Samsung, Sanyo and Toshiba Select Teralogic's TL750 Processor for Enhanced Digital Set-Top Boxes
TL750 Chosen by Major Consumer Electronics Manufacturers for Deployment
Of Multimedia TV Applications
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Nov. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- TeraLogic, Inc., a leading developer of integrated circuits (ICs) for digital television (DTV) applications, today announced that its TL750 processor has been chosen for use in advanced multimedia set-top boxes and integrated digital television receivers from Samsung, Sanyo and Toshiba. The cost-effective TL750 is a high-performance graphics processor with sophisticated video and audio processing capabilities that enables the deployment of interactive data services -- such as electronic program guides, on-line banking and shopping, and Internet browsing -- on analog and digital televisions.
"Working with TeraLogic, we have been ramping up production of our terrestrial digital TV set-top boxes slated for deployment later this year," commented Vassilis Seferidis, Senior Manager of Business Development at Toshiba's Consumer Products Group. "In the meantime, compliance testing by Canal+ is underway and we have seen excellent results to date."
Sanyo Electric Company's TV & Visual Display Products Division selected the TL750 for an integrated digital television receiver because the low-cost, high-quality graphics processor allows Sanyo to develop a product that effectively integrates graphics-rich data services and video, yet can still be produced at a realistic price point.
The first in a family of DTV solutions from TeraLogic, the TL750 enables manufacturers to develop cost-effective enhanced TV products capable of displaying graphics-rich data services and compelling user interfaces on analog or digital TV screens. Among the target applications for the TL750 are standard definition DTV set top boxes (for DBS satellite, cable and terrestrial broadcast), Internet TV terminals and Web DVD players. The TL750 also supports all international DTV standards and service providers' specifications including DTG/DVB, BDB, BskyB, Canal+ and others.
"We've recently completed the integration of the TL750 into our upcoming enhanced TV set-top boxes," stated Y.L. Cha, General Manager of Digital R&D Group of Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. (SEMCO). "The open architecture of the TL750 enables us to work with a number of third-party software developers to incorporate intriguing TV-based interactive consumer applications into our platform."
TeraLogic's Puma Enhanced TV Software Development Platform is also available to help customers lower development costs and shorten time to market. Based on the TL750, the Puma platform is a complete graphics, video and audio processing system, which can be used for developing and testing applications for graphics-rich, TV-based data services.
About TeraLogic, Inc.
Founded in 1996, TeraLogic, Inc. is a leading semiconductor venture focused on providing critical technology to enable advances in the consumer electronics market. The Company designs and develops integrated circuits -- and provides reference designs -- for sale to leading consumer electronics OEMs of advanced TVs, set-top boxes and PC-TV convergence products. TeraLogic's ICs can be used both to provide enhanced digital capabilities to existing TVs and as the basis for advanced, high-definition digital TV systems. The Company is also a technology leader in JPEG2000, which is developing the next-generation, world digital imaging standard.
Headquartered in Mountain View, California, TeraLogic currently has over 70 employees. More information about TeraLogic may be obtained by calling the Company directly at 650-526-2000 or by visiting the Company's website at www.teralogic-inc.com.
SOURCE TeraLogic, Inc.
CO: TeraLogic, Inc., Samsung, Toshiba, Sanyo
ST: California
IN: CPR
SU: PDT
11/02/98 11:07 EST prnewswire.com |
