CNN

Cable companies are replacing ancient cable boxes with these tiny new gadgets

The clunky old cable box doesn’t make sense anymore. Big, ugly, and heavy, they seem to have about as much place working with a modern TV as a DVD player. Cable companies are trying to catch up with ...
EDN

Broadcom Debuts Industry’s First Digital Cable Set-Top Box System-on-a-Chip (SOC) With HD AVC/VC-1 Decoding, Channel Bonding and Downloadable Security

Broadcom Debuts Industry's First Digital Cable Set-Top Box System-on-a-Chip (SOC) With HD AVC/VC-1 Decoding, Channel Bonding and Downloadable Security Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM), a global ...
CNET

Comcast introduces open-cable platform

If the cable operator's efforts to partner with leading gadget makers are successful, those set-top boxes could be a thing of the past. Photo: Comcast's AnyPlay device Erica Ogg is a CNET News ...
EDN

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS BRINGS MORE CONSUMER FEATURES AND HIGH-SPEED INTERACTIVITY TO CABLE SET-TOP BOXES AND DIGITAL TVS

Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) [NYSE:TXN] today announced its Puma-based DOCSIS set-top gateway (DSG) solution for cable set-top box (STB) and digital television (DTV) manufacturers. These DOCSIS ...
Orange County Business Journal

New Era for Broadcom’s TV Set-Top Box Chips

In 1993, a young Broadcom Corp. got its big break when TV set-top box maker Scientific-Atlanta Inc. tapped it to supply chips for boxes used in an experimental interactive cable system in Orlando, Fla ...