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Thursday 15 November 2012
China market: Xiaomi launches connected TV STB
China-based smartphone vendor Xiaomi Technology on November 14 announced the launch of Xiaomi Box, a set-top box (STB) for connected TVs, in the China market at a retail price of...
Friday 12 October 2012
PCB firm Apex looks to growth in 2013, says CEO
Apex International, a Thailand-based PCB maker listed on the Taiwan stock market, is looking to a growth in 2013 that will match its average annual growth in the past five years,...
Wednesday 11 July 2012
Multiscreen pay-TV operators shift to PCs, smartphones and tablets, says IHS
In 2015, 49% - or nearly half of all devices obtaining TV services from 43 of the largest global pay-TV operators that have commenced deployment of multiscreen services - will be...
Friday 1 June 2012
Taiwan market: TV service providers to procure one million STBs ahead of London Olympics, says newspaper
Three MSOs (multi-system operators of cable TV) and four terrestrial TV broadcasters in Taiwan as well as a multimedia-on- demand (MOD) service provider will procure an estimated...
Thursday 19 April 2012
ALi ready for mass production of HbbTV STB solutions
STB SoC solution provider ALi has announced that its hybrid broadcast broadband TV (HbbTV) STB platform is ready for mass production. ALi and Opera Software will work together to...
Monday 16 April 2012
D-Link launches MovieNite STB for own-brand sale in North America
D-link has launched MovieNite, an OTT (over the top) STB (set-top box) for delivering streaming video/audio over the Internet, for own-brand sale exclusively at Wal-Mart at US$48.
Friday 6 April 2012
ALi March sales up 30%
IC design house ALi has announced consolidated revenues of NT$616 million (US$20.9 million) for March 2012, up 30% sequentially and hitting the highest monthly level in eight years...
Wednesday 14 March 2012
Sandmartin expected to ship 6.0 million STBs in 2012
Sandmartin International Holdings, a Hong Kong-based set-top box (STB) maker with Taiwan Depository Receipts (TDR) listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange, has had orders for STBs booking...
Friday 9 March 2012
Passive component providers looking to increasing demand from telecom, server and STB sectors
Passive components providers including TXC, Lelon Electronics, Chilisin Electronics and Nichidenbo are likely to benefit from the recent rebound in demand from the set-top box (STB),...
Thursday 8 March 2012
New Apple TV supports full 1080p HD, available for US$99
While unveiling the third-genertion iPad with an improved processor, a higher-resolution display and faster wireless connectivity at a March 7 event, Apple also introduced an updated...
Wednesday 7 March 2012
ALi, MStar offer new STB SoC solutions
Taiwan-based ALi has introduced a lineup of new set-top box (STB) system-on-chip (SoC) solutions targeting growing demand for digital TV broadcasting in emerging markets, while fellow...
Thursday 23 February 2012
STB chip vendors experiencing increasing orders
STB (set-top box) chip vendors in Taiwan, including Novatek Microelectronics, ALi and MStar Semiconductor, have all experienced a substantial increase in orders recently as the increasing...
Thursday 12 January 2012
VIA, SiS achieve results from non-PC industry
Taiwan-base chipset makers VIA Technologies and Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS), although already phasing out of the PC chipset market, have both entered different markets and achieved...
Thursday 22 December 2011
ALi raises 4Q11 sales forecast
Consumer IC design house ALi has revised its guidance for the fourth quarter of 2011 expecting its consolidated revenues to increase 13-17% sequentially. This is a revision from previous...
Tuesday 20 December 2011
Asustek outsources motherboard orders to Cal-Comp Electronics
Asustek Computer has recently added Taiwan-based Cal-Comp Electronics, an affiliate of Compal Electronics, as its motherboard manufacturing partner and is expected to outsource 5-6...