. Three chips, known collectively as the Core i7 Extreme Edition, have been launched for overclockers and other enthusiasts. Intel claims …