Faroudja Introduces Video Decoder and Signal Processor Chip; Company's Superior Picture Enhancement Technology Available for OEM Video Equipment.SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 19, 1998--Faroudja, Inc. (Nasdaq/NMS:FDJA) today announced the introduction of its FLI FLI - Flash Lights Impressively. 2000 NTSC/PAL Video Decoder and Signal Processor with Time Base Correction. "Faroudja has taken a significant step in making the Company's superior decoding technology available in chip form to select partner companies on an 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 basis," notes Yves Faroudja, founder and Chief Technical Officer. "Previously, this technology was only available in chassis products for the home theater and broadcast industries. Now, with the FLI 2000 chip, we're offering a high-quality front-end decoding processor for video equipment companies to enhance their products." The FLI 2000 chip integrates the complete Faroudja patented decoding path to provide sharper video signals for large-display projector systems, large-screen televisions and PC graphics and video boards. The FLI 2000 chip combines the updated technologies of three previously-designed Faroudja chips into one highly-integrated, mixed- signal chip that contains more than 1.2 million transistors equivalent to more than 300,000 logic gates. The FLI 2000 accepts digitized NTSC (National TV Standards Committee) The committee that developed the television standards for the U.S, which are also used in Canada, Japan, South Korea and several Central and South American countries. Both the committee and the standard are called "NTSC. or PAL Composite Video inputs, or S-Video inputs, and generates decoded and enhanced Luma The black/gray/white information in a video signal, represented as the letter "Y." Color information is transmitted as luma (brightness) and chroma (color). The luma is a weighted sum of the RGB colors. See luminance, YUV and YUV/RGB conversion formulas. and Chroma signals, using Faroudja's patented 2-D Adaptive Comb Filtering technology. The FLI 2000 provides higher performance than standard comb filtering techniques for moving images, without an external memory requirement. The front end of the FLI 2000 integrates a built-in Time Base Correction circuit that delivers a stable picture with accurate colors, even from unstable sources, such as consumer VCRs. The FLI 2000 also includes a number of color-space conversion matrices and can produce 10-bit digital YUV The color encoding system used for analog television worldwide (NTSC, PAL and SECAM). The YUV color space (color model) differs from RGB, which is what the camera captures and what humans view. signals complying to SMPTE (Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, White Plains, NY, www.smpte.org) A professional society for motion picture and TV engineers with more than 9,000 members worldwide. It prepares standards and documentation for TV production. 259, CCIR See ITU. 601, M II and BetaCam, as well as 10-bit 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). and 10-bit parallel D1 digital component video See component video and YCbCr. . The on-chip Video DACs (digital- to-analog converters) generate analog YUV or RGB outputs to drive suitably-equipped large-screen TVs or RGB display devices. The FLI 2000 is available in an industry standard 144-pin PQFP (Plastic Quad Flat Package) Refers to many varieties of QFP chip packages, which are molded in plastic. See QFP. package, and is priced under $29.00 in production quantities. The chip is available from stock to qualified customers. Data sheets, application notes and an evaluation board (the DEB 2000) are also available. For further information, please call Neil D. Newman, Director of OEM Sales, at 408/735-1492; email nnewman@faroudja.com; or visit the Company's web site at www.faroudja.com. Faroudja's growing number of consumer and commercial products are designed to bring HDTV-quality images to the digital broadcast, display, PC/TV convergence, and home theater markets. Faroudja is recognized around the world for its superior video processing technology, and holds more than 50 patents. Faroudja has received numerous awards, including an Emmy(R) award for Engineering Development. -0- Except for historical information contained herein, the matters set forth in this press release are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties, including timely development and acceptance of new products, the impact of competitive products and pricing, fluctuations in operating results and seasonality, changing TV standards, dependence on strategic relationships and key employees, and other risks set forth under the caption "Factors Affecting Future Operating Results" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997 filed with the SEC. CONTACT: Faroudja, Inc., Sunnyvale Neil D. Newman, 408/735-1492 nnewman@faroudja.com or OPUS Group, Los Angeles Mary McCarthy, 310/440-8600 mmmcc@pacbell.net |
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