MOT's new chip for the "Front-end" of the box...............
(David reported this yesterday)
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Motorola unveils 'Scorpion' chip for TV
By Reuters
August 4, 1997 6:22 AM PDT
Reuters
PHOENIX -- Motorola Inc.'s Semiconductor Products Sector on Monday unveiled its new "Scorpion" graphics and digital video encoder chip, which allows a television to be used to access interactive information.
The MC92100 chip provides flexible, television-based graphics overlay and mixing capabilities that allow customers to incorporate interactive features, including Internet browsing, in both new and existing products.
Consumer electronic applications include products such as "intelligent TVs," set-top boxes, and digital versatile disk players, Motorola said.
Scorpion will allow products to display multiple windows containing interactive graphics, permitting users to watch television and browse the Internet and other information sources at the same time. Motorola said Scorpion was designed specifically for use with televisions.
"With Scorpion-enabled products, users will be able to manipulate Web pages, program guides and other interactive content on a television, while continuing to view the video stream," said Ed Evans, manager of Graphic Systems Engineering for Motorola's Audio/Video products operation.
Production volumes of the MC92100 are available at less than $20 per unit in 50,000-piece quantities, Motorola said. |
