ADVISORY/Cirrus Logic & Fullplay Media's New Darwin Digital Jukebox Selected for ESC Innovation Showcase.News/Assignment Editors Embedded Systems Embedded systems Computer systems that cannot be programmed by the user because they are preprogrammed for a specific task and are buried within the equipment they serve. Conference 2002 Booth No. 4868 ADVISORY...for Wednesday (March 13) --(BUSINESS WIRE)
WHEN: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. PST
(show opens to the public at 3:00 p.m.)
WHERE: Cirrus Logic Inc. booth No. 4868 at the Embedded Systems
Conference (ESC), Moscone Center, San Francisco.
WHAT: Cirrus Logic Inc. (Nasdaq:CRUS) will conduct a special
broadcast media-ready demonstration of Fullplay Media's
Darwin Digital Audio Jukebox. This product, powered by
Cirrus Logic, was selected by ESC show management for the
2002 Innovation Showcase, an honor recognizing
groundbreaking end-user products that incorporate the latest
advances in embedded technology.
WHO: Presenters include Jean Anne Booth, director of marketing
for embedded technologies, Cirrus Logic, and Dennis Tevlin,
chief executive officer, Fullplay Media.
About the Jukebox A storage device for multiple sets of CD-ROMs, DVDs, tape cartridges or disk modules. Using carousels, robot arms and other methods, a jukebox physically moves the storage medium from its assigned location to an optical or magnetic station for reading and writing. : The Darwin Digital Audio Jukebox is an easy-to-use digital music player Hardware or software that plays audio files encoded in MP3, AAC, WMA or other audio formats. There are several software-based music players that play audio files in a desktop or laptop computer, including iTunes, RealPlayer and Windows Media Player. that enables consumers to play and record their favorite music from audio CDs, tapes, records or digital files such as MP3s. Among many benefits, it enables consumers to listen to digital music from the comfort of their living room -- instead of sitting in front of their computer. The Darwin Jukebox is the first entertainment device to employ Cirrus' new EP7312-90 processor. Debuting at ESC See escape character and escape key. See also ESC/P. ESC - escape , the EP7312-90 is one of the world's fastest embedded microprocessors. It enables the Darwin Jukebox to encode MP3 data faster than real-time, and much more cost-effectively than PC processors or fixed function DSPs. About Cirrus: Cirrus Logic (company) Cirrus Logic - A manufacturer of integrated circuits including the Advanced RISC Machine and display interface processors and cards for use as Windows accelerators (requiring dedicated driver software). http://cirrus.com/. Inc. is a premier supplier of high-performance analog and DSP (1) (Digital Signal Processor) A special-purpose CPU used for digital signal processing applications (see definition #2 below). It provides ultra-fast instruction sequences, such as shift and add, and multiply and add, which are commonly used in math-intensive chip solutions for consumer entertainment electronics that allow people to see, hear, connect and enjoy digital entertainment. Building on its global market share leadership in audio integrated circuits Integrated circuits Miniature electronic circuits produced within and upon a single semiconductor crystal, usually silicon. Integrated circuits range in complexity from simple logic circuits and amplifiers, about 1/20 in. (1. and its rich mixed-signal patent portfolio, the company targets mainstream audio, video and Internet entertainment applications in the consumer entertainment market. Cirrus operates from headquarters in Austin, Texas and major sites located in Fremont and El Dorado El Dorado, legendary country of South America El Dorado (ĕl`dərä`dō, –rā`–) [Span.,=the gilded man], legendary country of the Golden Man sought by adventurers in South America. Hills, Calif. and Broomfield and Boulder, Colo., as well as offices in Europe, Japan and Asia. More information about Cirrus Logic is available at www.cirrus.com. Cirrus Logic(R) is a trademark of Cirrus Logic Inc. All other product names noted herein may be trademarks of their respective holders. |
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