Philips Consumer Electronics Selects Sage's FLI2200 Display Processor for 2001 Progressive-Scan DVD-Recorders.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 12, 2001 Powered by Faroudja Technology, Philips' Progressive-Scan DVD-Recorders Offer High-Quality Rewritable Video Sage Inc. (Nasdaq:SAGI), a leading provider of digital display processors for consumer technology and PC-display products, today announced that Philips Consumer Electronics Philips Consumer Electronics is a part of Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (usually known as Philips); and is one of the largest electronics companies in the world. In 2005, its sales were € 30.4 billion (US$38. , a leading manufacturer of audio and video products, has selected the Sage FLI FLI - Flash Lights Impressively. 2200 deinterlacer to be incorporated into its 2001 model-year progressive-scan DVD-recorders, (DVDR DVDR Digital Versatile Disk Recordable DVDR Dvd Recordable 1000 and DVDR1500). Utilizing Emmy award-winning deinterlacing algorithms from Faroudja, a division of Sage, Philips' progressive-scan rewritable DVD-recorders achieve high quality video. The FLI2200's industry-first features, such as Directional Correlational Deinterlacing (DCDi)(TM) and cross color suppression, further advance Philips DVD-recorders by producing smooth and natural images when recorded TV broadcast or camcorder content is played back. "Sage's FLI2200 state-of-the-art deinterlacer complements our DVD-recorders to provide both the highest quality video recording and video playback," stated Marc Harmsen, marketing manager, DVD-recorders, Philips Consumer Electronics, North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . "Philips' DVD-recorders feature a powerful combination of versatility and ease of use for the consumer and allow them to simply press a record button to create their own DVDs. Incorporating the FLI2200 into our progressive scan Illuminating a screen by displaying lines sequentially from top to bottom. Also called "non-interlaced," all modern computer display systems and many digital TV (DTV) formats support progressive scan. DVD-recorders enables Philips to offer the superior video quality of high-end home theater An audio/video entertainment center that has a large-screen TV and hi-fi system with three speakers in the front (left, right and center) and left and right speakers in the rear. Starting in the early 1990s, video inputs were added to stereo receivers and preamplifiers. systems at a reasonable price to our customers. Sage's FLI2200 includes key proprietary features such as DCDi and cross color suppression that are instrumental in achieving the video quality that our customers will appreciate during playback of video recorded on DVDs." The FLI2200 is the world's first 10-bit single-chip motion adaptive deinterlacer, incorporating Faroudja's Emmy award-winning deinterlacing and post-processing algorithms to convert standard interlaced video signals into progressive-scan signals. Deinterlacing provides markedly improved video quality in a variety of consumer products ranging from progressive-scan DVD players and TVs to flat-panel monitors. This highly integrated single-chip implementation with advanced video features reduces system cost while providing PC-display and consumer technology manufacturers with unmatched video quality and maximum design flexibility. Industry-first features, including proprietary DCDi and cross color suppression, combine to further distinguish the FLI2200 from other deinterlacers on the market. "Selection of the FLI2200 by Philips, one of the world's leading consumer electronics companies, confirms it as a leading deinterlacer with superior capabilities," said Robert Haefling, Sage's vice president of business development 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. and set-top box. "Philips' DVD-recorders will use Sage technology to offer superior DVD playback quality for DVD movies as well as the consumers' own recorded videos. The DCDi difference is very clear to consumers, who can now achieve unprecedented picture quality at a great value. Cross color suppression is also important in achieving great video quality by suppressing artifacts artifacts see specimen artifacts. produced when NTSC (National TV Standards Committee) The committee that developed the television standards for the U.S, which are also used in Canada, Japan, South Korea and several Central and South American countries. Both the committee and the standard are called "NTSC. or PAL signals are decoded. The difference is especially clear when content such as sporting events and home movies are recorded and played back," added Haefling. The DCDi algorithm eliminates the jagged edges seen on moving angled lines in video images. Motion-adaptive deinterlacing with optimal filtering on a per pixel basis suppresses motion artifacts and provides the highest resolution picture. The FLI2200 also features Film Mode deinterlacing, invented and patented by Faroudja, for proper handling of 3:2 and 2:2 pulldown as well as bad edit detection/correction. The FLI2200 supports 8/10-bit ITU-R ITU-R ITU Radiocommunication Sector BT656, 16/20-bit YUV The color encoding system used for analog television worldwide (NTSC, PAL and SECAM). The YUV color space (color model) differs from RGB, which is what the camera captures and what humans view. and 24/30-bit RGB (Red Green Blue) The computer's native color space, which is the color system for capturing and displaying images. RGB was derived from our own perception of color because human eyes are sensitive to red, green and blue (see trichromaticity). , YCrCb and YPrPb interlaced Refers to a display system or image that uses interlacing and does not render contiguous lines one after the other. See interlace and interlaced GIF. inputs and progressive outputs with auto-detection of NTSC/PAL/SECAM inputs. Gartner Dataquest projects rapid growth in the worldwide market for recordable and rewritable DVD players, from 1.8 million units in 2001 to 13.8 million units in 2004 (preliminary data). With 345,000 units shipped in 2000, the next few years represent a significant market opportunity for Sage display processors. The new Philips progressive-scan DVD-recorders, (DVDR1000 and DVDR1500) will be available in the U.S. in third quarter 2001. About the Companies: Philips Electronics Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands is one of the world's biggest electronics companies and Europe's largest, with sales of $34.9 billion (EUR EUR In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Euro. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 37.9 billion) in 2000. It is a global leader in color television sets, lighting, electric shavers, color picture tubes for televisions and monitors, and one-chip TV products. It has 219,400 employees in more than 60 countries are active in the areas of lighting, consumer electronics, domestic appliances, components, semiconductors, and medical systems. Philips is quoted on the NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange (symbol:PHG), London, Frankfurt, Amsterdam and other stock exchanges. News from Philips is located at www.news.philips.com. Sage Headquartered in Milpitas, Calif., Sage Inc. (Nasdaq:SAGI) is a leading provider of digital display processors, enabling superior picture quality for a variety of consumer technology and PC-display products ranging from web appliances to TVs and flat panel monitors. Leveraging Emmy-award winning Faroudja technology from its acquisition of Faroudja Inc., Sage is developing products that bring the home theater experience to the mass consumer and PC-display market through digitally enhanced television, projection displays, DVD players and internet appliances. The Company's systems-on-a-chip technology provides highly integrated mixed signal and system functionality with higher picture quality than lower-quality processors at a similar component cost. Sage's display processors, which include Faroudja digital video processors, are used by world-renowned consumer electronics manufacturers such as Compaq, Fujitsu, Hyundai, InFocus, LG, NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. , Philips, Samsung, Sanyo, Sony and Toshiba. More information about Sage can be found on its web site at www.sageinc.com; the Company may be contacted directly at 408/519-6500. For a discussion of factors that could cause actual results to differ please see the publicly available SEC filings of Sage including its 10K for the year ended March 31, 2001 and particularly the discussion of risk factors within such documents Note to Editors: All trademarks are those of their respective companies. All other products or company names mentioned are used for identification purposes only, and may be trademarks of their respective owners. |
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