ESS Announces Vantage II MX Integrated MPEG2 Encoder and Decoder Chip With DivX(R) Playback Support
Wednesday February 4, 7:31 am ET
Single Encoder - Decoder Chip to Enable DivX(R) Playback Capability In Recordable DVD Players
FREMONT, Calif., Feb. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ESS Technology (Nasdaq: ESST - News), a leading supplier of silicon solutions for digital audio, video and imaging consumer electronics, today announced it has started sampling its Vantage(TM)II MX single chip MPEG-2 codec that will also provide the capability to playback DivX video content. The Vantage II MX chip integrates ESS's flagship Vibratto(TM)S DivX DVD decoder core and its Vantage MPEG-2 encoder core into a single device.
As a leading provider of multimedia technology, ESS developed the Vantage II MX product to allow manufacturers to address the simultaneous growing consumer demand for recordable DVD products and increasingly popular DivX video content. The highly integrated Vantage II MX will improve time to market by eliminating complicated software and hardware designs, and will reduce the total cost of the materials required for recordable DVD platforms.
"We are very excited about the Vantage II MX product and we're pleased that ESS is bringing DivX technology to the DVD Recorder market. We look forward to working with ESS to fully DivX Certify the Vantage II chip," said Jordan Greenhall, co-founder and CEO of DivXNetworks.
DivX video is one of the world's most popular video compression technology, with over 100 million users worldwide. ESS expects several major consumer electronics manufacturers to ship DivX Certified DVD recorders using ESS's Vantage II MX single chip codec during this year.
Victor Ren, vice president of marketing of ESS Technology said, "DivX video content is becoming very popular world-wide. With Vantage II MX, our customers can build a DVD recorder that is also capable of playing DivX movies. This gives our customers the advantage of differentiating their products from other DVD recorders on the market."
About ESS Technology
ESS Technology, Inc., designs and markets high-performance digital video processor and imaging sensor semiconductors for the consumer digital entertainment, digital photography, camera phones and digital home markets. ESS products include highly integrated chips for DVD players, DVD recorders, VCD players, digital media players, digital audio systems, digital still cameras and camcorders, and camera-enabled cellular phones.
ESS, headquartered in Fremont, California, has approximately 400 employees in North America and over 100 employees in Asia providing R&D, sales, and technical support worldwide. For more information, please visit the company's web site at: esstech.com .
The matters discussed in this news release include certain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the impact of competitive products and pricing, the possible reduction of consumer spending occasioned by general economic conditions, the timely availability and acceptance of ESS' new products, the dependence on continued growth in demand for consumer multimedia products, difficulties inherent in integrating acquired businesses with ESS, and the other risks detailed from time to time in the SEC reports of ESS, including the reports on Form 10-K, Form 10-Q and Form 8-K (if any) which we incorporate by reference. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
NOTE: DivX® is a registered trademark of DivXNetworks, Inc.
Source: ESS Technology, Inc. |
