Broadcom Demonstrates Microsoft TV on OpenCable Development Platform; Demonstration at Cable '99 in Microsoft WebTV Booth No. 1108.CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 14, 1999-- Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq:BRCM BRCM Broadcom Corporation (stock abbreviation, AMEX) BRCM Master Chief Boilermaker (USN rating) ), a leading provider of 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. enabling high-speed broadband communications to and throughout the home and business, today announced that its OpenCable(TM) Development Platform supports Microsoft TV Microsoft TV is a division within Microsoft Corporation that develops software platforms for use in set top boxes to access programming over a Cable TV network. It provides integrated audio, video and data services over a single network. . The Broadcom(R) BCM BCM Baylor College of Medicine BCM Become BCM Business Communications Manager (Nortel) BCM Broadcom Corporation BCM Business Continuity Management BCM Business Contact Manager (Microsoft) 93714 OpenCable Development Platform is a high-performance, interactive digital cable-TV set-top box The cable TV box that sits on "top" of the TV "set," although it is often located several feet away in an equipment rack. The set-top box descrambles the premium channels and provides a tuner for the higher cable numbers that very old TVs did not support. silicon solution that merges high-speed cable modem capability with studio-quality graphics, text and video. The integration of Microsoft TV onto Broadcom's set-top silicon platform provides cable operators and manufacturers with a development platform for new interactive cable TV services such as video on demand (VOD See video-on-demand. VoD - video on demand ), broadband Internet access Broadband Internet access, often shortened to just "broadband", is high speed Internet access—typically contrasted with dial-up access over modem. Dial-up modems are generally only capable of a maximum bitrate of 56 kbit/s (kilobits per second) and require the full use of a , and electronic commerce. Microsoft TV is the client side of the Microsoft TV Platform Adaptation Kit (Microsoft TVPAK), which is comprised of client software and server software which merge technologies of the Internet and television to create new devices, services and content to enhance the entertainment and usefulness of television for consumers. Microsoft TV combines broadcast services, an Internet browser and user interface designed for TV, and other TV targeted applications. The BCM93714 platform uses Broadcom's BCM7014 Advanced 2D/3D TV-Graphics subsystem, which achieves the seamless integration of Web content and both analog and digital video content on the TV. "Support for Microsoft TV on our cable set-top box platform is an important step to rolling out interactive services," said Rich Nelson, Director of Marketing, Cable TV. "By developing this platform with Microsoft, we are able to ensure full compatibility with our cable TV chipsets and leverage our unique graphics capability." Broadcom is demonstrating its OpenCable Development Platform running Microsoft TV in the WebTV booth at Cable '99 in Chicago this week, June 14 - 16. "We are extremely pleased that Broadcom has developed silicon drivers to support Microsoft TV," said Alan Yates, director of Platform Marketing, Microsoft Corp. "Broadcom's integrated, interactive cable set-top box silicon solution is a positive step to enabling Microsoft TV in the digital cable environment." Broadcom's OpenCable silicon platform consists of the BCM3120 QAMLink(R) Set-top Box Transceiver, BCM3300 QAMLink Single-Chip MCNS/DOCSIS Cable Modem, BCM7014 Advanced 2D/3D TV Graphics System, and BCM7010 Set-top Box Decoder. Silicon drivers have been incorporated into all of these chips to support Microsoft TV. The Broadcom BCM93714 OpenCable Development Platform is available today. About Broadcom Broadcom Corporation is a leading provider of highly integrated silicon solutions that enable broadband digital transmission of voice, data and video content to and throughout the home and within the business enterprise. Using proprietary technologies and advanced design methodologies, the company designs, develops and supplies integrated circuits for some of the most significant broadband communications markets, including the markets for cable set-top boxes, cable modems, high-speed office networks, home networking, direct broadcast satellite and terrestrial digital broadcast, and digital subscriber line See DSL. (communications, protocol) Digital Subscriber Line - (DSL, or Digital Subscriber Loop, xDSL - see below) A family of digital telecommunications protocols designed to allow high speed data communication over the existing copper telephone lines between end-users and (xDSL). Broadcom is headquartered in Irvine, California, and may be contacted at 949-450-8700 or at www.broadcom.com. Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. 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Our recent Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. and Quarterly Report on Formtion and/or its subsidiaries. OpenCable(TM) is a trademark of Cable Television Laboratories, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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