NEC Electronics Announces the World's First Single-Chip LSI for Blu-ray Disc Players

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The Japan Today article is also a month old with already outdated info. It's possible they've dropped the pricing.

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The package is 797-pin plastic BGA. Sample shipments started July 11, 2008. The sample is priced at ¥12,000 (≠ US$113). Volume production will begin at 300,000 units per month in July 2008.

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Ooh sorry, mods please delete

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DivX and NEC Electronics Announce Multi-Year Licensing Agreement for DivX PlusTM HD Certification

NEC Electronics' EMMATM chips to power advanced Blu-ray players, digital TVs and set-top boxes

San Diego, CA and Kawasaki, Japan, August 18, 2009

DivX, Inc. (NASDAQIVX), a digital media company, and NEC Electronics Corporation (TSE: 6723), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions, today announced a multi-year licensing agreement covering the integration of DivX PlusTM HD technology into NEC Electronics' 'Enhanced Multi-Media Architecture' (EMMATM). NEC Electronics' EMMA chips are designed to power next-generation Blu-ray players, digital televisions (DTVs) and set-top boxes, to enable consumer electronics manufacturers to deliver a high-quality and comprehensive high definition digital media experience to consumers.

Only DivX Plus HD Certified devices support playback of DivX Plus content (H.264 video with AAC audio in an MKV file container) created with DivX® 7 software, while also supporting previous versions of DivX video up to 1080p and Hollywood content in the DivX format. Available on www.divx.com, DivX 7 software enables DivX Plus content creation.

Known for developing DivX Certified® devices that offer great performance, interoperability and visual quality, DivX gives consumers a complete digital media solution for enjoying highly compressed, high-quality Internet video from the PC to the TV and beyond. NEC Electronics is actively promoting EMMA chips for digital audio/visual (AV) appliances as a strategic business segment. Having released world's first digital broadcasting STB system-on-a-chip (SoC) in 1998 under the brand name "EMMA", the company has built a formidable range of successful AV SoC devices since then covering three main areas - STBs, digital TVs and DVD recorders.

"Partnering with DivX enables us to incorporate their latest DivX H.264 digital video technology into our state-of-the-art EMMA chips and provide added value to our customers," said Masao Hirasawa, general manager of the SoC Systems Division, NEC Electronics Corporation. "With these new chips, our consumer electronics manufacturer customers will be able to offer Blu-ray players, DTVs and set-top boxes that support DivX Plus HD video playback up to 1080p."

"NEC Electronics is a valuable IC partner for DivX as we expand our ecosystem to include the next generation of electronics devices," said Kevin Hell, Chief Executive Officer of DivX, Inc. "Thanks to IC agreements such as this one, we continue to fuel the introduction of DivX Plus HD Certified devices to the market, enabling consumers to watch their favorite DivX HD videos and premium content anytime, anywhere."

NEC Electronics intends to actively utilize the DivX technology and extend it to the company's future EMMA products to provide customers with the highest quality and performance solutions for system development.

Products that bear the DivX Certified logo have undergone a rigorous testing program to ensure a high-quality DivX media experience, including reliable video creation and playback, interoperability with other DivX Certified devices and the visual quality users expect from DivX.

For more information about DivX, visit www.divx.com.

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DivX Signs License Agreement With Panasonic for Next-Generation DivX Plus(TM) HD Technology

UniPhier(R) chip series from Panasonic to power Blu-ray disc players and DTVs that support playback of DivX Plus HD video up to 1080p

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- DivX, Inc. (Nasdaq: DIVX), a digital media company, today announced a license agreement for next-generation DivX Plus(TM) HD technology with Panasonic Corporation. Panasonic plans to incorporate DivX Plus HD technology into its UniPhier(R) semiconductor chips, enabling consumer electronics (CE) devices such as digital TVs, Blu-ray disc players and in-car players to playback DivX Plus HD H.264 video in the MKV container at high-definition resolutions up to 1080p.

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Known for great performance, visual quality and interoperability on any DivX Certified(R) device, DivX(R) technology gives consumers a comprehensive digital media solution for watching high-quality digital video on TVs and other consumer electronics devices. With DivX Plus HD Certification, Panasonic UniPhier chips will enable devices to playback a wide variety of video files with the .mkv file extension and AAC audio, whether created with the DivX 7 software or third-party tools. DivX technology allows DivX Certified devices to playback digital videos, including premium Hollywood content in the DivX format. Available at www.divx.com, DivX 7 software enables the creation and playback of H.264 video in an MKV file container.

"We are focused on embedding the latest technologies, such as DivX Plus HD, into our semiconductors," said Yasuhiro Nakakura, Director, Consumer Electronics System LSI Business Unit, Semiconductor Company, Panasonic Corporation. "Since we began partnering with DivX in semiconductor domain in 2005, we have developed DivX Certified ICs that OEMs have incorporated into a wide range of successful CE devices."

"We're thrilled that Panasonic has embraced DivX Plus HD technology for ICs that will power some of the most advanced CE devices on the market," said Kevin Hell, Chief Executive Officer at DivX. "With more and more devices on the market possessing DivX Plus HD technology, we are advancing our effort to become the consumer face of H.264 in software and consumer electronics."

UniPhier (Universal Platform for High-quality Image Enhancing Revolution) is an integrated multimedia chip platform that enables standard and high-definition video solutions for DivX video playback on a wide range of Blu-ray digital products, digital TVs, DVD players and more.

Products that bear the DivX Certified logo have undergone a rigorous testing program to ensure a high-quality DivX media experience, including reliable video creation and playback, interoperability with other DivX Certified devices and the visual quality users expect from DivX.