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To: John who wrote (31611)	3/30/1998 9:54:00 AM
From: BillyG	Respond to of 50808

The Cirrus Logic chips is not an MPEG-2 decoder. Instead, it is a chip that performs data recovery, error correction, and possibly servo functions. It is designed to interface with existing MPEG-2 decoders, and it should reduce the cost of DVD-ROM systems......... <<The CL-CR3700 DVD Drive Manager delivers the functionality currently performed by as many as five chips, with a single device -- taking up less space on the circuit board and dramatically reducing the overall component cost. It also provides a direct interface to the audio and MPEG-2 video decoder for DVD-Player applications. ''Expanding into the DVD drive market with our broad range of mass storage products and technologies is a natural progression for our company and one we have pursued aggressively,'' said Michael L. Hackworth, president and chief executive officer of Cirrus Logic. ''DVD is an exciting technology with tremendous growth potential, and our initial entry into this market underscores our commitment to shift our product focus away from the PC motherboard space.'' Analysts believe the DVD-ROM market is poised to explode over the next three years. International Data Corp., in a recently published report, stated it expects more than 11 million DVD-ROM drives to be shipped worldwide this year, up from only 650,000 units in 1997, growing to 123 million drives in 2001. In addition, Dataquest has projected DVD-Player shipments of 4.5 million units in 1998, growing to 21 million in 2001. ''A key factor in the growth of DVD will be the availability of lower cost DVD drives and players,'' said Christopher Dawe, storage semiconductor analyst with IDC. ''With the introduction of its single-chip DVD solution, Cirrus Logic has appropriately placed its priorities on integration, which should allow manufacturers to reduce the costs of future DVD systems.'' >>