To: Maya who wrote (292 ) 8/9/1998 3:00:00 PM From: John Rieman Read Replies (6) | Respond to of 324
Computer hardware/software: Alliance Semiconductor: DVD-accelerated video controller chips(Software) Apple: DVD-ROM drives, DVD-ROM-equipped computers, software drivers, playback hardware and software (QuickTime)(C-Cube) AST: DVD-ROM-equipped computers (with MMX-based playback software)(Samsung owns, good chance it's C-Cube) ATI Technologies: DVD-accelerated video audio/video cards (giving away software decode now, They were showing C-Cube daughter cards plugged into their graphics card in January) Axis Communications: DVD-ROM servers (They are buying DVD-ROM for servers) C-Cube: DVD encoder and decoder chips CEI: DVD playback hardware and software Chromatic Research: DVD decoder and playback chips (cube competitor)(Chromatic has discountinued development) Cirrus Logic: DVD-accelerated video controller chips (runs software decode) Compaq: DVD-ROM-equipped computers (Chromatic customer, now an open slot) Creative Technology: DVD-accelerated audio/video cards, DVD upgrade kit (cube customer) Diamond Multimedia: DVD playback hardware (Toshiba drive) (upgrade kit) (Chromatic /cube customer) Digital: DVD software playback (for Alpha workstations), DVD encoder chips DynaTek: DVD upgrade kit E4 (Elecede): DVD playback hardware (cube customer/ has used Chromatic) Elektroson: DVD-recordable software (top.GEAR) ESS Technology: playback chipset, player reference design (cube competitor) Fujitsu: DVD-ROM-equipped computers Gateway: DVD-ROM-equipped computers (cube customer/Sigma/Chromatic) Harman Int.: DVD jukebox Hitachi: DVD-ROM drives, decoder chips (cube customer/Compcore/Zoran software) Hi-Val: DVD playback hardware (moved from C-Cube to Sigma) Hyundai: DVD decoder chips(?. not selling or at least not showing up in products) IBM: DVD-ROM-equipped computers, decoder chips (IBM chips) Innovacom: DVD encoder and decoder systems (IBM/ESS chips) Intel: DVD playback hardware (MMX) and software (Anybody) JVC: DVD-ROM drives (cube customer) Kasan: decoder hardware (Jazz Jammin' II upgarde kits, C-Cube based) LG Electronics: DVD-ROM drives (C-Cube decode in Zenith and LG players, The drive can be purchased without a decoder board) LSI: DVD decoder chips and playback cards (cube competitor) LuxSonor: DVD playback chips (cube competitor) Margi: DVD decoder card for notebook PCs(LSI) Matrox: DVD-accelerated video cards (software now, they have a C-Cube DVx based video capture card.) Matsushita (Panasonic): DVD-ROM drives, upgrade kits, DVD/Web integration,DVD-RAM still-image recorder(Right now they have their own) Mediamatics: DVD playback software and hardware( they sell their algorithm to anybody) Medianix: Dolby Digital decoder hardware with Spatializer 3D audio Microsoft: DVD drivers and playback software (ActiveMovie)(MediaMatics) Mitsubishi: DVD-ROM drives(Toshiba?) Motorola: DVD decoder chips(not yet) Number 9: DVD-accelerated audio/video cards(graphics) NEC: DVD-ROM drives (cube customer?)(C-Cube decode through Diamond) NSM: DVD-ROM jukebox(mediaMatics) Oak Technology: DVD playback hardware and software (not ready) Packard Bell: DVD-ROM-equipped computers (cube customer through Diamond) Philips: DVD-ROM drives, decoder chips(Sigma for up-grade boards) Pioneer: DVD-ROM drives(any board) Procom: DVD-ROM jukebox(non C-Cube) Quadrant International: DVD-Video navgation software (cube SGS Thomson, and Chromatic customer) S3: DVD-accelerated video controller chips Samsung: DVD-ROM drives and DVD-ROM-equipped computers(C-Cube) SGS-Thomson: DVD playback hardware (w/Microsoft) (cube competitor) SICAN: DVD decoder chips(selling design cores) Software Architects: DVD-recordable software (w/Elektroson) Sony: DVD-ROM drives and DVD-ROM-equipped computers (Sigma in the up-grade kit, LSI in the new player, one model only.) STB Systems: DVD playback hardware (upgrade kit)(Announced a C-Cube win paired with i740, Intel chip., and others) TDK: blank DVD-RAM discs Toshiba: DVD-ROM drives and DVD-ROM-equipped computers (Toshiba/cube customer) Trident Microsystems: DVD decoder chips, DVD-accelerated video(software) controller chips Truevision: DVD playback software (Microsoft Active Movie 2.0) Verbatim Australia (ActiveMedia): DVD playback hardware (upgrade kit) Wired: DVD playback hardware and software(IBM and software Zing) Yamaha: AC-3 decoder chips Zoran/CompCore: DVD software and hardware playback, DVD decoder chips (cube competitor)