Conexant Interactive TV Decoder Chosen by Maiwei for Set-Top Boxes to Be Deployed in China.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers NEWPORT BEACH Newport Beach, residential and resort city (1990 pop. 66,643), Orange co., S Calif., on Newport Bay and the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1906. It is a popular seaside resort and yachting center. Manufactures include electrical and medical equipment, computers, boats, and adhesives. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 7, 2003 Conexant Chipset Will Be Part of China's First Commercial Deployment To Support The Interactive Television Services Multimedia Home Platform Conexant Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CNXT), a worldwide leader in semiconductor system solutions for communications applications, today announced that the company's interactive TV decoder chipset has been selected by Maiwei, one of the leading manufacturers of cable TV equipment in China. Maiwei set-top boxes (STBs) will use Conexant's CX22490 interactive TV decoder and will first be deployed by Shenzhen Cable TV in China to deliver a wide range of advanced, interactive consumer entertainment services in support of the Digital Video Broadcasting -- Multimedia Home Platform (DVB-MHP (Digital Video Broadcast-Multimedia Home Platform) A Java-based platform for interactive TV over the Digital Video Broadcast (DVB) system. ). Conexant and Alticast, a pioneer in the development of interactive digital TV software, jointly created the DVB-MHP platform. "Maiwei is a rising force in the global cable TV equipment market, and we are pleased to have collaborated with them on one of the first set-top boxes to support DVB-certified MHP MHP Multimedia Home Platform (consumer electronics) MHP Milliyetci Hareket Partisi (Turkish: National People's Party) MHP Mobile Home Park (district) MHP Maximum Human Performance middleware and applications," said Jeffrey Crosby, vice president of Conexant's set-top box business unit. "The power and performance of our RISC-based decoders will enable Maiwei to provide consumers with a rich and satisfying interactive entertainment experience." "This is an important milestone for DVB-MHP deployment," said Sally Lin, general manager of Maiwei. "With the help of Conexant's interactive TV decoder, Maiwei can offer operators an outstanding set-top box system that fully supports the rapidly growing MHP market and delivers a wide range of advanced, interactive consumer entertainment services." Conexant's CX22490 interactive TV decoder provides a complete system solution for the core electronics of high-performance STBs deployed in digital satellite, cable or terrestrial TV networks. The decoder incorporates an advanced, embedded 32-bit RISC RISC in full Reduced Instruction Set Computing Computer architecture that uses a limited number of instructions. RISC became popular in microprocessors in the 1980s. CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. , an MPEG-2 audio/video decoder and 2D graphics performance. Conexant offers industry-leading solutions for satellite and terrestrial STB See set-top box. STB - set-top box applications, including semiconductor components, system-level design expertise, firmware and software solutions, and support for state-of-the-art operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. and middleware. Conexant's STB solutions are part of a comprehensive portfolio of products and technologies for broadband digital information and entertainment networks, including dial-up and broadband modems, home network processors, and a suite of video and multimedia semiconductors and system solutions. About Conexant Conexant Systems, Inc., a worldwide leader in semiconductor system solutions for communications applications, leverages its expertise in mixed-signal processing to deliver integrated systems and semiconductor products through two separate businesses. The Broadband Communications business develops and delivers integrated semiconductor solutions that enable digital entertainment and information networks for the home and small office. Its product portfolio includes all of the building blocks required for bridging cable, satellite, and terrestrial data and digital video networks. Mindspeed Technologies(TM), the company's Internet infrastructure business, designs, develops and sells semiconductor networking solutions for communications applications in enterprise, access, metropolitan and wide area networks. Conexant is headquartered in Newport Beach, Calif. To learn more, visit us at www.conexant.com or www.mindspeed.com. About Maiwei Maiwei is one of the leading manufacturers of cable TV equipment in China and the first one which won the International Certification of ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001:2000 by SGS SGS Société Générale de Surveillance SGS Symantec Gateway Security (appliance) SGS School of Graduate Studies SGS Subgrid Scale SGS Singapore Government Securities SGS Shell Global Solutions in CATV (Community Antenna TV) The original name for cable TV. It used a single antenna at the highest location in the community in order to deliver a quality signal to homes in areas with hilly terrain or other interference. industry. Maiwei manufacturers equipment including satellite receivers, set-top-box, TV modulators and demodulators, optical transmitters, optical receivers, optical stations, trunk and distribution amplifiers, taps and splitters, and field-strength meters. Maiwei has more than 25 branches and sales agencies to promote Maiwei products and offer after-market support throughout the country. Maiwei has expanded into overseas markets since 1994, including South and Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, region of Asia (1990 est. pop. 442,500,000), c.1,740,000 sq mi (4,506,600 sq km), bounded roughly by the Indian subcontinent on the west, China on the north, and the Pacific Ocean on the east. , the Middle East, Eastern Europe and South America. Maiwei has built a reputation for excellence among domestic and international customers by providing outstanding products and service. The company also offers OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and services and special design for customers. To learn more, visit the company at www.maiwei.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. Statement This news release contains statements relating to future results of Conexant (including certain projections and business trends) that are "forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from those projected as a result of certain risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: the cyclical nature of the semiconductor industry and the markets addressed by the company's and its customers' products; demand for and market acceptance of new and existing products; successful development of new products; the timing of new product introductions; the availability of manufacturing capacity; pricing pressures and other competitive factors; changes in product mix; product obsolescence ob·so·les·cent adj. 1. Being in the process of passing out of use or usefulness; becoming obsolete. 2. Biology Gradually disappearing; imperfectly or only slightly developed. ; the ability to develop and implement new technologies and to obtain protection for the related intellectual property; the successful implementation of the company's expense reduction and restructuring initiatives; the successful separation of the company's Broadband Communications and Mindspeed Technologies(TM) businesses; the ability to attract and retain qualified personnel; and the uncertainties of litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. , as well as other risks and uncertainties, including those detailed from time to time in the company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings. These forward-looking statements are made only as of the date hereof, and the company undertakes no obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Note to Editors: Conexant and Mindspeed are trademarks of Conexant Systems, Inc. Other brands and names contained in this release are the property of their respective owners. |
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