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Analogix Introduces SlimPort NANO∙CONSOLE USB-C for Mobile Devices with USB Type-C Connectors

by Isaac Oburu

Analogix Semiconductor, Inc. today announced the SlimPort® NANO?CONSOLE™ USB-C, a mobile-enabled dock with remote for both Android and Windows-powered mobile devices supporting DisplayPort™ over USB-C™. A simple, plug-and-play solution for streaming digital media, performing …

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Technicolor HDR Wins SoC Makers

by Bob Raikes

Technicolor said that it has got support from chip makers Marvell, MStar Semiconductor, Sigma Designs and STMicroelectronics for the firm’s HDR technologies. The company also said that it has developed and released a tone …

Samsung Addresses a Growing Mobile Health Market with Industry’s First Smart Bio-Processor

by Isaac Oburu

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a world leader in advanced semiconductor technology, today announced that it is addressing the growing trend of quantified health with an all-in-one advanced system logic chip for the health-oriented wearables …

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Actions Launches Leading-edge 64-bit 4K Chipset for Global OTT Set-top Box Market

by Isaac Oburu

Actions Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (“Actions Semiconductor” or “the Company”), one of China’s leading fabless semiconductor companies that provides comprehensive portable multimedia and mobile internet system-on-a-chip (SoC) solutions for portable consumer electronics, today announced the …

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Dialog Semiconductor Board Reaffirms Unanimous Support for Atmel Acquisition

by Isaac Oburu

The Board of Directors of Dialog Semiconductor plc (“Dialog” or “Company”) (XETRA: DLG) has reaffirmed its support for Dialog’s pending acquisition of Atmel Corporation and continues to unanimously recommend that Dialog shareholders vote in …

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Samsung Testing 820 Chip for Next Flagship

by Tom Allen

Samsung is testing and improving the Snapdragon 820 chip, in preparation for using the device in the Galaxy S7 smartphone. According to Business Korea, Samsung will release two versions of the phone: one with …

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MStar Works on Dolby Vision SoCs

by Tom Allen

Dolby and MStar are working together to deliver Dolby Vision UltraHD SoCs for HDR TVs next year. The companies will collaborate to optimise Dolby Vision for integration into MStar’s video processing engine.

MStar Adopts Dolby Vision for 4K Ultra HD TV SoCs

by Isaac Oburu

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:DLB) today announced a collaboration with MStar Semiconductor, Inc., a leading semiconductor company for display and digital home solutions, to deliver Dolby Vision™ 4K Ultra HD system-on-a-chip (SoC) for high-dynamic-range (HDR) …

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CPT Presents LCD Display With Metal Oxide Semiconductor iXsenic Coated on Gen 4

by Isaac Oburu

Taiwanese display maker Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) presented a 5.8 inch LCD display on trade fair Touch Taiwan with iXsenic® metal oxide semiconductor coated with Gen 4 slot-die coating equipment. iXsenic® is a solution-processable …

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AptoVision’s BlueRiver NT chipset named Video Distribution Product of the Year

by Isaac Oburu

St Laurent, Quebec, Canada, October 6th, 2015 – AptoVision, a pioneer of game-changing AV chipset technology and winner of the 2014 Deloitte Technology Fast 50™ Jury’s Favourite prize, today announced that its BlueRiver NT …

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Amazon Sticks With Mediatek

by Tom Allen

Amazon’s new Fire TV, as well as its Fire HD 8 and Fire HD 10 tablets, are powered by Mediatek processors, the company has announced. The MT8173, a 64-bit quad-core processor based on ARM’s …

MediaTek Chipsets Power New Amazon Devices

by Tom Allen

MediaTek, a pioneering fabless semiconductor company and a market leader in cutting-edge systems-on-chip (SoC), today announced that it will power an array of Amazon consumer products, including the Amazon Fire TV, and Fire HD …