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To: Rarebird who wrote (26898)	12/19/1997 12:30:00 PM
From: Stoctrash	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 50808

If it were only CUBE that was down today I'd say "you're the man" but.... Rarebird,,...Quit stroking it.... best.com LOL, Fred

To: Rarebird who wrote (26898)	12/19/1997 1:15:00 PM
From: DiViT	Respond to of 50808

Chips: C - Cube Powers Zenith Settop for BellSouth Home Entertainment Services in New Orleans 12/15/97 EDGE, on & about AT&T (COPYRIGHT 1997 EDGE Publishing) Copyright 1997 Information Access Company. All rights reserved. C - Cube Microsystems, the leading supplier of digital video silicon solutions, announced Monday that the company's Flare system-level settop design, based on C - Cube 's AViA chipset, has been incorporated by Zenith Electronics Corporation into digital settop boxes manufactured for Bell South's new Americast all-digital home entertainment services. Using Zenith's standards-based digital settop boxes, BellSouth is delivering more than 160 channels of digital programming to subscribers in the New Orleans area. C - Cube has combined the system-level settop expertise formerly at its wholly owned subsidiary, DiviCom Inc., with C - Cube 's digital video silicon developments to form C - Cube 's Consumer Network Products Division (CNP). This new division focuses on the revenue-generating digital video applications that drive digital networks worldwide. By offering settop manufacturers and content providers multi-tiered silicon and design solutions, C - Cube 's CNP Division can help companies such as Zenith and Americast partners to effectively address complex consumer network applications. "By integrating 'best of breed' technologies from C - Cube and others into our line of advanced broadband digital settop and network products, we're helping our customers usher in the digital age," said Allen Brown, division vice president of the Zenith Network Systems Digital Media Group. "Close collaboration, cooperation and teamwork over the past 12 months have been essential to support the November launch of the new Bell South all-digital entertainment service." "This deployment is a key milestone in the market's movement from analog-to-digital networks," said Nai Ting Hsu, vice president and general manager of C - Cube 's CNP Division. "Our ability to offer content-rich solutions and multiple third-party applications provides settop manufacturers and service providers with a means of adding value to the consumer experience. Flare is an excellent example of how C - Cube can minimize the complexity and reduce the overall system costs associated with implementing such advanced settop applications." With the advanced graphics capabilities of C - Cube 's AViA-GTX and C - Cube 's unique understanding of digital systems, Americast can offer unique consumer-friendly features through Zenith's digital settop boxes. C - Cube 's Flare design allows Zenith to produce a modular settop box design to cost-effectively interface with multiple networks, including MMDS, HFC, DBS and FTTC. C - Cube Microsystems Inc. is the industry leader in the development and delivery of highly integrated digital video silicon solutions that address the consumer electronics, communications and convergence markets. C - Cube is headquartered in Milpitas, California with offices in North America, Europe and Asia. Its stock is traded on the Nasdaq under the symbol CUBE. C - Cube can be reached at 408/490-8000 or on the World Wide Web at http://www. c - cube .com.

To: Rarebird who wrote (26898)	12/19/1997 1:57:00 PM
From: DiViT	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 50808

INTEL SHOWS DTV TECHNOLOGY ENDORSING ALL-FORMAT RECEPTION ON PC 12/15/97 Audio Week Warren Publishing, Inc. (Copyright 1997 by Warren Publishing, Inc.) Breaking ranks with Microsoft and PC makers that insist broadcasters transmit only standard-definition (SD) 480p digital TV (DTV) signal that can be displayed on PCs, chip-maker Intel Dec. 4 demonstrated software that would convert all DTV resolution formats for display on monitors of any capability. System, based on Hitachi-developed All Format Decoder (AFD) proposed 2 years ago, was revealed same week as it was reported that Intel had applied to FCC for license to run experimental DTV station (AW Dec 8 p3). Developments Dec. 4 gave 2nd indication within month that Intel is moving swiftly to develop and market technology for DTV in time for launch of broadcasts next Nov. Company recently told us it's working on chipsets for DTV products, expanding supply to be available from Lucent and Mitsubishi, Motorola and Sarnoff, and individual TV set-makers. Chip-maker also is working on technology for DVD and DVD-ROM, as is Microsoft. "Business reality" was impetus behind decision to support all-format DTV reception for PCs, Intel spokeswoman said. Earlier this year, company had concurred with Microsoft, Compaq and others that receiver/ decoder for all 18 DTV formats would be too costly for PCs and unnecessary, as monitors optimally can display only 480p and can't handle interlaced but higher resolution signals. Intel now contends it's economically feasible to provide all-format reception through software implementation. Spokeswoman told us company plans to make AFD chips for outboard converter box, conventional desktop PCs, PC/TV-convergence home theater. "It's a new opportunity for Intel, and we hope to bring affordable DTV to the market," she said. Besides accepting multiple formats and converting incoming signal to best resolution that display can handle, receivers will handle any transport mode -- broadcast, cable, satellite. Intel didn't speculate on pricing for software system, but in past Hitachi has estimated its AFD could make retail debut at about $300 in set-top converter box. Chipset built into TV would cost less, and price would drop rapidly, adding only $50 to cost of set. AFD chipset would carry just 10% premium over dedicated, SD-only processors, Hitachi said. Although Intel and Hitachi haven't signed definitive agreement for licensing or manufacturing, they have been working together on AFD, Intel spokeswoman said. Preview of "prototype content" for interactive DTV programs accompanied demonstration of AFD software. Briefing at Intel's Santa Clara, Cal., lab included "work in progress" by PBS, Nickelodeon and National Football League. Company has DTV "alliances" with those and others, including Cable Labs, broadcasters and satellite services, spokeswoman said. Goal is to establish standards to ensure that interactive DTV programs can be transmitted on all delivery platforms, she said.