All Articles Tagged Sigma Designs

Julie Jacobson | 05/24 08:16 AM, 9 Comments

Home automation product developers now have a second source for buying their Z-Wave RF components: Japan’s Mitsumi Electric Co., which calls Z-Wave a "hoped-for wireless communications technology for HAN (home area network)." Previously, manufacturers had no choice. They could only buy their Z-Wave wireless technology from Sigma Designs (NASDAQ: SIGM), the company that now owns Z-Wave creator Zensys. Sigma’s lock on Z-Wave chipsets has inhibited Z-Wave’s adoption among major international brands that don’t want to be beholden to a single source. They want competition among vendors and assurances that they… View this story

CE Pro Editors | 02/17 04:40 AM, 0 Comments

Sigma Designs has selected the SENSIO 3D format decoder for integration into its next generation of media processors. Sigma is licensing SENSIO's 3D technology to allow set-top box, AV receiver, HDTV, and Blu-ray player manufacturers to provide their customers with an optimal 3D viewing experience. "The SENSIO 3D format is widely known and respected for its image quality and for its broad compatibility with existing technologies and infrastructures," explains Ken Lowe, vice president of strategic marketing for Sigma Designs. "In developing our new line of 3D-video capable chips, we are… View this story