Xceive's TV Tuner First to Receive ISF Certification; Designation Illustrates Xceive's Commitment to Offering Highest Performing Products in the Industry.SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif. -- Xceive(R) Corporation, developer of the world's first fully integrated multi-standard RF-to-baseband transceiver (TRANSmitter reCEIVER) An electronic device or circuit that transmits and receives analog or digital signals. It comes in many forms; for example, a transponder on a satellite, a network adapter in the computer or the circuits in a cellphone. ICs for TVs, PC TVs, set-top boxes The cable TV box that sits on "top" of the TV "set," although it is often located several feet away in an equipment rack. The set-top box descrambles the premium channels and provides a tuner for the higher cable numbers that very old TVs did not support. and mobile phones, has received Imaging Science Foundation (ISF ISF - Information Systems Factory ) Research Labs certification for the XC3028. This certification recognizes top performance and superior quality for high-end consumer products. In cooperation with Microsoft, ISF is responsible for certifying hardware for Windows XP Media Center Edition See Media Center Edition. . Created in response to customer and partner feedback, the program educates consumers and partners about related components and peripherals that deliver the best experience with a PC running Windows XP Media Center Edition. XC3028 is the first tuner An electronic part of a radio or TV that locks on to a selected carrier frequency (station, channel) and filters out the audio and video signals for amplification and display. , silicon or can, to have its performance excellence validated by the ISF Research Labs. "Until now, we had not tested a TV tuner that met the standards for ISF certification," said Joel Silver, ISF founder. "Xceive's innovative silicon tuner provides the high-quality results that customers demand." Based on patented tunable wideband active RF filtering technology, the XC3028 tuner supports all digital and analog TV formats transmitted worldwide. By loading different firmware A category of memory chips that hold their content without electrical power. Firmware includes flash, ROM, PROM, EPROM and EEPROM technologies. When holding program instructions, firmware can be thought of as "hard software." See flash memory, ROM, PROM, EPROM, EEPROM and FOTA. , Xceive can provide TV anywhere, eliminating the need to change components. "As sales of PCs running Windows XP Media Center Edition continue to grow, many of our customers are asking for high-quality TV components that offer an optimal Media Center experience," said Chris Matichuk, program manager of the eHome TV Team at Microsoft Corp. "We are pleased that Xceive's silicon TV tuner received ISF certification, and believe it will complement and extend the investments our customers have made in their home entertainment systems." "ISF's comprehensive testing identifies high performance products," said Alvin Wong, vice president of marketing for Xceive. "Receiving this certification signifies Xceive's tuner to be among the best in the industry." About Xceive Corporation Venture-backed Xceive Corporation, headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., enables fast, high-quality TV signal reception in any consumer electronics device worldwide. First to market with a one-design-fits-all-TV-standards analog and digital single chip design, Xceive's QuickTune(R) RF-to-baseband single 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) TV tuners provide superior performance, low power, and smaller form factor for the development of advanced TV and PC-TV applications. Xceive's universal RF-to-baseband analog and breakthrough RF-to-baseband analog and digital-TV tuner ICs reduce the need for OEMs to maintain multiple inventories in order to service a global market. Visit www.xceive.com, e-mail info@xceive.com, call 408-486-5610 or fax 408-486-5615 for more information. About ISF ISF is in the Display Standards display standards - display standard industry and since 1994 has been dedicated to improving the quality of consumer digital imaging. ISF has four roles in the consumer electronics industry and now the PC industry, which include consulting on product development, dealer calibration calibration /cal·i·bra·tion/ (kal?i-bra´shun) determination of the accuracy of an instrument, usually by measurement of its variation from a standard, to ascertain necessary correction factors. service certification training, editorial contributions and fact checking, and ISF licensing for video quality. They are the co-inventor of the Windows XP Media Center Edition Calibration Wizard. Joel Silver is the founder of the ISF. Contact info@imagingscience.com or 561-997-9073 for more information. The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. |
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