Cirrus Logic MPEG A/V Codec Incorporated Into Intel Media Center Reference Design.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers Reference Design Features Digital Video Recording Capabilities That Enable Consumers to Easily Capture, Store and Play Digital Media in Their Living Rooms 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/. (Nasdaq:CRUS crus (krus) pl. cru´ra [L.] 1. leg (1). 2. a leglike part. crus ce´rebri ) today announced that its CS92288 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). Audio/Video codec (1) (enCOder/DECoder) A hardware circuit that performs analog-to-digital conversion (ADC) and digital-to-analog (DAC) conversion. When analog signals are entered into a computer, cellphone or other device via a microphone or video source such as VHS tape or analog TV, chip has been incorporated into the Intel(R) Media Center Reference Design. The reference design was created to help hardware and software developers accelerate the development and production of powerful, scaleable, integrated consumer products that offer personal video recording, Web browsing, and video on demand. The Cirrus CS92288 codec offers audio and video real-time encoding and decoding in a single, highly integrated device. It supports MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 digital-video standards as well as Dolby(R) Digital and MPEG digital-audio standards. The codec enables high-quality video and audio playback across the widest range of bitrates, offering cost-saving advantages to OEMs. For example, using a lower bitrate setting provides greater content storage capacity for end-users, while allowing OEMs to cut costs on disk drives by potentially using smaller drives that still provide high visual quality. "Intel's decision to select Cirrus Logic as the provider of digital video encoding duties for Intel's visionary media center speaks volumes about the quality of our CS92288 codec," said Brian Heuckroth, marketing vice president, Optical Products Division, Cirrus Logic. "Cirrus is proud to be included in this leading-edge home entertainment platform." The reference design incorporates technologies from the following participating companies: display components from Focus Enhancements, hard drives from Maxtor Corporation, Celeron(R) microprocessors from Intel Corporation (company) Intel Corporation - A US microelectronics manufacturer. They produced the Intel 4004, Intel 8080, Intel 8086, Intel 80186, Intel 80286, Intel 80386, Intel 486 and Pentium microprocessor families as well as many other integrated circuits and personal computer networking , and video decoder components from Sigma Designs. The components are linked together via an embedded Linux-based operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. operated by TUXIA. Schematics of the Intel Media Center Reference Design are now available for download to consumer electronics OEMs, 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. manufacturers, and content and service providers. Cirrus Logic Inc. Cirrus Logic is a premier supplier of high-performance analog, 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 , and codec 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 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 CS92288 to perform as expected and 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 30, 2002, 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, except as required by law. Note to editors: Cirrus Logic is a registered trademark of Cirrus Logic Inc. All other product names noted herein may be trademarks of their respective holders. |
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