This device combines Sigma's PL330 video encoder technology
with its SMP8670 secure media processor technology, to
combine home video conferencing solutions with video
streaming services in a Set Top Box (STB) design. Sigma's
team provides the hardware and software to develop user
interface that enables seamless transition from watching
video programs to making video conferencing calls, access
video messages, manage contacts, and customize their profile
and settings when connected to a HD television and a
broadband connection. With the integrated HD camera, users
can also record their own videos, which can be shared on
Facebook, YouTube, or via email.
"Sigma Designs continues to be the leader in delivering
innovative experiences to the connected home said Sal Cobar,
executive vice president of sales and marketing at Sigma
Designs. "Now, HD video
conferencing is, for the first time, extended to the living
room, giving consumers an exciting and interesting new use
for their television and set top box and allowing service
providers to offer more value added solutions to their
subscribers."
Video conferencing is becoming more prevalent in both our professional and personal lives. For instance, millions of consumers use free applications, such as Skype, to share a story, celebrate a birthday, and meeting with friends and family every day. The popularity is growing as these applications are now available on your phone or computer or a TV. Skype's initiative to offer Skype TV for the High Definition TV will dramatically grow the use of video conferencing. The barriers to the adoption of video by consumers have been cost and complexity. These new solutions from Sigma Designs overcome both barriers by offering OEMs a cost-effective, easy- to-manage video communications solution that is consumer friendly. Consumers will no longer require a PC and crowding around a small video camera to hold a family meeting
Sigma Designs worked closely with two Original Design
Manufacturer (ODM) partners, Chicony Electronics Co. LTD, the
largest digital camera/web camera manufacturer in the world
and Microlink Communications Inc., a subsidiary of Foxlink
Group that is focused on developing a variety of wireless
products and is working in conjunction with Sigma to deliver
multiple video conferencing solutions in a STB which will be
submitted to Skype for certification.
The PL330 was developed specifically to capture
high-definition video for video calling on set top boxes,
connected media players, VoIP devices, video phones, video
conferencing, TVs, and video surveillance devices. The Sigma
Designs PL330 delivers high-performance, high-definition
video encoding (1080p) at only 380mW - less than half the
power of other solutions in the market.
Sigma's new platform features a highly integrated,
single-chip design with a full high-definition encoder, which
extends the performance of set-top boxes by enabling them to
transcode and record H.264. By combining high-definition
performance with a lower power footprint, Sigma's PL330
offers consumers two significant benefits: (1) the ability to
run video conferencing applications in HD, on affordably
priced USB-powered HD cameras, and (2) the ability for
consumers to take video recorded on their set-top
boxes and stream directly to tablets and smart phones in
their homes.
"Sigma Designs is an established video and networking
innovator, and we understand how consumer needs differ from
enterprise needs," stated Sal Cobar, Executive Vice President
of Sales and Marketing at Sigma Designs. "By offering
cost-effective, easy to deploy solutions to our partners, we
believe we can deliver a high quality video experience
traditionally enjoyed only by large companies using expensive
equipment."
Sigma Designs is the only company which offers a "one-stop"
solution for video conferencing in the
living room. Previously, this experience has typically been a
one-to-one experience from a laptop or home computer, now
Sigma extends the experience to the entire family.
The complete PL330 Video Conferencing Platform is available
now in sample form for early access customers. Sigma Designs
will be demonstrating, by appointment only at the 2012
Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, N.V. (January
10th - 13th), at the Las Vegas
Hilton.
About Sigma Designs, Inc.
Sigma Designs, Inc.
(NASDAQ: SIGM) is a world leader in connected media
platforms. The company designs and builds the essential
semiconductor technologies that serve as the foundation for
the world's leading IPTV set-top boxes, connected media
players, residential gateways, home control systems and more.
For more information about Sigma Designs, please visit www.sigmadesigns.com.
Sigma Designs and the Sigma Designs logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Sigma Designs, Inc. and its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks mentioned herein are believed to be trademarks of their respective owners.
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements within
the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including
statements about the anticipated features and benefits of
Sigma's products and solutions. Actual results may vary
materially due to a number of factors including, but not
limited to, general economic conditions, including the rate
of adoption of PL330-based video conferencing solutions or
Sigma Designs SoCs in
general. Sigma's ability to deploy and achieve market
acceptance for Sigma's products in these markets, the ability
of its SoCs to compete with other technologies or products in
these emerging markets as well
as other risks that are detailed from time to time in Sigma's
SEC reports, including our quarterly report on
Form 10-Q as filed December 8, 2011. Readers are cautioned
not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking
statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. Sigma
undertakes no obligation to publicly release or otherwise
disclose the result of any revision to these forward-looking
statements that may be made as result of events or
circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the
occurrence of unanticipated events.
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