The partnership between MStar Semiconductor and Cubiware announced this week is being heralded as another step forward in Cubiware’s expansion into Asia, coming just a few weeks after Cubiware struck a similar deal with Ali Corp in Taiwan. But what has been overlooked is how the deal represents another MStar movement in Europe and Latin America – where the Taiwanese chip maker can cement itself as a major player in set tops, and not just a dominant force in smart TVs. The collaboration involves the integration of MStar’s HD MPEG-4/HEVC hybrid set top chipset with the CubiTV hybrid middleware, which the duo say includes product segments for pay TV, IPTV, and OTT. It is also noted that the TiVo Lite…