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SIGM's RealMagic is in the
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by: Pixel_Power (31/M/SVGA, USA)
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The first hardware encoder/decoder. This product kicks butt, and leaps well ahead of
anything Cube has on the information appliance front.
REALmagic EM8400 Enables Streaming Video for Set-Top Boxes,
Home Theater DVD Players, In-Car Entertainment Applications
Leveraging the technology that has made its REALmagic(R) digital video playback
silicon the industry de facto standard in the PC
environment, Sigma Designs(R), Inc. (Nasdaq:SIGM) announced today a new chip that
sets the stage for Sigma's entry into consumer
applications.
The REALmagic EM8400 integrates a proprietary 80 mips RISC core, Content
Scrambling System (CSS) copy protection, DVD/MPEG-2 decoding, AC-3 decoding,
TV encoding, and hardware program stream demux in a single chip. The first MPEG-2
decoder to upconvert DVD video to progressive HDTV formats, the EM8400 is
positioned as the ideal solution for consumer home theater DVD players, streaming
video client applications, and Web DVD set-top boxes. "Sigma's REALmagic silicon
has been recognized in the PC space for DVD playback and for streaming video
applications; now the EM8400 is our launch pad into the consumer space," stated
William K. Wong, Sigma's vice president of marketing. "The EM8400 will become the
basis for consumer products such as home theater progressive DVD players at an
affordable cost, set-top boxes for
video-on-demand, and low-power applications such as in-car ntertainment DVD
players and portable DVD players. With its
highly-integrated hardware decoding functions and next-generation 0.25-micron, 2.5
volt CMOS technology, the EM8400 is an ideal
choice for consumer applications such as set-top boxes, in which continuous operation
with low heat, low-noise generation and low-end controller requirements are important.
Furthermore, manufacturers can leverage our ACPI power management feature to
support `Instant On' capability, essential in consumer set-top box appliances."
The BocaVision(TM) ST2001 Internet/information appliance, or set-top box, will
incorporate Sigma's advanced EM8400 DVD/MPEG-2 decoder chip along with
National's GXm CPU. With the ST2001, users will have a single solution for browsing
the Web, sending/receiving e-mail, performing personal computer functions, and playing
DVD titles. Boca Research and Sigma have demonstrated the video-on-demand
capabilities of this set-top box. An interactive TV user interface enables any telephone
company/ADSL, satellite, or cable systems supplier the ability to provide to their
customers on-demand movie channels along with new interactive video services in a
user-friendly, manageable package. "HDTV, Internet-based systems, and DVD players
are converging," said Larry L. Light, chief technology officer for Boca Research. "The
BocaVision ST2001, with Sigma's decoder silicon, will leverage the many new
opportunities in
interactive TV."
Supporting Windows(R) 95, 98, and NT 4.0 as well as embedded operating systems,
the EM8400 will ship with drivers for QNX,
VxWorks, and Windows CE, supporting Microsoft(R) (Nasdaq:MSFT) TV for Web
DVD set-top boxes.
Sigma worked with Intel Corporation (Nasdaq:INTC) to bring high-quality DVD
playback to Intel's in-car computing platform. "Sigma's new EM8400 silicon will be
incorporated into Intel's upcoming in-car computing reference platform," said Mike
Iannitti, director of Intel's In-Car Computing Operation. "By adding Sigma's new DVD
video playback chip to Intel's platform, rear-seat passengers will have the ability to
watch movies, therefore making their trip more exciting."
Evaluation samples of the EM8400 will be available in October, and mass production is
slated for Q4'99. EM8400 is expected to be available in 1000-piece quantities at $39
per piece.
Posted: 9/20/1999 8:39 am EDT as a reply to: Msg 10084 by peters583
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