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Sixteen-nine Publishes SoC Infographic

by Bob Raikes

Sixteen-nine.net has published an interesting infographic that sets out what each brand is doing in the Smart Signage area. Click on the image to be taken to the full resolution chart on the blog’s …

Tags:Digital Signage| Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| SOCs| Vol 25 - Issue 32

Ericsson MediaFirst TV Platform Available on Amlogic STB Chipset

by Andrew Fenn

Ericsson Media Solutions has announced a collaboration to make its MediaFirst TV middleware available on system-on-a-chip provider Amlogic’s S905X chipset, which uses a quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 CPU and a penta-core ARM Mali-450 GPU to …

Xilinx Unveils ACAP Programmable SoC

by Bob Raikes

Xilinx, Inc. announced a new product category that it calls “adaptive compute acceleration platform” (ACAP) that is is claimed to go ‘far beyond’ the capabilities of an FPGA, it’s traditional product category. The firm …

Amphion Releases Video Decoder Core for HEVC and VP9

by Andrew Fenn

Amphion Semiconductor, a video codec silicon IP provider, has announced the release of the latest version of its Malone video decoder IP core. Architectural optimisations have enabled the company to realise further reductions in …

MediaTek’s New TV SoC Supports A Range of Voice Systems

by Chris Chinnock

MediaTek was busy at CES with several announcements including a new highly integrated system-on-chip (SoC) solutions for HDR-enabled 4K TVs. The MT5598 is a premium UltraHD SmartTV platform that supports diverse entry-to-enthusiast HDR technologies …

DTS Virtual:X Audio Technology Integrated in MStar TV SOC Platforms

by Andrew Fenn

DTS and a subsidiary of Xperi Corporation have announced the integration of DTS Virtual:X post-processing technology in a range of MStar Semiconductor’s Smart TV system-on-chip platforms. Televisions with DTS Virtual:X technology are expected to …

Tags:audio| Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| SOCs| Vol 25 - Issue 03

Realtek Entry Level Android TV SoC is Impressive

by Bob Raikes

Sometimes the chip companies at CES, especially those from Asia that are less sophisticated in their marketing approach are reluctant to talk to press such as us. This time, Realtek was happy to see …

LDM&MDM Round-Up

by Bob Raikes

Canatu is a company that we have been tracking for a long time, as it was one of the companies pursuing the replacement of ITO, in its case, with carbon nanobuds. The company has …

ALi Adopts Advanced HDR by Technicolor in STB Chipsets

by Andrew Fenn

ALi Corporation has announced that its upcoming generation of set-top-box chipsets will feature “Advanced HDR by Technicolor” technology. “Advanced HDR by Technicolor” combines two technologies: Technicolor HDR, a universal distribution solution, and Technicolor Intelligent …

Rockchip RK3328 STB SoC is Three Times Faster

by Bob Raikes

Rockchip has showed its new upgraded RK3328 UHD TV box SOC solution at a trade show in Hong Kong and claims it is almost three times faster than previous products as well as adding …

MediaTek Ultra HD TV SoC Now Available

by Bob Raikes

Mediatek has announced the availability of its new MediaTek MT5597 SoC, an Ultra HD TV SoC supporting Dolby Vision and Hybrid Log Gamma (HLG). The company said that “several” top TV manufacturers have selected …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mediatek| SOCs| Vol 24 - Issue 23

Qualcomm Adds UltraHD Encoding

by Bob Raikes

Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon 625 processor which is built using 14nm technology and adds UltraHD HEVC encoding, allowing capture of UltraHD content at 30fps. Other features include an octa-core 64-bit CPU, an integrated X9 …