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To: BillyG who wrote (42221)	6/16/1999 2:19:00 PM
From: Don Dorsey	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 50808

Winbond and Zapex Ship New Low Cost MPEG Video Encoder; W99200F Enables a New Generation of Consumer Video Products Business Editors/High Tech Writers MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 16, 1999--Zapex Research LTD and Winbond Electronics announced immediate availability of W99200F, the world's most advanced MPEG encoder. The highly integrated, single chip encoder provides exceptional video quality while minimizing system cost and storage requirements. This balance makes the W99200F perfectly suited to low cost consumer products. John Zornes, Director of Marketing for Zapex Research LTD, points out, "By combining Zapex's superiority in video and ASIC design with Winbond's production and distribution channels we can deliver a very high quality, low cost solution. Our customers get the best of both worlds." The W99200F is capable of recording an hour of high quality video & audio on a single CD making it perfect for applications such as digital VCR, recordable video CD, PC video capture & editing, and web cameras. In addition, Zapex has included several features that make the W99200F particularly suited for security and video monitoring applications. The highly advanced design supports features such as pre-filtering, automatic scene change detection, 3:2 pull-down, adaptive-field-averaging, variable bitrate encoding, and automatic time stamping. Leveraging the W99200F's integrated bus interfaces, FIFO, and audio interface minimizes the need for additional circuitry reducing the total system cost. "We are focused on delivering complete solutions that get our customers to market quickly," said John Zornes. This philosophy is clearly visible in the chip's aggressive pricing of $15 in low volume and the completeness of the evaluation kit. Priced at $1,500 and available for immediate delivery, the W99PCI-200F evaluation kit comes with everything required to rapidly bring a product to market. The kit includes evaluation board, device drivers, reference design, 30 sample chips, and full documentation. "Consumer video applications are just starting to explode," said Jack Chang, Director of Multimedia Product Business Division for Winbond Electronics. "Supporting data rates from 64K to 9M bits per second the W99200F is well positioned to dominate desktop and bandwidth constrained video applications." "Winbond is an industry leader in the development, production and delivery of MPEG decoder chips that address China's VCD market," noted Jack Chang. "The W99200F leverages Winbond's experience and product portfolio in the digital video market." About Zapex Research LTD Zapex Research LTD develops highly integrated digital video chips. Zapex's advanced ASIC solutions are focused on consumer video products including DVD, VCD, and HDTV. In addition to the chip products, Zapex's leading edge technology can be licensed for direct use. Zapex Research is headquartered in Natanya, Israel with offices in Silicon Valley and Japan. Zapex can be reached at 650/930-1412, on the World Wide Web at zapex.co.il, or email at info@zapex.co.il