Silverlight Coming to a Blu-ray Player Near You

Microsoft Corp. announced it is working with system-on-chip (SOC) partners Intel Corporation and Broadcom Corp. to deliver support for reference designs that will provide the complete Silverlight platform to set-top boxes, connected TVs, Blu-ray Disc (BD) players and other consumer devices.

Broadcom Ships One Chip Blu-ray Disc Solution

Broadcom Corporation announced that it is the first semiconductor provider to ship a true single die Blu-ray Disc chip. According to the statement, Broadcom’s new BCM7630 combines optical front-end and back-end video decoding and display technologies in a single die offering, as well as supports Internet streaming applications such as Netflix 2.0, Pandora Internet Radio, …

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