Sigma Designs and Vietnam Multimedia Corporation announced that the companies will establish a joint venture to develop and market set-top boxes for digital television as well as smart energy and home connectivity products.
Texas Instruments (TI) and National Semiconductor announced that TI will acquire National for $25 per share in a $6.5 billion all-cash transaction.
Trident Microsystems announced that its Set-top Box (STB) System-on-Chips (SoCs) are being tapped for one of the first trial deployments of Next Generation Broadcasting (NGB) in China.
IHS iSuppli offered its commentary on the impact the earthquake in Japan may have on the automotive infotainment industry.
IHS iSuppli announced that its latest research suggests the earthquake in Japan may disrupt the supply of components necessary to produce Apple’s iPad 2.
IHS iSuppli offered further commentary on the possible impact the earthquake in Japan may have on the semiconductor and electronic components businesses.
IHS iSuppli offered further commentary on the possible impact the earthquake in Japan may have on the price and supply of NAND flash memory, DRAM, microcontrollers, standard logic, LCD panels and LCD parts and materials.
DisplaySearch announced it forecasts that touch screen shipments for table and slate PCs will reach 60 million units in 2011.
Renesas Electronics announced two new SuperSpeed USB 3.0 xHCI host controllers.
Sigma Designs, Inc. reported financial results and business highlights for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended January 29, 2011.
IHS iSuppli announced that, according to its research, large-sized (10-55″) LCD panel prices continued to decline in February 2011.