Acrodyne Chooses Zenith 8-VSB Modulators.Business Editors COCKEYSVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 18, 2001 Acrodyne Industries, Inc., a leading manufacturer and integrator of television transmission systems, announced an agreement with Zenith Electronics Corporation to provide Zenith VSB (1) (VME Subsystem Bus) An auxiliary "backdoor" protocol on the VME bus that allows high-speed transfer between devices. It was faster than the main bus before the 64-bit implementation arrived. DTV (Digital TeleVision) Transmitting TV using digital signals. The major DTV standards are ATSC (North America), DVB (Europe) and ISDB (Japan). All three use MPEG-2 video compression and Dolby Digital audio compression. DVB and ISDB also include MPEG audio compression. modulators for its ATSC (Advanced Television Systems Committee) An international digital television (DTV) standard adopted by the U.S., Canada, South Korea, Taiwan and Argentina. broadcast product offerings. Acrodyne and Zenith also are in discussions about possible collaboration on future VSB broadcast modulator products, test equipment and VSB enhancements. "Cooperation with Zenith is an excellent opportunity for Acrodyne to stay ahead of industry trends and further enhancing our technological capability," commented Nat Ostroff, Chairman, Interim President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Acrodyne and Vice President of Technology for Sinclair Broadcast Group The Sinclair Broadcast Group (SBG) NASDAQ: SBGI is the operator of the largest number of local television stations in the United States with a total of 59 stations across the country in 38 primarily small and medium markets, many of which are located in the South and , a major investor in Acrodyne. "Given our 30-plus year presence in the U.S. market, and the reputation of Zenith as developer of the 8VSB transmission standard, we're confident that this relationship will enable us to better serve the digital transmitter requirements of our customers. A significant order for a number of ATSC modulators has already been placed." "Acrodyne is a well-known major supplier in the U.S. market, making it a strong provider for serving VSB market needs," adds Richard Lewis, Zenith Senior Vice President, Technology and Research. "We are pleased that Acrodyne has chosen Zenith VSB modulators as a key element of its broadcast product offerings and we look forward to exploring additional opportunities to work together to accelerate the rollout of VSB DTV broadcasts." The ATSC broadcast modulators that Acrodyne is purchasing from Zenith create an 8-VSB Trellis encoded signal from an ATSC MPEG (Moving Pictures Experts Group) An ISO/ITU standard for compressing digital video. Pronounced "em-peg," it is the universal standard for digital terrestrial, cable and satellite TV, DVDs and digital video recorders (DVRs). encoded bit stream. The modulated signal uses a standard 44 MHz intermediate frequency (I/F I/F Interface I/F Intermediate Frequency I/F Intermediate/Field I/F incident solar flux ) output, which is upconverted to the desired channel and used by any digital transmitter for terrestrial broadcast. Zenith engineers have developed enhanced features in the modulator, which allow linear and non-linear pre-correction for amplitude and phase errors, common in high power transmitters. Acrodyne Industries, Inc., the operating subsidiary of Acrodyne Communications, Inc., and a publicly traded company publicly traded company A company whose shares of common stock are held by the public and are available for purchase by investors. The shares of publicly traded firms are bought and sold on the organized exchanges or in the over-the-counter market. , has been an established and respected manufacturer of television broadcast equipment for over three decades. Acrodyne is a leading producer of technically advanced, high quality, television transmitters. Visit Acrodyne on the World Wide Web at www.acrodyne.com Zenith Electronics Corporation, based in Lincolnshire, Ill., is a long-time leader in consumer electronics and a primary developer of digital high-definition (HDTV (High Definition TV) A set of digital television (DTV) standards that offer the highest resolution and sharpest picture. Although some HDTV sets are available in standard (rather square) screen sizes, the overwhelming majority of sets are wide screen, which eliminates ) technology. To assist broadcasters in the rollout of digital television service, Zenith offers a full line of digital broadcast products, including ATSC modulators, demodulators, translators and receivers. Visit Zenith on the World Wide Web at www.zenith.com. This press release contains "forward-looking statements" concerning future expectation, plans or strategies that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. The Company wishes to caution readers that certain factors may have affected the Company's actual results and could cause results for subsequent periods to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequently occurring events or circumstances. |
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