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Sigma Designs ships DVD/MPEG-2 evaluation boards to key OEM customers, extends multimedia `roadmap' into hottest new
digital video market; analyst projections indicate DVD and MPEG-2 next major multimedia applications
FREMONT, CALIF. (April 8) BUSINESS WIRE -April 8, 1997--As the DVD
market heats up, Sigma Designs Inc., (NASDAQ:SIGM), acknowledged MPEG
digital video leader with its REALmagic(TM) product line, is shipping
evaluation samples of a next-generation combination DVD/MPEG-2 board to
major computer OEMs worldwide.
It will be demonstrated at WinHEC 97, April 8-10, at the Moscone
Center, San Francisco, Calif.
"Sigma is entering the DVD playback market with a solution offering
quality and features comparable with DVD players which build upon our
experience in the MPEG market," said Prem Talreja, Sigma Designs' vice
president of marketing. "Consumers can buy personal computers
including this technology in the second quarter of 1997."
In-Stat, a major industry analyst group based in Scottsdale, Ariz., has
published projections of MPEG-based chips increasing tenfold in three
years, from 1996 to 1999.
Sigma Designs Inc. (NASDAQ:SIGM) is an acknowledged leader in the
fast-growing multimedia chipset market. Sigma entered multimedia in
1993 with products based on the MPEG (Moving Picture Experts Group)
standard for compressing and decompressing digital audio and video.
Sigma is an acknowledged leader in the MPEG technology used in most
multimedia PCs today.
Sigma Designs' products now include high-performance MPEG decoding
hardware and low-cost graphics chips. Sigma sells to system
integrators, PC OEMs, and card manufacturers worldwide through a direct
sales force and a network of manufacturers' representatives. Sigma's
products are marketed under the REALmagic trade name.
To contact Sigma Designs for additional information, call (800)
845-8086, (510) 770-0100, fax (510) 770-2691, or web site:
sigmadesigns.com . -0-
Editors and Analysts: For further information, photographs or
interviews, contact Brough Communications
Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters
discussed in this release are forward-looking statements that are
subject to risks and uncertainties, including the timely introduction
and market acceptance of Sigma's DVD/MPEG-2 and other related products,
the impacts of competitive products and pricing, and other risk factors
detailed from time to time in the company's SEC reports, including the
report on Form 10-K for the year ended Jan. 31, 1996 and on Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended Oct. 31, 1996.
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CONTACT: Brough Communications
Bruce Brough or Marsha Keeffer, 408/430-0100
bruce@brough.com or marsha@brough.com
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