The Company has a number of products in development with introduction
planned during the next several years. For the TV market, the Company is
developing an advanced line multiplier and scaling video processor for very
large screen high resolution systems, a video processor for liquid crystal
display ("LCD") and Digital Light Processing-TM- based projector systems ("DLP")
products and a video processor for less sophisticated industrial applications.
The Company is also developing a rear screen projection TV incorporating the
Company's line multiplication and enhancement technology. For the OEM TV
projection market, the Company is developing a board level decoder with video
enhancement features.
For the broadcast market, the Company is developing an upconverter that
utilizes Faroudja technology to deliver HDTV quality video images from NTSC
sources. Field testing is planned for the fourth quarter of 1997
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and, if such testing is successful, the Company expects to begin sales of this
product in the first quarter of 1998. The upconverter is intended to provide
broadcasters with the ability to leverage their existing analog equipment and
systems to produce programming in various DTV/HDTV video formats. The Company is
also developing studio quality NTSC/PAL decoders for broadcast and
postproduction applications.
For the PC/TV market, the Company is in the final stages of developing a
video decoder integrated circuit, which includes synchronization, time base
correction and detail enhancement. The Company is also developing "Presentation
Plus," a line multiplier and scaling video product for high resolution video
computer monitors that incorporates time base correction, image enhancement and
video synchronization.
The Company's other planned research products include expanded development
of line multipliers and compression pre-processors which include noise reduction
to increase compressor efficiency, and the extension of the Company's technology
to low bandwidth use for such applications as teleconferencing and video
telephones.
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