C-Cube Wins New LG Electronics And Zenith DVD-Video Player Designs

28-Jun-00

C-Cube Microsystems (NASDAQ: CUBE) announced that consumer electronics leader LG Electronics has begun volume production of advanced DVD-Video players designed with C-Cube's next-generation DVD decoder, a solution that delivers industry-leading audio-video capabilities while reducing production costs. The ZiVA-4 DVD decoder builds on C-Cube's highly successful ZiVA-3 solution with higher levels of integration and advanced audio and video features including MP3 audio decode to play back personalized CDs, on-the-fly video zoom of movies, and slow-motion forward and reverse. ZiVA-4 also features an integrated video encoder that delivers full support for all major NTSC and PAL standards and four video-output DACs that support composite, S-Video and component video outputs, along with the European SCART standard. ""ZiVA-4 allows us to offer our customers DVD players that deliver the richest DVD audio-video capabilities available,"" said Mr. Kwang Soo Jung, LG's General Manager and Executive Vice President of Digital Video OBU. ""We are designing ZiVA-4 into our new LG and Zenith DVD players."" ""We are pleased that LG Electronics has selected our ZiVA-4 for its next generation of DVD players,"" said Fermi Wang, Vice President and General Manager of C-Cube's Home Media Division. ""ZiVA-4 is a highly integrated solution that delivers ever-increasing audio and video capabilities at reduced system-level costs to consumer electronic manufacturers."" ZiVA-4 offers the following advanced audio and video features: Audio - DolbyÆ Digital audio decode - MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 multi-channel audio decode - MP3 audio decode - Dedicated 54 MIPS audio DSP that delivers: - Home theatre effects including WideSoundô, RealSonic concert hall, RealSonic dynamic range compression and graphic equalizer - Professional karaoke functions including key control, microphone echo and treble, simulated stereo and vocal harmony, chorus, scoring, flange, reverb - Spatializer N-2-2ô virtual 6-speaker support - Dolby Pro LogicÆ decode - DTSÆ Digital Surroundô digital out - Bass redirection Video - MPEG-2 and MPEG-1 video decode - Zoom and fade-in/fade-out functions for still and motion pictures - DiscViewô for simultaneous viewing of nine index images - Full fast-forward, reverse and slow-motion trick play - Support for 8-bit per pixel OSD (On Screen Display) NTSC/PAL Video Encoder - Four 10-bit video DACs - Standard NTSC/PAL, PAL-M, PAL-N and PAL-Nc for South America - PAL-60 or Quasi-PAL (displays NTSC disc on PAL TV) - MacrovisionÆ encoding on all outputs ZiVA-4 provides OEMs with full disc playback compatibility for DVD, Chaoji VCD, SuperVCD, VCD, CD-DA and MP3 for both NTSC and PAL, as well as full compatibility with and easy migration from ZiVA-3. ZiVA-4 is now in high-volume production. About C-Cube C-Cube Microsystems leads the industry in providing silicon solutions that are driving the global transition from analog to digital video and audio in the home. C-Cube focuses on broadband communications and codec products. C-Cube's broadband products enable video and data to be transmitted through interactive digital set-top boxes and digital networks. C-Cube's codec products are enabling new digital video consumer applications such as digital VHS, personal video recorders, DVD players and recorders, and video editing systems. C-Cube is headquartered in Milpitas, California with offices in North America, Europe, and Asia. C-Cube can be reached at 408 490 8000 or at http://www.c-cube.com.

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