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To: Peter V who wrote (50339)	11/22/2000 12:17:49 AM
From: Stoctrash	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 50808

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To: Peter V who wrote (50339)	11/24/2000 12:11:54 PM
From: John Rieman	Respond to of 50808

C-Cube DVD customer Sherwood......................... sherwoodusa.com Sherwood Newcastle Introduces DVD/CD Player With Built-in Processors for 6.1 Audio Video/Audio Player Eliminates Need for Separate Audio Decoders and Allows Seamless Upgrade Path for ATSC and DSS Source System Additions CES--Las Vegas, NV--January 5, 2000 For its first video complement to its home component offerings, Sherwood America introduces the Newcastle V-756 DVD/CD processor and player. Equipped with extensive audio decoding capability and two rear-panel digital inputs, the V-756 can process and decode Dolby Digital, DTS and MPEG-2 material including Dolby Digital 6.1 Extended Surround and DTS-ES 6.1 directly during DVD playback or indirectly when such material is received from a direct broadcast satellite transmission or HDTV broadcast. The ability to access this advanced audio decoding from external sources provides a complete and versatile option for effortless system upgrades The audio prowess of the V-756 does not stop with its ability to decode 6.1 channel material, it uses 24-bit 96 kHz DAC's for all channels and also has built-in decoding capability for Circle Surround and Dolby Virtual Surround. Of course, Circle Surround and Dolby Virtual Surround can be applied to DVD's played in the V-756 or to programs routed through its rear panel digital inputs. With 6.1 channel analog audio outputs, the V-756 easily adapts current 5.1 systems with the addition of a powered rear center speaker for DTS and Dolby Digital Extended Surround sound. This new surround format maximizes audio effects from behind and over the listener with the addition of a center rear speaker to the traditional surround sound system. Extended Surround reproduces back surround information via a rear center speaker, while side speakers reproduce left and right surround information. The additional surround channel and properly placed speakers enable a film's sound designer to create true "fly-over" and "fly-around" effects that are smoother and much more accurately placed, either directly behind or directly beside the listener. Recent theatrical releases encoded with 6.1 Surround Sound include "The World Is Not Enough," "The Bone Collector," "The Haunting," "End of Days" and "Toy Story II." DVDs that are encoded with this new format will play normally with current systems and provide the extra surround channel when played over systems properly equipped for 6.1 Extended Surround. The unit's digital audio inputs and video inputs with switching functions not only accommodate additional video sources, but also offer seamless expansion capability as well. "Many consumers would like to add digital satellite or a HDTV tuner to their system, but lack the input capacity in their current receiver or preamplifier. We accommodate these new entertainment sources and add the digital audio processing they need," commented Jeff Hipps, senior vice president of marketing and product planning, Sherwood America, Inc. The V-756 has impressive video credentials as well. Video is processed by C-Cube's advanced Ziva-3 processor and by a 27 MHz/10Bit DAC for over 500 lines of resolution. Other video features include: Component video output; programming by title, chapter and track; 5-step forward picture search; 4-step reverse picture search, 4-mode repeat; 2x and 4x Zoom, 3-Scene Memory and Front Panel Jog/Shuttle Dial. The V-756 is even compatible with Sherwood's Digi-Link III component control protocol. The V-756 will begin shipping in March at a suggested retail price of $799.95. With the Newcastle V-756, Sherwood enters one of the fastest growing segments of the consumer electronics market. Projections estimate DVD player sales will exceed $1 billion in 2000. Pending final encoding standards, the player/processor will be produced with all DVD Audio capability and can be easily updated for consumers by local service providers or third-party providers. Sherwood Newcastle is a high-performance brand name in the field of audio and audio/video. Sherwood Newcastle is a division of Sherwood America, Inc., now part of Haitai Electronics, one of the world's leading multimedia, auto sound, and home electronics companies.

To: Peter V who wrote (50339)	11/25/2000 9:26:53 AM
From: John Rieman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50808

The TV/COM chips........................................ techweb.com November 20, 2000, Issue: 1238 Section: Semiconductors C-Cube offers complete solution -- Company moves beyond video with new MultiLynx chip family Bruce Gain Video-IC pioneer C-Cube Microsystems Inc. is staking out new territory in the broadband-communications arena through the introduction of a device designed to allow set-top boxes to transmit and receive video, voice, and data over cable networks. The MultiLynx chip family, which debuts today, marks the culmination of a strategy shift begun when C-Cube purchased TV/Com International, San Diego. "We have historically been video-oriented in the digital domain. Here, we're taking analog RF signals to convert into bitstream," said Brian Johnson, a strategic marketing manager at C-Cube, Milpitas, Calif. "Our customers are looking for complete system-on-a-chip solutions, so it was natural for us to provide them with front-end technology in addition to our back-end offerings." The technology allows C-Cube to integrate more capabilities onto a single piece of silicon, Johnson noted. "We can now offer a single-chip set-top-box road map. Without the communications chip, we wouldn't have been able to do that," he said. The MultiLynx CL2151 and CL2161, which can accommodate two-way broadband cable networks using DOCSIS, EuroDOCSIS, and DVB in-band cable-modem standards, integrate a QAM demodulator with an ADC for the downstream channel, and a QAM/QPSK modulator with a DAC for the return channel. An integrated communications processor and dedicated media-access controller (MAC) provide support for cable-network standards. The communications processor also acts as the host CPU and includes DSP extensions to support voice-over-Internet protocol (VoIP) codec algorithms simultaneously. This component connects directly to subscriber- line interface circuits to complete a VoIP implementation. The CL2151 is the first cable-modem chip designed specifically for set-top boxes, according to C-Cube. While similar to the CL2161, the CL2151 adds a second QAM demodulator for simultaneous digital video and data transfer. In addition to the protocols supported by the CL2161, the CL2151 supports DAVIC, DVS-178, Starvue, and DVS-167 set-top MAC protocols. It also provides direct connection to a POD (point of deployment) module for OpenCable set-top designs, and includes interfaces for integration with CPUs such as PCI, PowerPC, and SH4 devices. The MultiLynx's front-end modulation/demod-ulation technology has been on the drawing board for some time, according to Arun Veerappan, an analyst at Robertson Stephens Inc. in San Francisco, which underwrote C-Cube's initial public offering. "C-Cube has taken the technology team from TV/Com International and used its own architecture, in terms of understanding the set-top box, and developed a good front-end chip to work in conjunction with their back-end chip," Veerappan said. "The goal is to capture the most silicon content within any system. And that's what they're doing here." The CL2151 and CL2161 are currently sampling, and production volumes will be available in the first quarter of 2001. The CL2151 is supplied in a 308-pin BGA package and is priced at $30 in 100,000-piece quantities. The CL2161 comes in 208-pin PQFP packaging and is availableat $25 in 100,000-piece quantities. ebnonline.com Copyright ® 2000 CMP Media Inc.