Magnum Semiconductor Announces Cost-Reduced Platforms for $99 DVD Recorders; New Chips and Platform Significantly Reduce the Bill of Material Cost.FREMONT, Calif. -- Magnum Semiconductor, Inc. announced today a new chipset, designed to significantly lower the system cost of basic DVD recorder products, as well as providing improvements in system functionality. "Magnum Semiconductor has been at the forefront of low-cost DVD Recorders since 2003, when our first customers introduced high quality products at a significantly lower retail price into the market," stated Jack Guedj, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. at Magnum Semiconductor. "We are introducing a new chipset which can be used on a 2-layer, low-cost, Phenol phenol (fē`nōl), C6H5OH, a colorless, crystalline solid that melts at about 41°C;, boils at 182°C;, and is soluble in ethanol and ether and somewhat soluble in water. PCB PCB: see polychlorinated biphenyl. PCB in full polychlorinated biphenyl Any of a class of highly stable organic compounds prepared by the reaction of chlorine with biphenyl, a two-ring compound. providing a significant cost reduction. The chipset is pin-for-pin and software-compatible with our current chipset, thereby enabling our customers to quickly and easily reap the benefits of this cost reduction." The new chipsets include: the MS821X for DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. playback and system controller, the MS831X for DVD and DiVX playback and system controller, and the MS269X for 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). 2 recording. The new chips will begin sampling at the end of November 2005 with mass production in the first quarter of 2006. Magnum Semiconductor Magnum Semiconductor is a premier provider of chips, software, reference platforms and engineering support for recording, viewing, and managing high-quality audio/video content. Magnum Semiconductor is headquartered in Fremont, California and has sales and engineering offices in Korea, Taiwan, and China. Further information is available at www.magnumsemi.com. |
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