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| 2006-09-13 | Zoran processors target digital TVs, STB systems Combined with SiliconSoftware solution, Zoran's SupraTV 160 processors promise the key features required for designing terrestrial, satellite and cable STBs and integrated digital TV. |
| 2004-03-25 | Zarlink develops front-end subsystem for STBs Zarlink Semiconductor has introduced a production-ready blueprint for a complete front-end subsystem used in digital satellite STBs. |
| 2007-01-05 | XM to demo 'first' in-car personal weather tracking system at CES Satellite radio company XM will display a concept vehicle with the 'first' personal weather tracking system for GPS navigation at the 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. |
| 2008-06-19 | WorldSpace-ST tandem eyes digital radio chips for Europe STMicroelectronics has recently signed an agreement with WorldSpace Satellite Radio, a satellite-based digital radio service provider, to develop, manufacture and distribute chips for European Satellite Digital Radio (ESDR) receivers planned for a WorldSpace pan-European and Middle East service offering, starting with Italy in 2009. |
| 2007-09-10 | Work underway for next-gen terrestrial DTV spec The Digital Video Broadcast (DVB) Group, which forged terrestrial, satellite and cable DTV broadcast standards, expects to launch its next-generation terrestrial DTV broadcast specification early next year. |
| 2003-10-08 | With nod from NASA, 500mV chipset for liftoff After years of work and a thumbs-up from NASA, researchers at the University of Idaho have designed a chip whose power consumption is more than an order of magnitude less than that in existing satellite chips. |
| 2002-09-18 | Weifurui crystal oscillator suits satcom equipment Weifurui Telecom's VFR-420 crystal oscillator requires a 12V supply and operates over a frequency range of 100kHz to 50MHz, making the device suitable for satellite communications equipment. |
| 2006-08-18 | Web interface adds usability to GPS-sync receiver Satellite time-sync receiver maker Symmetricom Inc. now offers an HTML Web interface for its existing XLi/XLi SAASM GPS-synchronized time and frequency receivers. |
| 2007-10-15 | VCO-based microwave signal generator rolls A fast-switching microwave signal generator ideal for data intensive applications, such as antenna test, satellite payload test, and terrestrial microwave link testing, has been introduced by Anritsu Co. |
| 2009-03-25 | Use of ISL55016 as a single-ended to differential converter The ISL55016 Silicon Bipolar amplifier can match a 75Ω single-ended source to a 100Ω differential load. This feature makes the ISL55016 ideal for radios where the tuner chip has a differential input, such as Satellite TV. This article introduces the application circuit and discusses the advantages of this part. |
| 2007-12-04 | Universal GPS, Galileo RFIC comes in tested die Maxim Integrated Products has introduced the MAX2769E/W, claimed to be the industry's first universal GNSS receiver for GPS, WAAS, Egnos, Galileo and Glonass navigation satellite systems in a single tested die. |
| 2002-06-05 | Tvia ships LCD processor The CyberPro5600 processor from Tvia Inc. blends up to three sources of video from terrestrial broadcast, narrowband telephone lines, cable, satellite, and Ethernet, to deliver a high quality, interactive A/V. |
| 2007-08-27 | Tuner delivers high-definition DVB-S2 broadcast Alps Electric has developed a DVB-S2 digital BS tuner unit with an internal demodulator BSBE2 series for use in TVs and STBs compatible with high-definition satellite digital broadcasting. |
| 2005-10-10 | TriQuint's new millimeter wave amps offer high output power TriQuint introduced four new millimeter wave amplifiers designed for the demanding bandwidth needs of point-to-point radios, point-to-multipoint communications, and commercial or military satellite communications apps. |
| 2009-10-27 | Traveling wave amp fits high-speed comm apps Avago reveals a DC-80GHz traveling wave amplifier for microwave radio systems and satellite VSAT apps. |
| 2005-06-09 | Toshiba, McAfee offer security solution to combat latest PC threats Toshiba announced an agreement with McAfee Inc. to include McAfee SecurityCenter and McAfee VirusScan on the current libretto U105, libretto U100 and Tecra M4 models, and on future Toshiba notebook PCs offered by Toshiba America Information Systems Inc. digital products division, including the Satellite, Qosmio, Tecra, Portege and libretto lines |
| 2005-09-14 | Toshiba touts power output of GaN-based FET Toshiba Corp. has developed a gallium nitride (GaN) based power field effect transistor that it says far surpasses the operating performance of the gallium arsenide FET widely used in base stations for terrestrial and satellite microwave communications. |
| 2004-01-20 | Toshiba notebooks to feature SRS Labs technologies Toshiba Corp.'s Digital Products Division (DPD) has licensed SRS Labs Inc.'s SRS WOW and SRS TruSurround XT audio enhancement technologies for its 2004 Satellite notebook product line. |
| 2003-07-23 | Toshiba notebook to be powered by Nvidia chip Toshiba's Computer Systems Group has selected Nvidia Corp.'s GeForce FX Go5200 GPU for its latest Satellite P25-S607 notebook. |
| 2007-10-18 | Toshiba notebook line opens to both AMD, Intel dual-cores Toshiba is bringing its Satellite lineup back into the commercial channel and will build a series of new laptops using AMD Turion 64 X2 or Athlon dual core chips, as well as systems using Intel Core2Duo. |
| 2002-06-20 | Toshiba Ku-band FET produces 18W The TIM1414-18L GaAs FET from Toshiba Corp. produces an output power of 18W in the 14GHz to 14.5GHz range, and is targeted for use in solid-state power amplifiers for Ku-band satellite transmitters and VSATs. |
| 2002-10-23 | TelASIC ADC targets high-bandwidth apps The TC1200 10-bit 1GSa/s ADC is suitable for use in high-bandwidth apps such as multi-carrier PAs, satellite comms, and radar. |
| 2004-09-14 | STMicro puts out extensions for DiSEqC specs STMicroelectronics has published a set of extensions to the DiSEqC (Digital Satellite Equipment Control) specification as defined in the CENELEC EN-61319-1 European standard -- a widely used protocol that allows a STB to control peripheral devices connected to the coaxial cable -- which will enable the box to manage a Low-Noise Block (LNB) based on STMicro's SaTCR-1 satellite channel router chip. |
| 2004-06-18 | STMicro downconverter subsystem simplifies installations STMicro announced the availability of a complete Low-Noise Block downconverter subsystem to help satellite broadcasters simplify installations and reduce costs. |
| 2004-05-14 | STMicro decoder includes Hi-Speed USB STMicro has rolled out its new secure MPEG-2 decoder intended for STBs in all low-cost cable, satellite, and terrestrial TV markets. |
| 2006-03-29 | STB decoder intended for high-volume markets STMicroelectronics announced a low-cost satellite STB receiver/decoder chip intended for high-volume free-to-air markets in Asia, the Middle East, Africa, South America and Europe. |
| 2007-12-26 | STB decoder aims at standard-definition apps STMicroelectronics has developed a low-cost STB decoder chip, the STi5202, intended for SD terrestrial, cable, satellite and IPTV applications, and for both retail and operator-supplied boxes. |
| 2003-01-10 | ST ships 100M MPEG-2 chips, eyes DVD When General Motors subsidiary Hughes Electronics Corp. set out to pioneer a satellite-based digital TV service as an alternative to cable eight years ago, the onus of providing silicon came to STMicroelectronics. |
| 2004-02-10 | Samsung DMB chip targets mobile phones Samsung Electronics has developed what it claims as world's first satellite digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB) chip for mobile phones. |
| 2004-06-10 | Samsung aims to bring TV to the cellphone Samsung Electro-Mechanics will soon sample DMB receiver modules that will allow consumers to view terrestrial and satellite transmissions on mobile systems. |
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