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To: Lane Weatherly who wrote (48829)	3/19/2000 11:29:00 AM
From: John Rieman	Respond to of 50808

A review of DVxcel.................................. ednmag.com Cost-compressed codec targets VCRs C-Cube has done some price-cutting surgery on its DVexplore codec and come up with DVxcel for use in hard-disk-drive, optical, and tape digital-video recorders (Picture 1, Picture 2). With the DVxcel, C-Cube cut the codec size by using a 0.22-æm process. It also eliminated digital-video-25 support and dual-stream, frame-accurate access capability?features that video-editing applications might value but that are overkill for simpler capture-and-display configurations. Although you need to externally decode audio in hardware or software, DVxcel supports four audio-input and four audio-output ports, audiovisual synchronization, and 1.8- to 10-Mbps constant- and variable-bit-rate video streams. The 308-bump BGA packaging also leaves room for BT.656-format video inputs and outputs; three 8-bit digital-bit-stream- transfer ports; and a 64-bit, 110-MHz synchronous DRAM controller to 8 Mbytes of external memory. DVexplore and DVxcel also differ in their host-CPU interfaces, using PCI on DVexplore and a generic address and control bus on DVxcel. Unlike some other single-chip codecs, which can encode and decode but not at once, DVxcel simultaneously juggles the two tasks, enabling time-shiftingcapabilities, such as pause, fast-forward, rewind, and instant replay. DVxcel can also capture data transmitted during the video-blanking interval, such as enhanced program-guide information. With less-than-$300 systems in mind, C-Cube prices DVxcel at $29 (250,000 per year) compared with approximately $50 for DV-explore. DVxcel uses a 2V core and supports 3.3V I/O levels. C-Cube Microsystems , 1-408-944-6300, www.c-cube.com. Circle No. 446 ?by Brian Dipert

To: Lane Weatherly who wrote (48829)	3/19/2000 11:33:00 AM
From: John Rieman	Respond to of 50808

20% sell-offs happened before. This was Bear, Stearns take in January................................ thedailydeal.com The value of C-Cube Semiconductor shares in C-Cube Microsystems' merger with Harmonic is well below comparables for the industry, says a Bear, Stearns & Co. arbitrage report. Harmonic is acquiring C-Cube Microsytems and spinning off its semiconductor business. In the deal, each share of C-Cube is exchanged for 0.5427 of a Harmonic share and one share in the semiconductor business. Harmonic and C-Cube make digital video systems such as Internet TV boxes. On Friday, Harmonic shares closed down $11.57, or 10.7%, at $96.56. C-Cube fell $5.59 per share, or 7.4%, to $69.53. That values the expected spinoff at $17.13 per share, roughly $10.50 per share below comparables for C-Cube's semiconductor business, such as ESS Technology. However, the final valuation of the semiconductor business could be affected by some dilution from the exercising of options in C-Cube and by taxes, according to Bear. The spinoff will incur a tax of the semiconductor business of roughly $2 per share, based on a market valuation of $17 per share, or $1.2 billion.