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Trident Announces DPTV™3DPRO: The Third Generation Digital TV Video Processor Delivers Cinema-Realistic Motion and Still Images for High-Performance LCD, Rear-Projection, and Plasma TVs
Sunnyvale, California. January 3, 2003:
The Digital Media Business Unit of Trident Microsystems,
Inc. (NASDAQ: TRID),
a world-wide leader in developing cutting-edge digital video
processing technology for the consumer digital video marketplace,
today announced its third-generation single-chip video processor
solution, the DPTV™3DPRO. This new generation video
processor raises the standard of the digitally processed video-image
quality to be cinema-realistic, matching the image quality
of motion pictures. DPTV™3DPRO integrates an enhanced
multi-standard 3-D digital comb video decoder, pixel-perfect
edge smoothing circuitry, and object-based digital noise reduction
among other enhanced digital procession techniques that deliver
film-quality motion and still video images. DPTV™3DPRO
is ideal for digital progressive, plasma, LCD, and rear projection
television applications, where high-precision video processing
and image enhancements are required.
“The new DPTV™3DPRO chip is a testament of Trident's
relentless drive to deliver high-quality and cost-effective
video solutions to the TV industry,” said Dr. Jung-Herng Chang,
the president of the Digital Media Business Unit of Trident.
He said, “The quest for the ultimate video processor is a
never-ending journey. With the introduction of the DPTV™3DPRO,
Trident has further solidified its leadership position in
the high-integration and high-quality digital video technology.”
Dr. Chang continued, “The DPTV™3DPRO chip is designed
to deliver the high-quality video anticipated for the newly
emerging large-sized flat panels, such as PDPs (Plasma Display
Panels), LCD, and projection TVs. The DPTV™3DPRO contains
three major technologies: advanced 3D decoder, pixel-perfect
edge smoothing, and object-based digital noise reduction working
dynamically to reproduce cinema-realistic quality video onto
large-sized progressive display devices.”
Trident's DPTV™3DPRO product is sampling to TV OEMs
and has immediately drawn enthusiastic reviews from many TV
manufacturers worldwide. This press release includes positive
responses from DPTV™3DPRO's early adaptor OEMs. However,
as more OEMs are sampling and designing products with DPTV™3DPRO,
Trident expects more OEMs to announce their products powered
by DPTV™3DPRO video processor in the near future.
Samsung Electronics Co.,
Ltd.
“Samsung is the world leader in supplying LCD panels to the
new-generation LCD TV market and has invested substantially
into the research and development of new-generation LCD panels,”
said Mr. Jay Lee, Director, Research and Development Team,
Visual Display Division, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Mr.
Lee said, “We chose DPTV™3DPRO because it provides the
best quality video images on the new generation of Samsung's
LCD panels. DPTV™3DPRO embraces the latest video technologies
to make motion video look more vivid and eye pleasing on LCD
TVs. We will be announcing several LCD TVs based on Trident's
DPTV™3DPRO chip in the near future.”
Sampo Corporation
“To maximize the video-display quality of PDPs, a video processor
that has a wide dynamic range is required,” said Mr. Wen Huei
Huang, director of Visual Display Business Unit at Sampo Optic
Electronics Corporation. “Trident's pixel-perfect edge smoothing
capability and object-based digital noise reduction enhance
motion picture movies to appear sharper and more vivid on
a PDP. Sampo will announce new products based on DPTV™3DPRO
in the near future.”
Vestel Electronics
“The high-integration level of DPTV™3DPRO has made the
job of TV manufacturers easier,” said, Mr. Ihsan Alkin, Chief
Technology Officer of Vestel Electronics. “DPTV™3DPRO
integrates many advanced features, such that with one standard
feature board, we can adapt the same design to many display
devices. Furthermore, the integrated multi-region PAL, NTSC
3D comb digital decoder will enable Vestel to make one-common
TV chassis for many regions of the world; therefore, providing
true savings in our R&D efforts and inventory overheads. Vestel
will announce new products powered by DPTV™3DPRO very
soon.”
Trident's DPTV™3DPRO integrates an advanced third-generation
3-D digital comb video decoder for NTSC, PAL, and SECAM formats.
Trident's 3-D digital video decoder reads consecutive horizontal
scanning lines within each video frame making corrections
as it goes, to ensure maximum picture detail and resolution.
Based on Trident's patented proprietary unified memory architecture
(UMA), DPTV™3DPRO digital comb video decoder requires
no extra frame buffers for performing 3D comb filtering. This
feature translates into further cost saving for the TV OEMs.
With film-mode recovery, DPTV™3DPRO correctly detects
the frame rates of incoming video sources, and then dynamically
restores the video source to the original film mode sequences
in play back. The film-mode recovery of DPTV™3DPRO eliminates
the artifacts found in a typical interlaced signal to progressive
conversion process. The motion adaptive de-interlacing and
edge-smoothing feature of the DPTV™3DPRO refines the
video display quality. The DPTV™3DPRO enables a SDTV
signal to display in Picture-in-Picture mode, Picture-Out-Picture
mode, and 16:9 or 4:3 aspect ratio modes. DPTV™3DPRO
supports non-linear scaling in the panorama mode to ensure
a most natural picture aspect ratio for the viewers. DPTV™3DPRO
supports RGB output up to 1240×1024x60 resolution. DPTV™3DPRO
integrated 3-D digital comb video decoder has a built-in VBI
circuit for Closed Captioning and V-chip for parental control
that is EIA 608 compliant.
Furthermore, DPTV™3DPRO's graphic-based On-Screen Display
provides the most user-friendly and graphic-oriented TV menu
control interface. The video stream can be refreshed in either
the Interlace or the Progressive modes.
DPTV™3DPRO is currently available to TV OEMs for sampling. Catering to different needs, Trident's third-generation DPTV™ family comes in two packages: DPTV™3DPRO in 208-pin PQFP is priced at $27 and PanelTV™3DPRO in 320-ball BGA package is priced at $29. The pricing is based on 10,000 unit quantities.
Forward-Looking Information
This press release contains forward-looking statements, including
statements regarding the company's expectations for the DPTV™
market, and designs for the DPTV™ product. The forward-looking
statements above are subject to certain risks, and actual
results could vary materially depending on a number of factors.
These risks include, in particular, trends in the television
industry, the results of Trident's sales and shipment activities
to television manufacturers, Trident's ability to timely introduce
new or follow-on products, Trident's success in implementing
planned production, competitive pressures, including pricing
and competitors' new product introductions. Additional factors
that may affect the company's business are described in detail
in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
About Trident Microsystems,
Inc.
Trident Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRID
– news), with headquarters in Sunnyvale, California, designs,
develops, and markets digital media for the masses in the
form of graphics controllers and multimedia integrated circuits
for PCs. Trident's products are sold through a network of
OEMs, original design manufacturers, and system integrators
worldwide. For further information about Trident and its products,
please consult the company's web site: http://www.tridentmicro.com
About Samsung
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductors,
the consumer electronics industry, and digital convergence
technology. With year 2000 sales of US $27 billion, Samsung
employs approximately 66,000 people in 50 countries. The company
is the world's fourth-largest manufacturer of microchips and
mobile phones, the world's largest producer of DRAMs, and
the first developer and mass producer of digital TVs. Samsung
Electronics consists of four main business units: Digital
Media, Semiconductor, Information & Communications, and Home
Appliance Businesses. For more information, please visit http://www.samsungelectronics.com/
About Sampo
Sampo Corporation is Taiwan's top manufacturer of home appliances,
consumer electronics, and telecommunication products since
1936. Sampo Group's products lines include digital TVs, DVDs,
PCs, monitors, CRTs, LCD TVs, and PDPs. With the NT$20 Billion
in revenue in 2001, Sampo is a leader in the Taiwan market
and a world-class OEM supplier. Additional information is
available at http://www.sampo.com.tw/english/
About Vestel
Vestel (http://www.vestel.com.tr)
established in 1984 as the largest TV and consumer electronics
manufacturer in Turkey, has its headquarters in Istanbul and
owns R&D facilities in UK, USA, and Turkey. Vestel has Europe's
largest manufacturing facility in Manisa, Turkey. Vestel produced
6.5 million TVs in the year 2002, varying from the low end
to the high end, enjoying a 20% market share in the European
Union while exporting to more than 100 countries.
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Inc. DPTV™ is a trademark of Trident Microsystems, Inc.
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registered trademarks of their respective owners. Features,
pricing, availability, and specifications are subject to change
without notice.
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