Cirrus Logic First in Industry to Demonstrate Multiple High-Quality Video Streams Over Wireless Home Networks.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers CES 2002 LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 10, 2002 Consumer Electronics Show-- Synergy Between Recent Acquisitions Positions Cirrus as the Leader in Wireless Home Entertainment 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. (Nasdaq:CRUS crus (krus) pl. cru´ra [L.] 1. leg (1). 2. a leglike part. crus ce´rebri ) today reinforced its leadership position in wireless home entertainment with the announcement of the Wireless Spigot(tm) reference design -- a manufacturing platform enabling the rapid development of inexpensive consumer devices that support multiple, high-quality video streams on wireless home networks. Cirrus Logic pioneered the home media center, a next-generation personal video recorder See DVR. (PVR See DVR. ) that incorporates streaming and networking functionality to let families enjoy time-shifting and other PVR benefits on any television in the home. The Wireless Spigot receives networked content from the home media center and translates it back into an analog signal An analog or analogue signal is any time continuous signal where some time varying feature of the signal is a representation of some other time varying quantity. It differs from a digital signal in that small fluctuations in the signal are meaningful. so that it can be enjoyed on an ordinary television. Cirrus Logic's Whitecap(tm)2 802.11b (Wi-Fi) wireless LAN A local area network that transmits over the air typically in the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz unlicensed frequency band. It does not require line of sight between sender and receiver. Wireless base stations (access points) are wired to an Ethernet network and transmit a radio frequency over an area technology provides quality of service (QoS) control on the wireless network, so that high-quality video can be enjoyed on multiple televisions simultaneously wherever they are located in the home. "The PVR adds to the enjoyment of home entertainment by significantly enhancing the control consumers have over their viewing experience," said Michael Canning, vice president and general manager of Cirrus Logic's Video Recording Division. "Our new reference design wirelessly extends the benefits of the PVR to every television set in the home and allows all members of the household to select the program of their choice. These are the kinds of compelling capabilities that will accelerate the adoption cycle of the next generation PVR." Spigot supports MPEG-1, MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 standards to allow consumers to play the widest possible selection of media on their televisions, including MPEG-4 files that have been downloaded over broadband connections. Using an infrared controller and the user-friendly on-screen on·screen or on-screen adj. & adv. 1. As shown on a movie, television, or display screen. 2. Within public view; in public. menu, consumers can conveniently communicate from any location on their network with a central home media server to select the content they want to watch. The Whitecap2 technology incorporated into the Wireless Spigot is Wi-Fi (IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. 802.11b) certified and offers unique home-oriented benefits, including quality of service (QoS) management, built-in resistance from prevalent household interferers such as microwave ovens and cordless telephones, and superior range for maximum coverage throughout the household. It also offers consumers ease-of-use features such as channel agility, which allows wireless products to automatically change channels when there is competition from other household appliances. Pricing and Availability The Cirrus Logic Spigot reference design is included at no charge with the Maestro(tm) Home Media Center reference design, which acts as the server on the home network. The complete Maestro package of designs for the Home Media Center and Spigot is available now for a one-time charge of $25,000 and includes a board, software, schematics, Gerber files, and a bill of materials The list of components that make up a system. For example, a bill of materials for a house would include the cement block, lumber, shingles, doors, windows, plumbing, electric, heating and so on. . It is available with both Ethernet and wireless connectivity. Cirrus Logic Inc. Cirrus Logic is the 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 Logic operates from headquarters in Austin, Texas and major sites located in Fremont and El Dorado Hills, Calif.; Broomfield and Boulder, Colo.; as well as offices in Europe, Japan and Asia. More information about Cirrus Logic is available at www.cirrus.com. Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. Provision Except for historical information contained herein, the matters set forth in this news release are forward-looking statements that are dependent on certain risks and uncertainties including such factors, among others, as the ability of the Wireless Spigot to perform as expected, the risk factors listed in the company's 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. for the year ended March 31, 2001, and in other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The foregoing information concerning Cirrus Logic's business outlook represents our outlook as of the date of this news release, and Cirrus Logic undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new developments or otherwise. Cirrus Logic, Whitecap2, Maestro and Wireless Spigot are trademarks of Cirrus Logic Inc. |
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