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To: BillyG who wrote (48501)

1/27/2000 2:01:00 PM

From: DiViT

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From the yahoo's....

C-Cube introduces low cost DVxcel
by: mpegged 1/27/00 1:55 pm
Msg: 13785 of 13785
From the Peddie report:

C-Cube introduces low cost DVxcel MPEG-2 Codec

new chip built with .22-micron technology builds on DVxplore legacy
introduced at $29
After helping define the market with their early introductions of the DVxplore and DVxpress MPEG-2 chips, C-Cube (Milpitas, CA) has been stuck in the "premium" category as newcomers such as iCompression and Streammaster learn a few tricks and enter the market with lower priced products. Designed for Digital Video Recording (DVR) devices, C-Cube's new DVxcel encodes and decodes MPEG-2 data for DVD/optical disk and D-VHS recorders as well as hard drives.

C-Cube says the trick now is to offer simultaneous encode/decode capabilities at prices low enough for consumer products. Simultaneous encode/decode enables the pause, fast forward, and rewind functions that are becoming required for next generation home entertainment systems. C-Cube says their lengthy experience in delivering products for the professional broadcast market is being put to good use in the development of products for the consumer market. DVxcel uses C-Cube's PerfectView MPEG-2 compression algorithm that first appeared in the DVxpert and DVxpress broadcast and video production products. C-Cube offers VBR (variable bit rate) recording based on their statistical variable bit rate algorithm which balances video quality against low bit rates to get the best video quality possible at low bit rates. C-Cube says their technology enables the DVxplore to optimize the image quality while compressing the video to the required file size.

The DVxcel chip gives users the ability to record at anywhere from 1.8 to10 megabits per second depending on the desired balance of quality and record time. As a result consumers can get the following amounts of data on these media:

To: BillyG who wrote (48501)	1/27/2000 2:30:00 PM
From: DiViT	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50808

TSMC's leapfrogging growth good sign for the industry By Michael Kanellos Staff Writer, CNET News.com January 27, 2000, 10:55 a.m. PT Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. (TSMC) reported that net income more than doubled in the past quarter and will continue to rise, a strong sign that the semiconductor business will continue to thrive. Taiwan-based TSMC said that income for the fourth quarter came to $8.3 billion NT (U.S.$270 million), a 229 percent increase over the same period the year before. Revenue rose 104 percent to $769 million. Earnings per share came rose to 17 cents from 5 cents. While net income was boosted by outside investments, operating income for the year rose 60 percent to $841 million from $523 million. For 2000, growth is expected to continue, the company told analysts on a conference call. Merrill Lynch analyst Dan Heyler stated in a report that revenue should grow 103 percent for the year through a 79 percent increase in wafer shipments and an increase in average selling prices. In all, the numbers and the outlook seem to pave the way for positive times in the silicon industry. TSMC is the largest semiconductor foundry with close to half of the market. Rather than develop or design semiconductors, TSMC manufactures chips for companies that don't have their own fabrication facilities, or fabs. As a result, foundries can be seen as something of a leading indicator. If the outlook is positive, semiconductor equipment companies such as Applied Materials will likely see an increase in sales, as will communications, graphics companies and others who use fabs. continued... news.cnet.com