NEC and Silicon Optix Partner to Bring HQV to Digital Cinema.

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- NEC Viewtechnology, Ltd. (NEC) has introduced the NC2500S digital cinema projector with a multi-media switcher that boasts a Silicon Optix Realta(R) processor with HQV(TM) technology powered by Teranex.

"When we evaluated the video processing solutions out there, only HQV powered by Teranex processing delivered the visual quality demanded by our cinema grade projector," said Atsushi Kuroda, Engineering Senior Manager, Systems Division of NEC Viewtechnology.

The Realta HQV video engine provides true 10-bit video processing, full four-field motion adaptive video de-interlacing for both standard definition and high definition signals, temporal-recursive noise reduction, automatic multi-cadence detection, and pixel-based detail enhancement.

It also utilizes the same video processing power--1 trillion operations per second-- as the $60k Teranex Xantus platform that is widely utilized in Hollywood post production and television broadcast markets. In addition to its flagship video processing, Realta delivers advanced image scaling using the world's first 1024-tap adaptive scaler. HQV (Hollywood Quality Video) processing is a no-compromise video processing solution designed for the most demanding digital cinema applications.

To learn more about Realta HQV processing go to www.hqv.com.

About NEC Viewtechnology, Ltd.

NEC Viewtechnology, Ltd. is a member company of the NEC Group and dedicated manufacturer of projectors. Corporate activities are based on the policy "Large screen solutions for our customers". NEC Viewtechnology has the broad line-up of the projector that can be used in various environments, at business presentation, at education, at advertising, at information display. Furthermore NEC Viewtechnology has developed the products for digital cinema. NEC Viewtechnology constantly strives to create new technologies and new product development. NEC Viewtechnology's head office is in Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan. For more information about NEC Viewtechnology, please visit website at www.nec-pj.com

About Silicon Optix Inc.

Silicon Optix Inc., a privately held fabless semiconductor company, is the leading supplier of advanced programmable video/image digital processing integrated circuits (ICs). For more information about Silicon Optix, please visit the company's website at www.siliconoptix.com.