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Pixelworks Helps with Mobile HDR & High Ambient Performance

by Bob Raikes

Pixelworks announced its latest Iris family mobile display processor, the PX8468 which is based on the company’s patented DNX technology originally used in high-end TVs, Pixelworks’ third generation mobile chip, PX8468, combines the technology, …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Pixelworks| Semiconductors| Vol 24 - Issue 18

Samsung DeX Uses Cypress Chips

by Bob Raikes

Cypress is the supplier of the main chips (four) in the Samsung DeX docking station, that is designed to turn the Samsung S8 smartphone into a PC-type docks. The company said that it has …

Tags:Chips| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Semiconductors| Shells| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 18

Qualcomm Ships Mid-Range APUs

by Bob Raikes

Qualcomm introduced the 630 and 660 Snapdragon application processors which are updates on the Snapdragon 625 and 653 processors with more power, more features and better connectivity as well as addressing battery life. Performance …

Tags:Chips| Mobile Display Monitor| Qualcomm| Semiconductors| Vol 24 - Issue 18

SmarDTV Wins in South Africa

by Bob Raikes

SmarDTV, a Kudelski Group company, said that its third generation System-In-Package (SIP) technology was selected by Altech UEC of Durban, South Africa, to be included in a brand new HD set-top box for OpenView …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Semiconductors| STBs| Vol 24 - Issue 18

Dolby Updates for Live Production

by Chris Chinnock

Dolby’s Pat Griffis walked us around the Dolby booth to provide an update with a focus on using PQ in a live HDR broadcast workflow. The PQ workflow can be very versatile, he explained, …

Tags:Dolby| Dolby Vision| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| NAB 2017| Semiconductors| STBs| Vol 24 - Issue 17

AptoVision Hardware Development Kit Now Available

by Bob Raikes

AptoVision has released the BlueRiver NT1000 Hardware Development Kit which includes a reference design receiver and transmitter; 20 security devices for prototyping; all reference design files in source format including schematics (Orcad); layout (Allegro) …

Tags:Chips| Large Display Monitor| Semiconductors| Video over IP (VIP)| Vol 24 - Issue 17

AptoVision Adds Zero-Latency Scaling Mode

by Bob Raikes

Aptovision said that a firmware update to its BlueRiver NT2000 AV-over-IP chipset is now available and includes a new mode that enables video to be transported and scaled without latency. The new release also …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Semiconductors| Video over IP (VIP)| Vol 24 - Issue 17

AptoVision Gets Design Win

by Alan Spencer

AptoVision has announced that Shanghai Danacoid Multimedia Technology has chosen theBlueRiver NT2000 AV-over-IP chipset for its DyneNet line of DN-100TX transmitters and receivers.

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Semiconductors| Video over IP (VIP)| Vol 24 - Issue 14

MediaTek and Airoha Will Merge

by Yvette Raikes

MediaTek has already increased its holding in IC specialist affiliate Airoha Technology to 69.6%. The company will now buy the remaining shares and the two firms will merge. Airoha will be delisted from the …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mediatek| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Semiconductors| Vol 24 - Issue 12

One Media 3.0 and Saankhya Labs partner for ATSC 3.0 Chipset

by Bob Raikes

One Media 3.0, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. announced an agreement with Saankhya Labs, a developer of Software Defined Radio (SDR) chips, to accelerate the development of ATSC 3.0 chipsets. Under …

Tags:ATSC| Chips| Large Display Monitor| Semiconductors| Vol 24 - Issue 12