List of Chipset Vendors
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| - | | [[Afatech]] || Taiwan || || Merged with ITE Tech. Inc. in 2008 | + | | [[Afatech]] || Taiwan || || {{yes}}|| Merged with ITE Tech. Inc. in 2008 |
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| - | | [[Brooktree Corporation]] || U.S.A. || ||Bought by Rockwell Semiconductors in 1996 | + | | [[Brooktree Corporation]] || U.S.A. || || ||Bought by Rockwell Semiconductors in 1996 |
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| - | | [[Tai-Hui|E3C Technologies]] || || ||Actual vendor is Tai-Hui; E3C is a branding name | + | | [[Tai-Hui|E3C Technologies]] || || || ||Actual vendor is Tai-Hui; E3C is a branding name |
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| - | | [[EMPIA Technology]] || Taiwan || ||Merged with eGalax Inc. in December 2006 to become EETI | + | | [[EMPIA Technology]] || Taiwan || || || Merged with eGalax Inc. in December 2006 to become EETI |
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| - | | [[Hitachi Semiconductor]] || Japan || {{yes}} || Merged semiconductor activities with Mitsubishi to become [[Renesas Technology Corporation]] | + | | [[Hitachi Semiconductor]] || Japan || {{yes}} || || Merged semiconductor activities with Mitsubishi to become [[Renesas Technology Corporation]] |
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| - | | [[Micronas]] || Switzerland || || Sold its consumer electronics division to [[Trident Microsystems, Inc.]] on 1st April, 2009. | + | | [[Micronas]] || Switzerland || || || Sold its consumer electronics division to [[Trident Microsystems, Inc.]] on 1st April, 2009. |
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| - | | [[Mitel]] || Canada || || | + | | [[Mitel]] || Canada || || || |
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| - | | [[Oren]] || || ||Acquired by Zoran Corporation in June 2005 | + | | [[Oren]] || Israel|| || {{yes}}||Acquired by Zoran Corporation in June 2005 |
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| - | | [[Philips Semiconductors]] || Netherlands || ||Semiconductors spun off as [[NXP Semiconductors ]] | + | | [[Philips Semiconductors]] || Netherlands || {{yes}} || {{yes}} ||Semiconductors spun off as [[NXP Semiconductors ]] |
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| - | | [[SPaSE]] || Netherlands || || Acquired by [[Microtune]] in October 2001 | + | | [[SPaSE]] || Netherlands || || || Acquired by [[Microtune]] in October 2001 |
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| - | | [[Temic]] || || {{yes}} || Acquired by [[Vishay]] | + | | [[Temic]] || || {{yes}} || || Acquired by [[Vishay]] |
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| - | | [[Thomson]] || France || || | + | | [[Thomson]] || France || || || |
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| - | | [[ULi Electronics]] || || || Acquired by Nvidia in 2006 | + | | [[ULi Electronics]] || || || || Acquired by Nvidia in 2006 |
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| - | | [[Vision Group PLC]] || Scotland || || Acquired by [[STMicroelectronics]] in 1999 | + | | [[Vision Group PLC]] || Scotland || || || Acquired by [[STMicroelectronics]] in 1999 |
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| - | | [[VLSI Technology]] || U.S.A. || || Acquired by [[NXP Semiconductors ]] | + | | [[VLSI Technology]] || U.S.A. || || || Acquired by [[NXP Semiconductors ]] |
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| - | | [[VLSI Vision Ltd]] || Scotland || || Renamed [[Vision Group PLC]] | + | | [[VLSI Vision Ltd]] || Scotland || || || Renamed [[Vision Group PLC]] |
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| - | | [[Zarlink Semiconductor]] || Canada || || Acquired by [[Intel]] in October 2005 | + | | [[Zarlink Semiconductor]] || Canada || || || Acquired by [[Intel]] in October 2005 |
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Revision as of 22:44, 26 July 2009
This page lists links to pages about Chipset Vendors and the products they sell. This includes, but is not limited to:
- Tuners
- Demodulators
- Encoders
- Decoders
- Interface bridge chipsets (USB, PCI, PCIe, etc.)
- Multifunction chips
Contents |
Active Chipset Vendors
These vendors are still producing TV-related chipsets under their original (or slightly modified) brand names.
| Vendor | Headquarters | Tuners | Demodulators | Products |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alps | Japan | ✔ Yes | ✔ Yes | |
| ATI/AMD | U.S.A./Canada | ✔ Yes | ||
| Atmel | U.S.A. | ✔ Yes | ||
| Auvitek International Ltd. | China/U.S.A. | ✔ Yes | ||
| B2C2 Inc. | U.S.A. | |||
| Broadcom | U.S.A. | |||
| Cirrus Logic | U.S.A. | |||
| Commsonic | U.K. | ✔ Yes | ||
| Conexant | U.S.A. | ✔ Yes | ||
| Cypress | U.S.A. | |||
| DiBcom | France | ✔ Yes | ✔ Yes | produces DVB-T and DVB-H Demodulator chipsets for mobile usage |
| Digimove | ||||
| Grundig | Germany | |||
| Infineon | Germany | ✔ Yes | ||
| Intel | U.S.A. | ✔ Yes | ||
| ITE Tech. Inc. | Taiwan | ✔ Yes | ✔ Yes | |
| LG Innotek | Korea | ✔ Yes | ✔ Yes | |
| LSI Logic Corporation | U.S.A. | ✔ Yes | ||
| Maxlinear | U.S.A. | ✔ Yes | tuner ICs (MXL5003S,MXL5005S) | |
| Microtune | U.S.A. | ✔ Yes | ✔ Yes | |
| NationalChip | China | ✘ No | ✔ Yes | |
| NEC | Japan | |||
| NXP Semiconductors | Netherlands | ✔ Yes | ✔ Yes | |
| Panasonic | Japan | |||
| Quantek Inc. | Taiwan | ✔ Yes | ✘ No | |
| Samsung | South Korea | ✔ Yes | ✔ Yes | |
| STMicroelectronics | Geneva | ✔ Yes | ||
| Shenzhen Tena Electronic | China | ✔ Yes | ✘ No | |
| Texas Instruments | U.S.A. | |||
| Trident Microsystems, Inc. | U.S.A. | |||
| ViXS | Canada | |||
| Xceive | U.S.A. | ✔ Yes | ||
| Zoran | U.S.A. | ✔ Yes |
Inactive/Rebranded Chipset Vendors
This section lists vendors that are no longer in operation, have been merged and operate under a different name or that have been rebranded. It also includes manufacturers that no longer make TV-related products.
| Vendor | Headquarters | Tuners | Demodulators | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afatech | Taiwan | ✔ Yes | Merged with ITE Tech. Inc. in 2008 | |
| Brooktree Corporation | U.S.A. | Bought by Rockwell Semiconductors in 1996 | ||
| E3C Technologies | Actual vendor is Tai-Hui; E3C is a branding name | |||
| EMPIA Technology | Taiwan | Merged with eGalax Inc. in December 2006 to become EETI | ||
| Hitachi Semiconductor | Japan | ✔ Yes | Merged semiconductor activities with Mitsubishi to become Renesas Technology Corporation | |
| Micronas | Switzerland | Sold its consumer electronics division to Trident Microsystems, Inc. on 1st April, 2009. | ||
| Mitel | Canada | |||
| Oren | Israel | ✔ Yes | Acquired by Zoran Corporation in June 2005 | |
| Philips Semiconductors | Netherlands | ✔ Yes | ✔ Yes | Semiconductors spun off as NXP Semiconductors |
| SPaSE | Netherlands | Acquired by Microtune in October 2001 | ||
| Temic | ✔ Yes | Acquired by Vishay | ||
| Thomson | France | |||
| ULi Electronics | Acquired by Nvidia in 2006 | |||
| Vision Group PLC | Scotland | Acquired by STMicroelectronics in 1999 | ||
| VLSI Technology | U.S.A. | Acquired by NXP Semiconductors | ||
| VLSI Vision Ltd | Scotland | Renamed Vision Group PLC | ||
| Zarlink Semiconductor | Canada | Acquired by Intel in October 2005 |