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Wednesday January 7, 8:36 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
C-Cube DVD Solution Selected by Marantz Japan, Inc.
for New Consumer DVD Player
High-End Audio Leader to Use C-Cube's ZiVA Design To Accelerate
Time-To-Market
LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 7, 1998--C-Cube Microsystems Inc.
(NASDAQ:CUBE - news), the market leader in digital video technology, today announced with
Marantz Japan, Inc., a leading force in the high end audio/video electronics market, that Marantz
has selected C-Cube's ZiVA-Kit DVD manufacturing design as the core of its new line of DVD
players.
This further continues the long-term relationship between the two companies, which began with
the successful development of VideoCD products for the Asia-Pacific market. As a recognized
leader in high-end consumer audio and audio/video products, Marantz is leveraging C-Cube's
unmatched digital video silicon experience to deliver a true high-fidelity DVD player for the home
theater enthusiast. C-Cube's manufacturing kit provides the foundation that allows Marantz to
produce feature-rich DVD players quickly without investing significant development costs.
''As consumers become better educated on the features that make DVD compelling, we
continue to work with the pioneer and digital video leader to deliver the ultimate in audio/video
performance,'' said the executive spokesperson for Marantz Japan, Inc. ''By using C-Cube's
complete ZiVA-kit design, we have accelerated our development and production process to
meet the immediate demands of the market.''
''Marantz's reputation for stellar audio products is a great match for our video talents,'' said Alex
Daly, senior vice president for C-Cube Microsystems. ''By combining the best of breed in audio
and video, and using our complete turn-key design, Marantz can produce a high-performance
system with an aggressive time-to-market.''
About C-Cube's ZiVA DVD Decoder
ZiVA DVD decoders are designed to fuel the development of value-add DVD playback
solutions for the consumer electronics and PC markets. By integrating MPEG-2 video decoding,
Dolby Digital decoding, MPEG audio decoding, CSS authentication and descrambling,
sub-picture decoding, on-screen display, linear PCM audio decoding, demultiplexing and
audio/video synchronization into a single chip, the ZiVA family offers the fastest time to market at
the lowest overall system cost for makers of consumer and portable DVD players, PC add-in
cards and OEM PC configurations.
ZiVA's flexibility stems from the programmable microcode architecture and its high-level
advanced API which provides the critical tools necessary to deliver the ideal solution for DVD
players, PCs and portables.
About C-Cube Microsystems
C-Cube Microsystems Inc. is the industry leader in the development and delivery of highly
integrated digital video silicon solutions that address the consumer electronics, communications
and convergence markets. C-Cube is headquartered in Milpitas, Calif. with offices in North
America, Europe, and Asia. Its stock is traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol
CUBE. C-Cube can be reached at 408/490-8000 or on the World Wide Web at
c-cube.com .
Note to Editors: The C-Cube logo is a registered trademark of C-Cube Microsystems Inc.
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