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SIGMA DESIGNS AND QUALCOMM ATHEROS TO DEMONSTRATE DEVELOPMENT PLATFORM FOR EMERGING WI-FI DISPLAY STANDARD AT CES 2012 New Reference Design for OEMs Enables Notebooks, Tablets, Smartphones and Other CE Devices to Extend Video Content to the Big Screen via Set Top Box Devices with Peer-to-Peer Wi-Fi TechnologyCES 2012 - LAS VEGAS, NV. - JANUARY 10, 2012 - Sigma Designs, the leader in connected media platforms, today announced a joint Wi-Fi Display / DLNA IPTV reference design with Qualcomm Atheros Inc., the networking and connectivity subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated.This new design enables connected media players based on Sigma Media
Processors, to receive video wirelessly over the emerging
Wi-Fi Display™ standard supported by Qualcomm Atheros Wi-Fi
devices as well as being interoperable with DLNA enabled
devices supporting the appropriate profiles. The companies
plan to demonstrate the solution at CES 2012.
The new platform combines Qualcomm Atheros' 2x2 dual band
802.11n solutions like the AR9342 with Sigma's highly
integrated SMP8670 secure media processor to deliver wireless
connectivity directly from Wi-Fi Display or DLNA-enabled
notebook or mobile device to a set- top-box. This solution
enables consumers to stream multimedia via Wi-Fi Display
standard or DLNA standard, as well as access over-the-top
services, directly, through their IPTV media player to their
TV monitor.
"We are happy to work with Qualcomm Atheros to integrate
their Wi-Fi chipset technology with our secure media
processors to bring the first generation of Wi-Fi Display
solutions to market." said Thinh Tran, CEO and chairman at
Sigma Designs. "This allows millions of notebook, tablet and
smartphone users to instantly and wirelessly share content
with friends and family on their large screen HDTV in the
living room."
The SMP8670 provides a highly integrated, high-performance,
low-cost solution for Connected Media Players, IPTV set-top
boxes, hybrid IPTV set-top boxes and IPTV thin clients. The
Secure Media Processor architecture offers advanced content
protection, supporting a wide variety of Digital Rights
Management (DRM) and Conditional Access (CA) solutions.
"We are pleased to work with the Sigma Designs team to enable
high-performance Wi-Fi
Display solutions for extending content from mobile computing
and consumer electronics devices to the big screen via
digital media devices," said Dan Rabinovitsj, senior vice
president and general manager of Qualcomm Atheros' networking
business unit "Our Wi-Fi provides the
robust performance and reliability to support smooth
transmission of video and other high-latency content and
supports the industry's Wi-Fi Display standard for easy
peer-to-peer networking."
The Qualcomm Atheros AR9342 is a market-proven, advanced solution for adding two-stream, dual- band 802.11n WLAN connectivity to a range of USB connectivity and embedded consumer electronics applications. It supports the emerging Wi-Fi Alliance industry standard, Wi-Fi Display which enables personal and Internet content to be extended from personal screens such as notebooks, tablets and smartphones to the big screen to enhance media experiences.
Availability
The reference design will be available in the first quarter of 2012 for early access customers. Sigma Designs will be demonstrating, by appointment only, the Qualcomm Atheros-based reference design at the 2012 International CES in Las Vegas, N.V. (January 10th - 13th), at the Las Vegas Hilton.
Tags/Keywords: Sigma Designs, Qualcomm, Atheros, SIGM, QCOM, AR9342, SMP8670, Secure Media Processor, set-top box, STB, Wi-Fi, 802.11n, HDTV
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.
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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
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of adoption of Qualcomm/Atheros-based set-top boxes or Sigma
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Derek Perez Public Relations Sigma Designs
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Derek_perez@sdesigns.com
Edward McGregor Investor Relations Sigma Designs
+1 (646) 259-2999 edward_mcgregor@sigmadesigns.com
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