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To: Carnac who wrote (31689)	4/1/1998 10:03:00 AM
From: Stoctrash	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50808

Chromy, AViA had problems, that is widely known, but what about ZiVA? ..or yet to be released ZiVA II, you got any skinny on that? The CL680 seems to be doing pretty well, so I guess practice makes perfect, would you agree? fred

To: Carnac who wrote (31689)	4/1/1998 11:31:00 AM
From: DiViT	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50808

MPEG2 Video Encoder ICs Debut for Consumer Goods nikkeibp.asiabiztech.com March 30, 1998 (TOKYO) -- Semiconductor makers are targeting the consumer electronics market by releasing MPEG2 video encoder ICs in rapid succession. Those ICs integrate video encoding functions compliant with the Main Profile at Main Level (MP@ML) of the MPEG2 standard into a microchip. At least eight semiconductor makers will start mass producing the ICs by the first quarter of 1999, targeting consumer products such as home video recorders and digital cameras. C-Cube Microsystems Inc. of the United States, Digital Media Lab Inc. (DML) and Toshiba Corp. already started sampling MPEG2 video encoder microchips for business-use products such as encoders to be installed at a digital broadcasting station and digital video disk (DVD) drives. ...

To: Carnac who wrote (31689)	4/1/1998 2:20:00 PM
From: mpegleg	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 50808

> other decoders run @ 27 MHz. other decoders beat > cube to the production release Hitachi HD814210 runs at 54 MHz Mits M65770FP runs part at 27, memory I/F at 54 LSI L64002 runs at 27 (64-bit memory I/F) LSI L64005 etc. run SDRAM memory I/F at 81 SGS Sti3500 runs at 55 IBM is 40 Toshiba TC81220F runs at 54 MHz Lots of decoders take in a 27 MHz clock, but lots of decoders also multiply this up to 54 or 81 (mainly for the memory interface when they're not 64 bits wide). As far as power consumption goes: C-Cube 1.2W Hyndai 2.0W IBM 1.2W LSI 1.4W Mits 1.5W Pioneer 2.0W SGS 0.8W Tosh 1.2W Your suggestion that C-Cube has a power consumption problem due to a high clock rate seems a little unfounded :-)