Magnum Semiconductor Introduces Single-Chip Solutions for Portable Media Recorders.MS9330 and MS9430 System-on-a-Chip A/V (1) (Audio/Video) Refers to equipment and applications that deal with sound and sight. The A/V world includes microphones, tape recorders, audio mixers, still and video cameras, film projectors, slide projectors, VCRs, CD and DVD players/recorders, amplifiers and Codecs The following is a list of codecs. Audio codecs Non-compression formats
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. , Hard Disk and Flash Based Portable Video Recorders LAS VEGAS -- Magnum Semiconductor (Milpitas, CA) today announced the new MS9330 and MS9430 single-chip Codec and system controllers for portable video recorders. These two highly integrated multi-processor SOCs offer small size, excellent audio/video performance, full features and low power, making them ideal solutions for battery-operated portable media recorders that use DVDs, hard disk drives, and / or flash memory. "With the introduction of these two new chips, Magnum Semiconductor has extended our flagship MS9300 and MS9400 product families to provide solutions that are specifically targeted for portable audio/video applications," said Jack Guedj, president and chief executive officer of Magnum Semiconductor. "We have developed these new chips for consumer products like portable media recorders, where the highest levels of features and performance are demanded, along with small size, long battery life, and low cost." The MS9330 integrates a single ATAPI (AT Attachment Packet Interface) The specification for ATA (IDE) tape drives and CD-ROMs. See IDE. ATAPI - AT Attachment Packet Interface memory controller, and is optimized for personal video recorders with a single DVD drive, hard disk, or flash memory. The MS9430 has two ATAPI controllers, allowing the development of systems with multiple storage devices. In addition the MS9430 provides for full duplex operation, playing A/V contents from one memory, at the same time that it records to the other. Both products feature low power operation, and multiple power-saving modes. Magnum provides a complete software suite for the MS9330 and MS9430, including operating system, drivers, file system, and APIs (advanced programming interfaces) for easy customization. Reference applications software includes DVD authoring with auto-chaptering, patent-pending power-fail recovery, and ripping software to convert CD audio into MP3 files. The MS9330 and MS9430 include optical super multi-format capability, reading and writing to DVD + or - R, + or - RW, and -RAM media. As with all members of the MS9300 and MS9400 family, the new chips incorporate high-performance 108MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. video DACs and Diagonally Enhanced Picture Formatting (DEPF) for improved visual quality, advanced features, and direct digital TV (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. ) tuner support for Digital Video Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DVB-T See DVB. ). The MS9330 and MS9430 both come in a 441 ball plastic BGA (Ball Grid Array) A popular surface mount chip package that uses a grid of solder balls as its connectors. Available in plastic and ceramic varieties, BGA is noted for its compact size, high lead count and low inductance, which allows lower voltages to be used. package that measures 17mm by 17mm. They are priced at $20, in 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 quantities. Both parts are available now. About 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 Milpitas, Calif. with sales and engineering offices in Korea, Taiwan, Japan and China. Further information is available at www.magnumsemi.com. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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