Hitachi Selects C-Cube Decoder to Drive New DVD Player
Leading Consumer Electronics Company Uses C-Cube's ZiVA DVD Decoder
to Deliver Home Theater Performance
MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 21, 1998-- C-Cube Microsystems Inc.
(Nasdaq:CUBE - news), the market leader in digital video technology, today announced that Hitachi,
Ltd. (NYSE:HIT - news) has selected C-Cube's ZiVA(tm) single-chip DVD decoder to achieve
theater-quality digital video playback on its new consumer DVD player, the DV-K2.
Hitachi, a recognized leader in global electronics, selected C-Cube's ZiVA to provide the high level
of audio, video and system integration necessary to bring this feature-rich solution to market.
''C-Cube's ZiVA decoder allows us to offer consumers smooth video playback, full on-screen
display, flawless image quality and easy-to-use video navigation capabilities,'' said Joji Ozaki,
department manager at Hitachi's DVD Business Promotion Center. ''We are pleased to be working
with C-Cube as we expand our DVD PC success into the consumer market.''
''Delivering stellar home theater performance is critical to growing the DVD market's momentum,''
said Moshe Molcho, general manager for C-Cube Microsystems' consumer division. ''We're excited
that Hitachi will use ZiVA to offer consumers an engaging entertainment experience.''
DV-K2 With ZiVA: Advanced DVD and Error Correction
The DV-K2 is the first consumer DVD player to leverage the C-Cube decoder for both 2x and 4x
zoom to enlarge any portion of the video and DiscView(tm) for a thumbnail overview of disc
contents. Hitachi's DV-K2 also builds on C-Cube's innovation in error correction to offer an
industry-leading solution for maintaining smooth playback even with severely scratched discs. The
advanced DVD capabilities and error correction from Hitachi and C-Cube deliver increased
entertainment value and reliability.
About C-Cube's ZiVA DVD Decoder Family
ZiVA DVD decoders are designed to fuel the development of value-add DVD playback solutions
for the consumer electronics and PC markets. ZiVA DS and ZiVA D6 single-chip solutions offer
OEMs the lowest overall system cost and fastest time-to-market with many critical functions for
video decoding on DVD players. These features include MPEG-2 video decoding, Dolby Digital
decoding, CSS authentication and descrambling, sub-picture decoding, on-screen display, linear
PCM audio decoding, demultiplexing and audio/video synchronization into a single chip. ZiVA's
flexibility stems from the programmable microcode architecture and its high-level advanced API
which provides the tools necessary to deliver the ideal solution for DVD players.
About C-Cube Microsystems
C-Cube Microsystems Inc. is the industry leader in the development and delivery of highly integrated
digital video silicon solutions that address the consumer electronics, communications and computer
markets. C-Cube is headquartered in Milpitas, California with offices in North America, Europe and
Asia. Its stock is traded on the NASDAQ National Market System under the symbol CUBE.
C-Cube can be reached at 408/490-0000 or on the World Wide Web at c-cube.com.
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