Israeli start-up Siano Mobile Silicon Ltd., a developer of chipsets for receiving digital television broadcasts on mobile devices, has signed cooperation agreements with three Far Eastern mobile digital television companies: Japan's Alps Electric Company Ltd. (TSE:6670), Taiwan's Compal Communications Inc., and Singapore's Innoxius Technologies.

Under the agreements, the Asian companies will develop products based on Siano's SMS1000 chipset, which receives digital television broadcasts sent over various bandwidths and protocols on mobile devices. Alps Electric develops mobile digital television (MDTV) modules for large customers, including leading makers of cellular telephones.

Compal Communications is Taiwan's largest original design manufacturer (ODM) of handsets, making internationally known brands. Compal has already included Siano chipsets in its devices, and presented a smart phone that supports MDTV at the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona this week.

Innoxius sets up wireless communications networks. It will use Siano's chipsets in mobile devices in MDTV projects in Southeast Asian countries, probably first in Indonesia.

Siano develops integrated silicon receivers for the MDTV market. Founded in 2004, the company has raised $11.5 million to date from Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP), Star Ventures, and Walden Israel. The company has 40 employees in Netanya, and has branches in China and Taiwan.