Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America Selects VividLogic Software to Develop OCAP(TM) Based HDTV.Comprehensive OCAP OCAP Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (Canada) OCAP Open Cable Application Platform (middleware software specification) OCAP Out of Control Action Plan Solution for HDTV (High Definition TV) A set of digital television (DTV) standards that offer the highest resolution and sharpest picture. Although some HDTV sets are available in standard (rather square) screen sizes, the overwhelming majority of sets are wide screen, which eliminates and STB See set-top box. STB - set-top box ; Integrated Solution Reduces Time to Market FREMONT, Calif. -- VividLogic Inc. today announced that Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America, Inc., a leader in HDTV technology, has selected VividLogic's Open Cable Application Platform (OCAP) 1.0 software for their next generation OCAP based HDTV. "Mitsubishi is a leader in 1394 solutions and HDTV implementations for consumer electronic products. After careful consideration of competing vendor solutions, we selected the VividLogic OCAP solution based on their experience with different HD Decoder ICs, IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. 1394, Java[TM] and HAVi[TM], and the flexibility of their OCAP framework. We're confident VividLogic will help us deliver OCAP functionality for our HDTV products," said David Naranjo, Director, Product Development at Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America. VividLogic OCAP software and PFC framework provides (a) easy "plug in" of various hardware modules (multiple tuners of different types, Decoder ICs, etc), (b) support for DOCSIS (Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification) A cable modem standard from the CableLabs research consortium (www.cablelabs.com), which provides equipment certification for interoperability. (TM) Signaling Gateway (DSG), Multi-Card (MCARD), IEEE-1394, OCAP Extensions (DVR, etc), and (c) hooks for Blu-Ray (BDJ). The middleware can be configured as a stand alone OCAP STB or can integrate with legacy ASTC ASTC All, Sine, Tangent, Cosine (in an X-Y graph) ASTC Association of Science and Technology Centers ASTC ASX Settlement and Transfer Corporation Pty Ltd ASTC Assam State Transport Corporation software in HDTV (OCAP HDTV) and share resources such as Video Planes and Tuners between native ATSC (Advanced Television Systems Committee) An international digital television (DTV) standard adopted by the U.S., Canada, South Korea, Taiwan and Argentina. applications and downloaded OCAP applications. "Our CE customers have invested many man years in developing HDTV applications and would like to integrate their existing ATSC software into the OCAP infrastructure," said Shiva S. Patibanda, Chief Executive Officer, VividLogic Inc. "Our comprehensive software solution includes most of the necessary software modules for Open Cable Host Device (OCHD) 2.0 devices (both OCAP Set top Box and Terminal) and significantly reduces integration time and improves time-to-market." About VividLogic OCAP Software VividLogic is a leading provider of HDTV and STB software infrastructure. VividLogic's OCAP 1.0 software is designed for both HDTV and STB and is initially available on ATI Xilleon[TM] (now AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. ) and Broadcom ICs. Ports to other Decoder ICs are available on request. VividLogic, headquartered in Fremont, CA can be reached at +1 510-979-1394 ext 102 or on the Web at www.vividlogic.com. About Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America, Inc. Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America, Inc. manufactures and markets a comprehensive line of premium quality 1080p DLP([R]) HDTVs, LCD HDTVs and 1080p LCD Flat Panel HDTVs. Recognized as the world leader and innovator of large display high-definition televisions, Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America builds products that lead the industry in quality, performance and ease-of-use. For additional information about MDEA MDEA 3,4-Methylenedioxy-N-Ethylamphetamine (empathogenic/psychedelic drug closely related to MDMA) MDEA Master Data Exchange Agreement MDEA Methyl Di-Ethyl Amine , visit www.mitsubishi-tv.com. OCAP[TM] and OCHD[TM] are trademarks of Cable Labs Inc. All other product and company names and marks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners and are mentioned for identification purposes only. |
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