List of Chipset Vendors
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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
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 | |
| Realtek | Taiwan | ✘ No | ✔ Yes | |
| Samsung | South Korea | ✔ Yes | ✔ Yes | |
| Siano | Israel | ? | ✔ Yes | |
| STMicroelectronics | Geneva | ✔ Yes | ||
| Shenzhen Tena Electronic | China | ✔ Yes | ✘ No | |
| Texas Instruments | U.S.A. | |||
| Trident Microsystems | 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 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 | ||
| WISchip International | USA | Acquired by Micronas in October 2005 | ||
| Zarlink Semiconductor | Canada | Acquired by Intel in October 2005 |