, an industry veteran
and one of the key architects of the current ATSC DTV standard.
Offering the highest level of integration and performance of any solution
on the market today, the DRX-H integrates an ATSC A/53-compliant 8VSB
demodulator with an ITU-T J. - LSI Logic teams with Digital Video Broadcast (DVB) and MHEG-5 software
leader Cabot Communications for single-chip DVD recorder solutions
supporting digital broadcast

- Cost-effective solution designed to provide faster time-to-market and
optimized products for consumer electronics manufacturers

BERLIN , IFA Show, LSI Logic Corporation
(NYSE: LSI), a leader in innovative digital media processing technologies for
the Digital Home, and Cabot Communications, a leading independent European
supplier of digital TV (DTV) software technologies for set-top boxes and
integrated digital TVs, today announced that they are bringing DTV reception
to DVD recorder products."
Aurora is a pan-European, open standards-based middleware stack for free-
to-air digital terrestrial and satellite receivers that can be configured to
meet the unique market requirements of any DTT network and interactive
standard , including MHEG-5 and MHP.

The electronic box which sits on top of your TV set connects your incoming cable TV, satellite dish, broadband, internet or other transmission signal to your TV set.

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All are available in a 14x20mm 128 pin QFP
package. As a market leader in
innovative, global TV system solutions , Micronas leverages its expertise into
new markets emerging through the digitization of audio and video content. With the integration of digital TV
reception into advanced DVD recorders or hard disk drive (HDD)/DVD combination
recorder products, manufacturers can address the accelerating transition from
analog TV to digital TV broadcast in Europe and other geographies. Combined
with Cabot's specialized digital TV services including integration, design
consultancy and field support, Cabot enables OEMs to get compelling products
to market quickly.uk

About LSI Logic Corporation
LSI Logic Corporation focuses on the design and production of high-
performance semiconductors for Consumer, Communications and Storage
applications that access, interconnect and store data, voice and video.
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FREIBURG, Germany, Micronas (SWX Swiss
Exchange: MASN, Frankfurt: MNSN , Prime Standard Segment, TecDAX) a leading
supplier of innovative application-specific IC system solutions for consumer
electronics, today announced availability of its highly-anticipated DRX-H
family of multi-standard 8VSB/QAM/QPSK/NTSC demodulator products targeting
applications in Digital TV-sets, set-top boxes, multimedia-PCs, DVD recorders,
PVRs and tuner modules. This allows customers to complete
their design and get to production quickly.
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The DRX-H
includes its own on-chip memory.

About Cabot Communications
Cabot Communications is a leading independent European supplier of digital
TV software for set top boxes and integrated TVs. LSI Logic
serves its global OEM, channel and distribution customers with standard-cell
ASICs, Platform ASICs and standard products, host bus adapters, RAID
controllers and software.

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The feature-rich DRX-H product family delivers
superior performance and ATSC compliance in US Digital Television (DTV)
applications , while enabling compliance with the "FCC Tuner Mandate".

org/Computers/Hardware/Systems/Set-Top_Boxes / by clicking the Set-Top_Boxes link above for search engine links for set-top boxes.

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Signal reflections , commonly
referred to as echoes or ghosts create significant reception problems for DTV
systems by introducing a time-delayed but otherwise identical signal to the
receiver., San Diego, California .lsilogic.
"Cabot's expertise in digital broadcast software is complementary to LSI
Logic's strengths in HDD and DVD recording," said Darren Standing, business
development manager, Cabot Communications . The tight integration of the Aurora stack
with LSI Logic's DMN-8623 and DMN-8673 DVD recorder processor solutions will
ensure that the both functionality and user experience of DVD recorders is
optimized .com.

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Under
the FCC order, TV manufacturers are required to integrate digital receivers
into televisions and certain other consumer electronics devices by certain
deadlines.) are issued exclusively by PR Newswire and
are immediately thereafter posted on the company's external website,
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The DRX-H is optimized for applications ranging from flat panel HDTVs to
highly space-constrained Integrated Tuner/Demodulator (IT/D) modules.

With nearly three million deployments, Cabot delivers a complete modular
digital TV software solution for a wide range of CPU architectures.

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All LSI Logic news releases (financial, acquisitions, manufacturing,
products, technology etc.com.

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LSI Logic is headquartered at 1621 Barber Lane,
Milpitas, CA 95035.

Notes to Editor:

1. All other brand or product names may be trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective companies.
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micronas.com. "By integrating Cabot's pan-
European DVB middleware, which includes support for MHEG-5, with LSI logic's
new DoMiNo processors, we can provide our mutual customers with a very
effective DTV solution for DVD recorders.

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83 Annex B-compliant QAM demodulator, a high
quality NTSC demodulator, and a BTSC decoder , as well as an OOB (Out of Band)
QPSK demodulator and OOB Local Oscillator for seamless integration into DCR
(Digital Cable Ready) television sets. For more information on
Micronas and its products , please visit http://www.lsilogic.

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"primeD is based on design work undertaken by a team of US DTV experts,
who came to Micronas as part of its May, 2004 acquisition of LINX Electronics ,
a leader in 8VSB demodulator design," according to Hans-Juergen Desor, Vice
President Consumer Products at Micronas. While the holding is
headquartered in Zurich (Switzerland), operational headquarters are based in
Freiburg (Germany).com/news/product_news/2005_09_05.
"By integrating Aurora, we're able to extend our leadership position in
DVD recorder solutions and enable our customers to address new market
opportunities faster and with less risk," said Neil Bullock, strategic
marketing manager for LSI Logic's Consumer Products Group. LSI
Logic engineers incorporate reusable, industry -standard intellectual property
building blocks that serve as the heart of leading-edge systems.

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com /cgi-bin/prnh/20050817/SFW057 )
Based on Micronas' proprietary primeD technology, the DRX-H provides a
superior solution to satisfy the increasing market demand for more robust and
higher quality DTV reception performance. Echoes can be caused by any obstruction in the signal path like the
shape of the terrain, buildings, cars, even airplanes, and are especially
prevalent in urban environments . Devices employing DRX-H are able to cope with
notoriously difficult terrestrial reception situations and provide measurable
improvements to the overall DTV experience of consumers. "The LINX acquisition combines LINX
DTV expertise with Micronas DVB technology to create a single-chip solution
for digital TV.
"The transition to digital television reception presents new design
challenges to our customers. "We are delighted
to partner with a proven market leader like Cabot for our new DoMiNo
processors.

This category covers set-top boxes as well as related boxes and devices that are somehow connected to a TV.

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Cabot's TV middleware stack
enables manufacturers to build and support cost-effective and differentiated
receivers for pan-European coverage of digital TV and interactive broadcasts.
For more information, visit http://www.cabot.

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(Photo: http://www.newscom . We are approaching theoretical limits of the
8VSB demodulation standard thanks to our unique implementation ," said Rich
Citta, Chief Scientist of Micronas Semiconductors, Inc.
Micronas serves all major consumer brands worldwide, many of them in
continuous partnerships seeking joint success.lsilogic . Please do not assign a Reader Service number to this release.

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As opposed to merely filtering echoes out, primeD technology combines
multiple echoes to create a single, stronger signal, resulting in enhanced
overall reception quality.

Samples are available today, with mass production planned for Q3 of 2005.

NOTE: DCR is a trademark of the Consumer Electronics Association
(http://www.

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In addition, the company supplies storage network
solutions for the enterprise.

Set -tops vary greatly in their complexity with older models merely translating the frequency received off cable into a frequency suitable for the television set while newer models can be addressable with a unique identity much like a telephone and are also evolving into residential entertainment 'gateway ' boxes which may include advanced interactive on-demand capabilities such as video-on-demand, personal video recording, enhanced television link interaction, interactive program guide TV listings, and internet capabilities.

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Currently, the Micronas Group employs about 1900 people.
LSI Logic's Consumer Products Group provides innovative digital media
processing and silicon solutions to industry-leading, worldwide consumer
electronics manufacturers. Cabot's technology is robust and deployed with over 20
major manufacturers. LSI Logic, the LSI Logic logo and DoMiNo are trademarks or
registered trademarks of LSI Logic Corporation.

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"Unlike most competitors' implementations, Micronas' DRX -H demodulator
does not simply discard undesired echoes but combines them in a unique
patented manner with the desired signal which results in superior performance
under realistic field conditions .
In 2004, it generated USD 777 million in sales. By combining Cabot's Digital Video Broadcast (DVB )
middleware stack, Aurora, with LSI Logic's new single-chip, DoMiNo(R) 8623
(DMN-8623) and 8673 (DMN-8673) DVD recorder processor solutions (also
announced today, http://www. With a complete line of cutting-edge standard and
custom products for DVD, DVR, EVD, video game, digital and HDTV, portable
audio, set-top box, and professional video production/broadcasting devices,
LSI Logic delivers entertainment into and throughout the Digital Home.

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All modules share a common API.html ),
consumer electronics manufacturers can bring products to market faster, more
cost-effectively and with less risk.co. http://www.

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LSI Logic and Cabot Communications Collaborate to Bring Digital TV Set-Top Box Middleware to DVD Recorder Products

"
Both the DMN-8623 and DMN-8673 are highly integrated single-chip DVD
recorder solutions, which essentially integrate the key functions of a DVD
recorder and a set-top box, significantly reducing the bill-of-material cost.

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The performance
benefits of DRX-H compared with other available solutions are supported by lab
and field tests conducted by independent test facilities.
Micronas offers four versions of the DRX-H, with tailored functionality
and corresponding ASP, in order to deliver the best cost versus feature ratio
for different market applications .cea.
The DMN-8623 supports the recording and playback of one digital or analog TV
channel or video stream for single-drive DVD recorders, while the DMN-8673
supports the recording of two digital or analog TV streams to a hard disk
drive with simultaneous playback in combination HDD/DVD recorders .

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Micronas Launches Superior Multi-Standard DTV Demodulators for US HDTVs

These echoes often reach or exceed the level
of the desired signal (so-called 0dB echoes), disrupting reception with most
of today's solutions.
The DRX-H solution includes a range of software modules to control the
device.

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All
features of the DRX-H are controlled via a standard I2C -interface. We are committed to supporting them with our
DRX-H turnkey solution which will result in improved time to market and
superior receiver performance without compromises," said Stefan Szasz ,
Marketing Manager ATSC at Micronas Semiconductors Inc.org)

About Micronas
Micronas (SWX Swiss Exchange: MASN, Frankfurt: MNSN, Prime Standard
Segment, TecDAX), a semiconductor designer and manufacturer with worldwide
operations, is a leading supplier of cutting-edge IC and sensor system
solutions for consumer and automotive electronics.

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