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Qualcomm’s 820 Will ‘Dominate’ Android

by Tom Allen

Asian supply chain sources have said that Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 820 is likely to ‘dominate’ Android smartphones in the first half of 2016. The processor is being used by firms including Samsung, LG, HTC, Xiaomi, …

Tags:Chips| Mobile Display Monitor| Qualcomm| Semiconductors| Vol 23 - Issue 09

Qualcomm Boasts of UltraHD Download Speeds

by Tom Allen

A new LTE modem chip from Qualcomm enables much faster internet speeds for smartphones: fast enough that a 100GB UltraHD film could be downloaded in less than 15 minutes (network-dependent). The Snapdragon X16 enables …

AptoVision Boosts AV Extension to 250m

by Tom Allen

AptoVision has announced an integrated chipset for processing and extending UltraHD, 60fps, 4:4:4 AV signals: the BlueRiver 400. The chipset features Plethora, AptoVision’s new engine for AV signal processing. It also delivers what is …

STMicro Leaves STB Market

by Tom Allen

As part of the announcement of its finance results, STMicroelectronics has said that it will discontinue the development of new STB platforms and standard products for STBs and home gateways. As the reason for …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Semiconductors| STBs| STMicroelectronics| Vol 23 - Issue 04

Intel’s to Adopt 10nm from 2017

by Isaac Oburu

A report from financial website The Motley Fool via PC Perspective, says that Intel is planning to release three processor families at the 10nm node. The release schedule for Intel’s 10nm line currently includes …

Barco Silex validates interoperable VC-2 lightweight video compression solution for ASIC/FPGA – ready for UHD and 4K transport

by Isaac Oburu

Barco Silex, leading provider of IP cores for the audiovisual industry, has validated its hardware solution for lightweight, low-complexity video compression against the SMPTE 2042-3 reference. The low-footprint core is now ready to be …

Tags:ASICs| Barco| FPGAs| Semiconductors| SMPTE

ARM Supports 4K in Mobile and Optimises with BOE

by Bob Raikes

Arm of Cambridge in the UK, has announced the Mali DP650 display processor which can support multiple composition layers for graphics and video at 1920 x 1080 resolution, while avoiding a big impact on …

SiTune Releases Tuner for 8K Broadcasts

by Bob Raikes

SiTune Corporation of San Jose has said that it has developed the STN6528, the first tuner capable of supporting the new Advanced Wide Band Digital Satellite Broadcasting Standard (ARIB STD-B44) for broadcasting 8K digital …

STMicroelectronics Has Sky Design Win

by Tom Allen

STMicroelectronics’ Cannes/Monaco family of SoCs are being used to power the Sky Q set-top boxes. The STBs will be available early this year. (Sky Shares UltraHD Launch Plans)

Technicolor HDR receives support from SoC manufacturers

by Isaac Oburu

Technicolor today announced that a growing number of leading TV and Set Top Box (STB) System-on-Chip (SoC) manufacturers are integrating Technicolor’s High Dynamic Range (HDR) Delivery Solution into their offerings, including: Marvell, MStar Semiconductor, …

MediaTek launches SoC for Ultra-HD 4K Blu-ray players

by Isaac Oburu

MediaTek today announced the MediaTek MT8581, a highly integrated multimedia system-on-chip for Ultra High Definition (4K) Blu-ray players. The MT8581 will power the industry’s first Blu-ray players to use both Ultra-HD (UHD) and high-dynamic …

Tags:Blu-ray Players| Mediatek| Semiconductors| UltraHD

Toshiba Expands Line-up of ApP Lite™ Processor Family for Wearable Applications

by Isaac Oburu

Toshiba Corporation today announced the launch of “TZ1201XBG”, an application processor for wearable devices, as the latest addition to its ApP Lite™ family for the Internet of Things (IoT). Samples of the TZ1201XBG ApP …

Tags:Internet of Things IOT| Semiconductors| toshiba| Wearables