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MStar licenses Ravi's DivX HEVC tech for its STB SoCs
Rovi has announced that MStar has licensed DivX HEVC technology for integration into its SoCs for set-top boxes and DTVs. “Integrating support for 4K is key to our continued efforts to provide all-in-one system-on-a-chip solutions for a new generation of set-top boxes and DTVs,” said Bill Hsiun
2 min readHeadset design using ComHear’s earbuds and Wolfson’s WM8280 audio chip
Wolfson Microelectronics and ComHear have together partnered to develop reference design headset using ComHear’s EarPuff earbuds where ComHear’s Kinetic Audio Processing (KAP) software is integrated into Wolfson’s WM8280 Audio Hub solution with ambient noise cancellation (ANC). This headset can be u
1 min readH/w and s/w platform supports high-speed digital multimedia home
STMicroelectronics has announced a complete hardware and software platform for the digital multimedia home, which ST claims as industry's most complete. The platform supports requirements for the US cable market from high-speed broadband access to Ultra HD multi-screen video processing and seamless
4 min readGEO Semiconductor launches chip for ultra-wide angle camera
GEO Semiconductor has introduced the GC6500 family of programmable video processors for ultra-wide angle cameras. GEO's prorietory eWARP core based GC6500 features MIPI D-PHY Input, Audiophile quality stereo recording path, low latency highly flexible H.264 Codec, Tensilica XTENSA HIFI CPU and US
2 min readConnected TVs forecasted to grow at CAGR of 20%
Strategy Analytics has predicted the global number of Connected TV Devices (also called Smart TVs) is set to grow from an average of just 0.5 per household in 2013 to 1.0 per household by 2017, and at five-year CAGR of 20 percent from 2012 to 2017 for these devices. "Although AV devices have be
3 min readEricsson ConsumerLab identifies consumer trends for 2014
Ericsson ConsumerLab has shared the latest consumer trends for 2014 and beyond, which it has identified in its latest study. ConsumerLab's study is based on its annual interviews with over 100,000 individuals in more than 40 countries and 15 megacities. Michael Björn, Head of Research at Consumer
5 min readNew smart home installations in EU and N.America to reach 21.5M in 2017
The market researcher Berg Insight has reported the number of new smart home installations in North America is on track to reach 2.3 million in 2013, an increase of 66 percent year-on-year. The strong growth is expected to last for years to come, driving the number of new installations each year to
3 min readCCFL backlighting is only used in 10% of LCD TVs
CCFL backlighting in LCD TVs to end probably in 2014. IHS has reported 90% of LCD TVs shipping in 2013 have used LED backlighting. IHS forecasts a total of 231 million LCD TV panels to be shipped during 2013, in that 207 million will use LED backlighting, with the remainder utilizing the older
4 min readKbro Broadband' STBs made by MitraStar is powered by ST's SoC
Taiwan's MitraStar Technology has selected STMicroelectronics’ STiH273 system-on-chip to produce set-top boxes (STBs) for Kbro Broadband, one of Taiwan's largest cable television operators. ST says it is newest set-top box chips enable the delivery of innovative DVB and Internet-based services
2 min read21% jump in flat panel TV sales in August 2013, as per IHS
IHS has reported the global shipments of flat-panel-display televisions jumped 21 percent in August from a month earlier to reach 17.9 million units, comprising 17.1 million liquid-crystal display televisions (LCD TV) and 803,000 plasma sets. Below are the details shared by IHS on flat panel TV m
4 min readSmartphones and tablets are the biggest chunk of consumer electronics market
Smartphones and tablets are becoming biggest chunk of consumer electronics (CE) market. IHS finds the worldwide original equipment manufacturer (OEM) factory revenue for media and PC tablets and for 3G/4G cellphones amount to $354.3 billion in 2013, a 3 percent more than the $344.4 billion for OEM
4 min readWi-Fi video monitoring camera designed using SOC from Ambarella
Cloud storage supporting Wi-Fi video monitoring camera from Dropcam is powered by high definition camera SoC from Ambarella. The product named Dropcam Pro features builtin mic and speaker, live watch of video on smart phones, night-vision, location awareness, Cloud storage, good picture quality
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