Trident Dominating TV Video Processing Chip Market
iSuppli Corp. announced that Trident Microsystems Inc. has stormed into the lead in the fast-growing market for television video processing chips.
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TVs Moving to Silicon Tuners
iSuppli Corp. announced that television manufacturers are rapidly moving to single-chip silicon tuners, with more than 60% of TV sets expected to employ the technology by 2014.
Trident to License MEMC Patents for LCD Displays
Trident Microsystems, Inc. announced plans to pursue license agreements with TV OEMs and consumer electronics semiconductor providers for several of its Motion Estimation/Motion Compensation (MEMC) patents, which can be used to enhance the picture quality of LCD displays in televisions, computer monitors, tablet computers, mobile phones and other consumer electronics devices.
MPEG IC Revenue to Reach $4.5 billion by 2014
In-Stat announced that the value of MPEG IC revenue will grow to $4.5 billion by 2014. According to the statement, video decoding chips are becoming video decoding systems and standalone video encoding chips have given way to highly programmable system-on-chip (SoC) devices, which are now expanding to include the radio and communication components around them.
LG Selects NXP HDMI Switch for 3D TV
NXP Semiconductors announced that LG Electronics has selected NXP’s HDMI switch for its newly released ultra slim LED 3D TV 55LX9500.
Panasonic Chooses NXP Tuner for Blu-ray Recorder
NXP Semiconductors announced that Panasonic has selected NXP’s DVB-T silicon tuners for terrestrial broadcasting reception in its high-end Blu-ray disc recorders.