SANTA CLARA, Calif. and
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Marvell (Nasdaq:
MRVL), a worldwide leader in integrated silicon solutions,
announced today at CES that it has partnered with DivX®, a division
of Sonic Solutions (Nasdaq: SNIC), to provide System-on-a-Chip
(SoC) support for DivX TV™, Sonic Solution's comprehensive Internet
TV service. DivX TV enables consumer electronics manufacturers to
bring a wide range of web-based content to home and mobile
electronics.
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The Marvell® ARMADA™ 1000 HD Media processor SoC delivers a
high-performance and cost-efficient solution for high-definition
(HD) advanced video and audio on DivX TV-enabled devices. Marvell's
SoC is equipped with two high-performance CPU cores achieving
higher than 2500 DMIPS, an award-winning Qdeo® video processing
pipeline, dedicated hardware acceleration for multi-format video
and audio decoding, and a comprehensive set of peripherals. The
ARMADA 1000 is designed specifically to enable development of high
performance consumer electronic products for the end user.
"The ARMADA 1000 HD Media processor SoC is enabling new business
models and driving new opportunities in network-connected consumer
electronics applications, including Blu-ray players, HD digital
TVs, HD set-top boxes and more," said Gaurav Shah, General Manager of Marvell's
Digital Entertainment Business Unit. "Our relationship with DivX
demonstrates how Marvell's SoC technology can deliver considerable
possibilities to our partners all in a high performance, low power
form factor. DivX TV marks an exciting development in the
burgeoning Internet TV sector and we are excited to support this
effort."
The ARMADA 1000 also incorporates support for rich and
sophisticated user interfaces, along with 3D video playback, to
deliver the immersive digital entertainment experience that equips
manufacturers with the tools needed to support the 3D content that
consumers are demanding.
"Marvell provides state-of-the-art SoC technology that enables
DivX to easily provide on-demand access to popular Internet videos,
original web programming, and premium services to virtually any
connected device," said Matt Milne,
Executive Vice President and General Manager, DivX. "In addition to
DivX TV, we've also partnered with Marvell earlier this year to
deliver DivX Plus HD Certified solutions to market, offering
customers and partners the best entertainment experiences across a
multitude of Internet-enabled products."
About Marvell
Marvell (Nasdaq: MRVL) is a world leader in the development of
storage, communications, and consumer silicon solutions.
Marvell's diverse product portfolio includes switching,
transceiver, communications controller, wireless, and storage
solutions that power the entire communications infrastructure
including enterprise, metro, home, and storage networking. As used
in this release, the term "Marvell" refers to Marvell Technology
Group Ltd. and its subsidiaries. For more information, visit
http://www.marvell.com.
About Sonic Solutions
Sonic Solutions (Nasdaq: SNIC) enables digital media from
Hollywood to Home. For more than
two decades, Sonic products, service, and technology brands
including Roxio®, RoxioNow™, DivX®, and MainConcept®, have fueled
home entertainment, powered rich digital media functionality on a
range of platforms for a variety of partners, and inspired unique
personal media experiences for hundreds of millions of consumers.
Sonic technologies are now combining to deliver a universal
platform for Hollywood Studios, retailers, consumer electronics
manufacturers, and PC OEMs that provides consumers instant access
to premium entertainment from virtually anywhere. Sonic Solutions
is headquartered in Marin County,
California. Learn more at www.sonic.com.
Marvell, the M logo and Qdeo are registered trademarks of
Marvell and/or its affiliates. ARMADA is a trademark of
Marvell and/or its affiliates. Other names and brands may be
claimed as the property of others.
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SOURCE Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.