DVDO Introduces Single Chip Progressive-Scan Conversion Solution for Digital and Progressive Television.Business Editors, Technology Writers CES 2000 LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 6, 2000 DVDO, Inc. today announced the introduction of a new member of its Image Enhancement See image editing. Engine (TM) chip family, the DV103. The new device is the latest single-chip, interlace-to-progressive video scan converter A device that changes the video output from a computer to standard TV signals, allowing a regular TV to be used as a computer screen. A VCR can then also be used to record screen output. using DVDO's patent-pending PureProgressive (TM) scan conversion For conversion of vector images to raster images, see . Scan conversion or scan rate converting is a technique for changing the vertical / horizontal scan frequency of video signal for different purposes and applications. technology. The target markets for the DV103 technology are video display systems for home theater An audio/video entertainment center that has a large-screen TV and hi-fi system with three speakers in the front (left, right and center) and left and right speakers in the rear. Starting in the early 1990s, video inputs were added to stereo receivers and preamplifiers. and other commercial applications, consumer television sets, progressive-scan DVD players, cable set-top boxes, digital satellite receivers, business and video projectors, and other digital set-top box applications. Following the introduction of the DV102 in October 1999, the DV103 includes significant new features and enhancements for progressive-scan consumer electronics displays and video sources. The DV103 also includes DVDO's unique "squeeze-mode" feature. This allows 4:3 aspect-ratio video content to be centered within a 16:9 aspect ratio display system while maintaining the correct image proportions. The DV103 improves upon the performance of the DV102 and is robustly tolerant of poorly behaved video sources such as low quality VHS (Video Home System) A half-inch, analog videocassette recorder (VCR) format introduced by JVC in 1976 to compete with Sony's Betamax, introduced a year earlier. videotapes and off-the-air broadcasts with noise. The DV103 accepts digital video from any standard video decoder or from an MPEG-2 decoded source, and outputs progressively scanned RGB (Red Green Blue) The computer's native color space, which is the color system for capturing and displaying images. RGB was derived from our own perception of color because human eyes are sensitive to red, green and blue (see trichromaticity). or YCrCb. The chip is designed to directly control several industry standard flat panel display A thin display screen for computer and TV usage. The first flat panels appeared on laptop computers in the mid-1980s, and the LCD technology became the standard. Stand-alone LCD screens became available for desktop computers in the mid-1990s and exceeded sales of CRTs for the first time systems. The DV103 progressive component digital output can serve as the source for today's higher resolution display architectures such as CRT (1) (C RunTime) See runtime library. (2) (Cathode Ray Tube) A vacuum tube used as a display screen in a computer monitor or TV. The viewing end of the tube is coated with phosphors, which emit light when struck by electrons. front and rear projection and direct-view systems, digital CRT video monitors, LCD monitors and projectors, plasma displays, and DLP-based projection systems featuring proprietary technology from Texas Instruments. Paul Wolf, DVDO's Director of Marketing, says, "The DV103 represents the state-of-the-art in cost-effective digital video format conversion. This new chip offers a rich feature set for the global NTSC/PAL scan conversion market and includes critical new features that our customers have requested. Our current DV102 has seen application in DVD players, progressive-scan televisions, and scan converters. DVDO has more DVD player design wins with than any other and we foresee great new product opportunities with this new NTSC/PAL-compatible device." The DV103 Image Enhancement Engine will begin sampling in February 2000, with volume shipments beginning in the second quarter. Pricing is $20 in standard production volume quantities. DVDO is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. that designs, manufactures and markets chip and system-level solutions for the next generation of Digital Television and Digital Video Electronic products. The target market spaces for DVDO's products include DVD Players, Digital Television (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. ), digital satellite receivers, digital cable set-top boxes, home theater, automotive and airline entertainment applications, as well as other display technologies that require high performance video deinterlacing, scaling, and processing for PC/TV convergence and Internet display applications. DVDO is home to the proprietary PureProgressive Image Enhancement Engine technology, a new high-performance and cost-effective solution for single-chip digital video processing. DVDO has twelve U.S. and international patents pending on this technology. For further information on all DVDO products and technology, call DVDO at 888/220-3836 or 408/364-3836, extension 114, or visit DVDO on the web at www.dvdo.com. |
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