C-Cube Video Solution Powers Acer's First DVD Player
MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 16, 1998--C-Cube Microsystems Inc. (NASDAQ:CUBE), the market leader in digital video technology, today announced that Acer Incorporated will use C-Cube's ZiVA(tm) technology to enable its entry into the fast-growing DVD player market. By leveraging ZiVA's single-chip solution for highly-integrated DVD playback functions, Acer will have the capability to deliver the highest quality playback of DVD video to the growing home theater enthusiast market.
"In offering our first Acer DVD player, it was important to choose partners that could help us offer the highest quality for the consumer and also allow us to get to market quickly," said Isan Ho, director of Acer's Consumer Product Business Unit. "C-Cube's ZiVA decoder empowers our DVD player with the great quality in DVD video and audio playback that's driving consumer demand, and at the same time assures Acer a speedy and smooth entry into this market."
"As a well respected company in the computer field, Acer is extending their scope to the consumer market at a critical time," notes Moshe Molcho, vice president and general manager of the Consumer Division for C-Cube Microsystems. "We are proud to be chosen by Acer and look forward to their success in the DVD player market. C-Cube's worldwide leadership in delivering compelling digital video solutions continues to help us earn design wins with top-tier consumer and PC product providers."
Acer has strong visibility in the consumer electronics and PC markets with products such as AcerAspire(tm) home PCs, AcerView(tm) monitors as well as Acer peripherals. With sales of $5.9 billion, Acer is the third largest consumer PC manufacturer in the world.
About C-Cube's ZiVA Decoders
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 408/490-8000 or on the World Wide Web at c-cube.com.
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