New Boston Acoustics SoundBar Home Theater Sound System Powered by Medianix Audio Processor; Digital Audio IC Creates Dolby Pro Logic Surround Sound Environment.MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 16, 1998--Medianix Semiconductor today disclosed that its MED25005 Dolby(R) Pro Logic(TM) decoder and audio processor integrated circuit integrated circuit (IC), electronic circuit built on a semiconductor substrate, usually one of single-crystal silicon. The circuit, often called a chip, is packaged in a hermetically sealed case or a nonhermetic plastic capsule, with leads extending from it for (IC) has been designed into the new Boston New Boston is the name of some places in the United States of America:
The SoundBar system was well received at the show because it is the first truly high-performance self-contained home theater sound system to eliminate the complexity of conventional home theater systems. The SoundBar module includes the left, center and right speakers in a single sleek enclosure designed to fit on top of a 27" TV set. A powered sub-woofer and diffuse-field surround speaker complete the system. The Medianix MED25005 is the key component, digitally decoding and processing multi-channel Dolby Pro Logic See Dolby Surround. surround sound An audio recording and playback system that uses five or more channels plus a subwoofer channel. See 5.1 channel and 3D audio. for the SoundBar system. The SoundBar module also contains the power amplifiers. "With the MED25005, Boston Acoustics was able to implement an extremely high-quality all-digital solution without doing DSP (1) (Digital Signal Processor) A special-purpose CPU used for digital signal processing applications (see definition #2 below). It provides ultra-fast instruction sequences, such as shift and add, and multiply and add, which are commonly used in math-intensive code development or worrying about interfacing with other components," said Don Phillips, Medianix vice president of marketing. "They went through an extensive selection process, listening to many of the technologies available for Dolby Pro Logic decoding, and determined that the MED25005 was not only the easiest to design-in, but also produced a clearly superior sound. It was this sound quality that amazed listeners at the Boston Acoustics CES exhibit." MED25005 Audio Processor The MED25005 is an all-digital implementation based on proprietary 24-bit digital signal processor A digital signal processor (DSP) is a specialized microprocessor designed specifically for digital signal processing, generally in real-time computing. Characteristics of typical Digital Signal Processors
About Medianix Medianix Semiconductor, headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., is the leading provider of 3D audio ICs used in a variety of consumer audio applications. Through a partnership with New Japan Radio Corp. and technology licensing agreements with companies such as Dolby Laboratories, the company develops enhanced, standards-based ICs and markets them to leading international consumer product OEMs. About Boston Acoustics Founded in 1979 by audio industry veterans Frank Reed and Andrew Kotsatos, Boston Acoustics (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :BOSA) is a leading manufacturer of fine audio systems for use in home, car and computing environments. -0- Note to Editors: (TM), (R) All trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Medianix Semiconductor, Inc. David Karlak, 650/960-7081 ext. 269 http://www.medianix.com or FS Communications Joe Fowler, 650/691-1488 |
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