STMicroelectronics STB Chips Support New Security Technologies

STMicroelectronics announced that it is sampling Set-Top Box (STB) decoder chips that support the latest security and content protection technologies, including the NDS VideoGuard Security Kernel and DVB-CSA3 descrambler system.

THX Media Director Gains Traction

THX Ltd. announced that LG Electronics, Sonic Solutions, JVC U.S.A, Epson America and Onkyo Sound and Vision will integrate THX Media Director technology into their devices and content distribution systems.