Libit/ATI design for Cable boxes...................
Libit and ATI Team Up in Microsoft TV Platform to Demonstrate Set-Top-Wonder II Design With Integrated PCI DOCSIS Modem for the Next Generation Cable Set-Top Boxes
08:19 a.m. Jun 14, 1999 Eastern
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 14, 1999--
Libit Joins ATI in Enabling Enhanced Television and Internet
Services
Libit Signal Processing, the proven DOCSIS silicon solution provider, and ATI Technologies Inc. (TSE:ATY)(Nasdaq:ATYT), the world's largest shipper of graphics chips and boards, announce today that both companies will be working together to enable enhanced television and Internet services through the Microsoft TV Platform.
A demonstration at the NCTA (National Cable Television Show) will highlight Libit's low-cost PCI based DOCSIS cable modem and ATI's second-generation set-top reference design--the Set-top-Wonder II.
An integrated low-cost cable modem will enable all the benefits of high-speed data over HFC to the end user, while minimizing equipment costs for cable modem vendors and installation costs for MSOs.
"The combination of Libit and ATI silicon will dramatically enhance the television experience provided by the next generation set-top boxes," states Jacob Tanz, vice president of sales, Libit Signal Processing Corp. "This demonstration with ATI on the Microsoft TV platform is the next step in the evolution of the Internet through the TV. Set-top Wonder II combined with our low-cost Cable Modem is the beginning of a new era of "cable-ready" TV's and PC's with the ability to deliver fast-internet access, IP Telephony, and video conferencing. The overall industry and consumer potential of a low-cost cable modems is immense."
"The Set-top-Wonder(TM) II is a highly interactive reference design that requires uncompromising performance from the front-end components," said Daniel Eiref, ATI's director of set-top box marketing. "We searched the world for the very best cable modem technology to use in our Set-top-Wonder(TM) II reference design and we are partnering with Libit because of their leadership technology. ATI graphics & video chips, Libit cable modems, and Microsoft TV software each represent best-in-class products."
The ATI Set-top-Wonder(TM) II provides a platform from which consumer electronics OEMs can develop low-cost, but high performance Microsoft TV-based set-top boxes. This reference design incorporates the Rage(TM) XL 3D and video graphics chip and Rage(TM) Theater video in/out companion chip from ATI, which together easily provide the world's most powerful set-top graphics subsystem. It is an ideal platform for OEMs designing a variety of consumer electronics devices including cable, satellite, and terrestrial set-top boxes, digital VCRs, and other devices requiring a high degree of interactivity or graphics/video performance.
The LBT400PHB is a low-cost PCI based reference design that utilizes Libit's LBT4030 Integrated Cable Modem Transceiver and LBT4230 DOCSIS Media Access Controller. The Cable Modem software has been retargeted to the Windows CE operating system and has been specially designed to utilize the CPU native to the CEPC. Libit's proof of concept will lead the low-cost revolution by incorporating its advanced digital signal processing technologies into the silicon. Some of the key Libit features that will make this application practicable include ultra-fast channel acquisition time, interference rejection and low power consumption.
"It is amazing how easy it was to integrate the two reference designs," said Patrick Sansonetti, vice president of business development, Rachis Corporation. "We were engaged by the silicon partners to accelerate their development by leveraging our extensive Windows CE experience." About Libit Libit Signal Processing Ltd. designs, develops, and manufactures silicon solutions for the broadband access markets. Libit's products are compliant with the DOCSIS, DVB/DAVIC, IEEE802.14, and ATSC A.53 standard specifications, and are targeted to the cable modem, cable set-top box, and digital television OEM markets worldwide. Libit silicon was used to develop the worlds first certified DOCSIS modem. The company was founded in 1994 by a group of prominent scientists and engineers, including internationally recognized experts in the field of digital signal processing and digital communications. The company is headquartered in Herzlia, Israel with sales and marketing offices in Los Altos, California, and Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Visit Libit's web site at libit.com About ATI
ATI Technologies Inc., the world's largest supplier of 3D graphics and multimedia technology, designs, manufactures and markets innovative and award-winning multimedia solutions and graphics components for the personal computer, set-top box and consumer electronics markets. An ISO 9002 company, ATI is the world's leading supplier of video and 2D/3D graphics accelerators to OEM and retail customers. Founded in l985, ATI employs more than 1,600 people at headquarters in Thornhill, Ontario, and in offices in the United States, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Barbados, Malaysia, Japan and Hong Kong. ATI is a public company whose shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange and NASDAQ. Visit ATI's web site at atitech.com About Rachis
Headquartered in Maynard, Mass., Rachis Corporation is a leader in integrating Windows CE into multimedia and entertainment convergence devices, such as set-top boxes and other digital video appliances. As an authorized Microsoft(R) Windows(R) CE Systems Integrator, Rachis accelerates time-to-market by creating and licensing system-level software, device drivers, operating system ports, and integration software for the video, graphics, and multimedia subsystems of Windows CE devices. Visit Rachis' web site at rachis.com.
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