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Peregrine’s RF switch set to replace mechanical and solid-state switches in cable and digital TV applications

Peregrine Semiconductor has introduced the PE42750 75-Ohm RF Switch for broadband consumer applications including cable televisions (CATV), digital television (DTV), multi-tuner digital video recorders (DVR), set-top boxes, PCTVs and video game consoles. This RF switch is set to replace mechanical relays or multiple solid-state switches in high-isolation switching applications. According to Peregrine, the PE42750 is an elegant alternative that not only meets the FCC isolation specification, it’s smaller, more cost effective, more reliable and easier to implement.

Mirics adds ISDB-T OneSeg support to PC TV receiver, and strikes deals in Korea and Brazil

Mirics Semiconductor has added ISDB-T OneSeg support to its FlexiTV multi-standard PC TV receiver for netbook computers, and has also announced agreements with PC TV accessory providers Quincy Digital of Korea and Skycast of Brazil.

OneSeg has been added to the DVB-T, DAB, T-DMB and FM standards already supported by FlexiTV, and its widespread adoption in Japan and Brazil makes it a natural means of content delivery for the rapidly-growing netbook sector.

The agreements with Quincy Digital and Skycast extend the geographic reach of Mirics FlexiTV in both OEM and retail channels, into Japan, Brazil and other ISDB-T territories, also giving consumers the advantage of a software upgradeable device capable of receiving TV in other regions.

Chris Cytera, Director of Marketing at Mirics, commented: "We are delighted to be working with both Skycast and Quincy Digital as lead customers for our exciting new netbook-centric technology. These companies are innovators with proven track records, and as such are well placed to satisfy the customer base that they know so well."

Y. Won, CEO of Quincy Digital, said: "We are excited to be working with Mirics to deliver a multimode PC TV product supporting OneSeg and other TV standards. It gives our company an opportunity to offer an innovative consumer product to the very large and gadget-hungry Japanese market, in addition to other important geographies."

Thiago Henrique, CEO of Skycast, said: "The new ISDB-T network in Brazil needs receivers, and the low cost and great flexibility of the Mirics solution fits our market perfectly. We are looking forward to using FlexiTV to bring TV to mainstream Brazilian consumers on their low-cost netbooks and consumer notebooks."