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STMicroelectronics Announces World's First One-Chip Back-End Decoder For DVD Players |
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(Sentence removed) Worldwide sales of DVD players are expected to reach 6 million units in 1999 and 10 million units in 2000, up from 3 million in 1998. Market research also indicates that worldwide penetration of DVD players in households will ramp up quickly to almost 6% over a five-year period. This rate of adoption by consumers is similar to that achieved following the introduction of audio CD players. For the first time, DVDs will have a 32-bit ST20 RISC processor embedded into a single chip set. This advanced architecture guarantees an ultra-rapid user interface, ensures fast execution of modes such as fast-forward and reverse, and allows OSD updates that are up to ten times faster than those possible with a standard MPEG-2 decoder with an external host processor. The STi5505 provides full high-quality playback support of DVD-Video, Video-CD, CD-Digital Audio and DIVX standards. Technical details and specifications: The major blocks contained in the STi5505 are a 32-bit ST20 RISC processor which controls the internal decoders and acts as a host and navigation processor, a hardwired MPEG-2 ML@MP video decoder, an audio decoder that supports all DVD audio standards (LPCM, Dolby Digital 5.1 channel, MPEG multichannel, DTS and 3D Surround) and a PAL/NTSC digital encoder with Macrovision 7.01 and video DAC. Other key DVD features supported include DVD, VCD and CD-DA hardware sector filtering, internal or external track buffering management, letter-box display formatting and DVD "CSS" decryption, as well as hardware sub-picture decoding, overlaying and mixing. The built-in graphics capabilities include an 8-bit On-Screen Display and 16 levels of video/graphics blending. Containing all of the peripheral circuits required in DVD applications, the STi5505 also integrates full DVB demux and descrambling functions, allowing the design of highly cost effective DVD/ Set Top Box combo systems. The STi5505 is fabricated in a proven 0.35 micron CMOS technology and housed in a 208-pin PQFP package. A STi5505 DVD development platform is available; this supports both rapid time-to-market and flexible product differentiation. The platform includes a DVD reference board and a complete software package including DVD application, navigation and drivers. Product differentiation is achieved by modular software that allows flexible customization and includes full API sets. About STMicroelectronics STMicroelectronics (formerly SGS-THOMSON Microelectronics) is a global independent semiconductor company with strong European roots, whose shares are listed on the New-York Stock Exchange (NYSE: STM), on the Bourse de Paris and on the Milan Stock Exchange. It designs, develops, manufactures and markets a broad range of semiconductor integrated circuits (ICs) and discrete devices used in a wide variety of microelectronic applications, including telecommunications systems, computer systems, consumer products, automotive products and industrial automation and control systems. Further information on ST can be found at www.st.com. In 1997, the company has received numerous awards, including the European Quality Award, and has been recognized as one of the world's best companies by Industry Week and Upside magazine. For further information, please contact : Morgen-Walke Associates, Inc. Michele Katz/Elric Martinez/Jonathan Rebell Press:Terry Rooney/Brian Maddox Morgen-Walke Associates Tel. 212-850-5661 or 212-850-5600 E-mail: bmaddox@morgenwalke.com Dolby, Dolby Digital, AC-3, and Pro-logic are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. DIVX is a trademark of Divx Inc. |
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