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IGST Announces Cyberpro5300, the World's First 7-In-1 DTV Set-Top-Box Multimedia Single-Chip
Business Wire - December 02, 1998 08:18
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ANAHEIM, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 2, 1998--
ZeroZ(tm)3D Graphics Accelerator, CPU Direct, TV Encoder, H/W Alpha-Blending, Video Processor, Audio Processor, SoftModem all-in-one chip
IGS Technologies, Inc., (IGST) today announced Cyberpro5300, the World's FIRST multimedia processor which integrates seven major functions of next generation advanced digital TV set-top-box designs on a single-chip.
This chip is part of the industry leading CyberPro5XXX family designed into several major OEM Set Top Boxes and Information Appliances including AOL-TV, Java-TV and Acer-TV and is pin-for-pin compatible with its 2D counterpart, CyberPro5000.
"With its integrated multimedia features, superior quality and blending of video and graphics along with our pre-written source code for set-top-boxes we expect CyberPro5300 to be designed into major cable, satellite and internet set-top-boxes around the world ," said Mike Raghavan, senior marketing director at IGST.
The seven major functions that CyberPro5300 integrates include ZeroZ 3D/2D Graphics Accelerator, FlexiBus CPU-Direct Interface, fully-programmable NTSC/PAL TV Encoder, Video Processor (Scaler, De-Interlacer and TBC), Hardware Alpha Blending, Audio Processor, SoftModem support along with unique hardware features such as direct video pass through VideoDirect, two video ports for analog and digital TV or PIP, multiple/independently scalable video windows and Macrovision.
Using above functions, set-top-boxes can be designed for TV, Web Browsing and email along with Programmable Hardware Video and Graphics Alpha Blending, PIP, and seamless switching of multiple video sources. Video measurements with the Tektronix PQA200 and VM700 are by far the best when compared to any other commercially available set-top-box multimedia chips.
Using the FlexDK(tm) software development kits written in C and available to all OEMs, the CyberPro drivers are being shipped as the standard for TV-Centric applications like Set-Top-Boxes for Microsoft Windows CE, Windows 98, Sun pJava, Sony AperiOS, Wind River Tornado/VxWorks, ISI pSOS, QNX, ITRON and Nucleus. Sample driver code for other RTOS that will be available include VRTX, PowerTV, Ariel, BeOS. The reference platforms using our SDKs will be OpenCable compliant.
"The CyberPro5300 and TV Navigator applications are a winning combination for set top boxes," said David Limp, Marketing VP, NCI.
"The combination of IGS SDKs with Wind River's Tornado provides customizable platform for ASTB development," commented Avi Schlank, Product Marketing Director, Wind River.
"The level of integration that IGST provides with their CyberPro 5300 makes these chips an ideal multi-media companion chip for information appliances using the AMD-K6(R)E processors," says Rex Meek, Marketing Director, AMD.
"Using CyberPro 5300 with QED's RM5231 offer OEMs high performance, yet cost-effective solutions for a DTV/STB system," said Arnold Estep, QED's Marketing Director.
"IDT's MIPS architecture combined with IGS CyberPro's quality enables great possibilities for consumer appliances," said Jean-Charles Bouzigues, IDT business development manager.
The CyberPro5300 will sample next month. Budgetary pricing for CyberPro53XX is $19, CyberPro50XX is $14 in 100,000.
IGS Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1993 to develop leading edge multimedia component solutions for emerging markets including SetTop Boxes, Digital TV and Information Appliances. The company is funded by venture capitalists and major corporations. IGS has developed strategic alliances with leading companies and has major OEM designs worldwide in these emerging markets.
For expanded press release please go to www.igst.com/news/news.htm.
For all other inquiries, contact: IGS Technologies, Inc., 4001 Burton Drive, Santa Clara, CA 95054. Tel: 408-982-8588 Fax: 408-982-8591 Email: sales@igst.com Web: www.igst.com
CONTACT: IGS Technologies, Inc.
408/982-8588
sales@igst.com
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