Digital TV News: National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)

Commerce's NTIA Certifies More Than 250 Retailers and 19 Converter Box Models for TV Converter Box Coupon Program
Jan 7, 2008 – The U. S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has announced that more than 250 retailers, representing more than 15,000 outlets nationwide, are certified to participate in a program to aid in the transition to digital television.
News categories: National Telecommunications and Information Administration, ATSC 3, CES2024, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, USA

Zenith Launches Digital-to-Analog Converter Box for Nation's Transition to All-Digital Broadcasting
Jan 6, 2008 – Supporting the final phase of the nation's transition to all-digital television broadcasting, Zenith is launching an advanced yet affordable converter box that will bring digital TV signals to analog television sets.
News categories: Zenith, Coupon Eligible Converter Boxes (CECB), ATSC 3, CES2024, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, USA

TV Converter Box Coupon Program Off to 'Great Start'
Jan 4, 2008 – "The demand for coupons is strong. We've taken requests from every state for nearly 1.9 million coupons from more than one million households" said U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez.
News categories: National Telecommunications and Information Administration, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, USA

Zoran-Powered Apex Digital Converter Box Gains NTIA Approval
Jan 3, 2008 – Zoran (NASDAQ: ZRAN) has announced that the SupraHD® 741 processor-powered Apex Digital ATSC Converter Box was approved by the U.S. Government's National Telecommunications and Infrastructure Administration (NTIA) for use in the Coupon-Eligible Converter Box program supporting the U.S. digital broadcast conversion.
News categories: Zoran, Apex Digital, NTIA, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, USA

Microtune and Auvitek Deliver High-Performance Digital TV Solution for NTIA-Certifiable DTV Converter Boxes
Jan 3, 2008 – Microtune (NASDAQ: TUNE) and Auvitek International have unveiled their collaboration in delivering a complete solution that significantly accelerates the time-to-market and time-to-certification for manufacturers targeting the U.S. government's coupon-eligible DTV converter box program.
News categories: Microtune, Auvitek, NTIA, ATSC 3, CES2024, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, USA

Auvitek's AU8515 Demodulation And Channel-decoding IC Powers Sansonic's NTIA-Certfied ATSC STB
Dec 26, 2007 – Auvitek International has announced that two of Sansonic's AU8515-based Coupon Eligible Converter Boxes (CECBs) designed by Falcon Digital have been formally certified by the NTIA as passing the most stringent standards for ATSC reception.
News categories: Auvitek, Falcon Digital, ATSC 3, CES2024, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, USA

Global Leader in Digital Entertainment Solutions Licenses Power-efficient MIPS32® 24KEc™ Pro Core
Dec 19, 2007 – MIPS Technologies (Nasdaq: MIPS) has announced that Taiwan-based ALi Corporation has licensed the customizable MIPS32® 24KEc™ Pro core for advanced multimedia designs.
News categories: MIPS Technologies, ALi Corporation, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Silicon IP, Tablet

Skardin delivers ATSC-compliant STBs to NTIA for verification
Dec 19, 2007 – Skardin has sent samples of its ATSC-compliant STBs to the US National Telecommunication & Information Administration (NTIA) for certification, according to sources at the company.
News categories: National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Skardin, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, USA

Microtune's 3-in-1 Tuner Featured in DTV Converter Box Certified by NTIA
Dec 13, 2007 – Microtune® (NASDAQ: TUNE) has announced that its 3-in-1 TV tuner was deployed in a digital television (DTV) converter set-top box approved by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) for the $1 billion coupon-eligible converter box program (CECB) targeted to American consumers.
News categories: Microtune, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), ATSC 3, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, USA