What is a multimedia IC?
| Chip or chipset designed specifically for use in multimedia applications such as handsets, displays, etc. |
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| 2009-03-04 | Analyst confident on RF rebound in '09 Overall semiconductor industry in 2009 forecasts are dire, but favorable trends in the handset market should keep the market for RF chips from crashing this year and ready to bounce back more quickly than many industry segments |
| 2007-11-15 | Analog renders ultrasizzling 3G phone The N95 gets anointed in Nokia's marketing as a "multimedia computer," but in one view, it's the still the analog IC that sets it apart |
| 2007-05-17 | AMD Phenom, Barcelona quad-cores feature '10h' architecture In lifting the lid on the new "10h" architecture, which will power its upcoming Phenom and Barcelona quad-core chips, AMD is throwing down the gauntlet to Intel in the battle for processor supremacy |
| 2002-10-02 | ALi interface controller supports USB 2.0, Firewire ALi Corp.'s M5271 single-chip multiple interface solution supports USB 2.0, IEEE 1394, Memory Stick, Secure Digital, and Multimedia Card |
| 2006-03-01 | Agere's GbE chip gets USB 2.0 design win The company's GbE PHY-layer chip can triple file transfers and multimedia downloads via a USB 2.0 port |
| 2007-08-29 | ADI touts 'first' HDMI transmitter with on-chip CEC support ADI has launched the ADV7520NK low-power HDMI v1.3 transmitter for portable media and DVD players, video recorders, and other mobile multimedia devices supporting HD audio and video content |
| 2008-06-17 | ADI brings HDMI in digital homes Today, analog and mixed-signal chips present in video encoders and HDMI connectivity ICs are the components that determine many digital consumer systems' time-to-market |
| 2009-01-14 | 60GHz, MoCA take center stage at CES The Consumer Electronics Show demonstrated the latest advances home networking and interconnect but the 60GHz wireless and Multimedia over Coax (MoCA) showed the most traction |
| 2010-06-07 | 4Mbit non-volatile memory IP stores firmware, boot code Kilopass has launched a one-time programmable, 4Mbit, non-volatile memory IP large enough to store the firmware and boot code that is traditionally stored in external serial-flash EEPROM chips |
| 2014-04-10 | Qualcomm completes 64bit lineup with Snapdragon 810, 808 Both Snapdragon processors integrate Qualcomm Technologies' Cat 6 LTE Advanced multimode modem. The chips are designed in 20nm technology node, optimised for low power consumption in premium mobile computing devices |
| 2009-09-28 | Mobile processors ups clock speed to 75% Intel's new processors give the best laptop experience for multi-threaded software, gaming, multimedia and business apps |
| 2002-11-15 | ADI shows 300MHz Blackfin DSP-based product Analog Devices Inc.'s Blackfin, TigerSHARC, and SHARC DSPs are targeting multimedia apps in automotive systems |
| 2009-02-18 | Slowdown marks China mobile handset chip market After a period of rapid growth over the past few years, the China mobile handset chip market has experienced a conspicuous decline in 2008, according to research firm CCID Consulting. |
| 2005-07-27 | SigmaTel eyes diversification with two acquisitions SigmaTel Inc. said it has agreed to acquire semiconductor supplier Protocom Corp. and, in a separate transaction, the software, patents and engineering resources associated with D&M Holdings Inc.'s Rio portable audio product line. |
| 2006-12-19 | Ningbo Bird to invest $38M in TD-SCDMA Ningbo Bird Co., one of China's largest domestic mobile phone makers, intends to invest $38 million to develop handsets for the domestic 3G technology known as TD-SCDMA. |
| 2008-08-18 | Is DSP functionality still hot? It's tough to find an embedded system that doesn't do some type of digital signal processing, and it's quite difficult to look for an embedded processor that doesn't have DSP-oriented architectural features. Because of these, all processors have to be DSP-related. We're seeing the DSP splinter into many sub-industries, each with diverse requirements for both hardware and software. |
| 2004-04-28 | Greatek to acquire new IC-packaging equipment Greatek Electronics Inc. will invest NT$120 million ($3.64 million at NT$33:$1) to acquire new wire bonders, testers and back-end equipment for its IC-packaging lines this year. |
| 2011-06-09 | Design firm debuts Silicon One initiative Magma Design Automation has launched Silicon One, an initiative that is intended to make silicon profitable for customers. |
| 2008-03-13 | China knows no slowing down From packed show floors to long queues for registration to standing room only for vendor seminars, the 13th IIC-China proved that chipmakers from all over the world are optimistic about the business this year, amid downturn concerns. |
| 2006-05-16 | China IC design industry reaches stability After several years of rapid development, China's IC design industry has reached a period of stability, according to the China IC Design House Survey by EE Times-China. |
| 2008-07-23 | CCID: Steady growth seen for China mobile market A new report from CCID Consulting on China's handset and mobile chip market stated that mobile phone output continued to grow in 2007, reaching 554 million sets, with a growth rate of 25.4 percent, driven by export and domestic demands. |
| 2005-05-02 | Asian foundries bring 0.18?m into mainstream Despite a bleak scenario in the global semiconductor market, China's IC design industry posted significant growth in 2004, according to the IC Design House Survey conducted by EE Times-Asia. |
| 2004-09-01 | Zoran begins sampling latest HDTV processor Zoran begun sampling its Generation9 Elite integrated HDTV processor to qualified manufacturers in the U.S. and worldwide digital television markets. |
| 2005-03-07 | Ziebart positioning Infineon for chip revival Wolfgang Ziebart, president and CEO of Infineon Technolgies AG, said in his first wide-ranging interview that the chip maker is positioning itself for the end of the chip recession as competitors cut profit expectations. |
| 2004-04-12 | Zarlink PLLs ensure reliable data transport Zarlink has disclosed that its two digital PLLs deliver industry-leading jitter performance and superior features. |
| 2010-05-19 | Zarlink offloads optical biz to Tyco Zarlink Semiconductor has sold the assets of its optical products group to Tyco Electronics for approximately $15 million in cash. |
| 2002-03-11 | Wireless tech providers see chance for growth in China Wireless technology companies struggling to recover from a year of record losses continue to turn to China's telecom market for new business. |
| 2009-02-16 | Wireless eyes digital photo frames The latest mobile phones won't be the only attraction for cellular carriers at the Mobile World Congress. |
| 2007-08-01 | Wired, wireless both seen in future home nets Recognizing that tomorrow's home nets will be a mix of wired and wireless options, the WiMedia Alliance has set up a group to explore whether it should draft a standard for UWB networking over coax cable. |
| 2005-05-25 | WiMax upheaval on course Read an update on WiMax broadband access technology. |
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