Zoran Powers TopTV Set Top Box Products for China Cable Television Market

Zoran Powers TopTV Set Top Box Products for China Cable Television Market

TopTV Products Meet Broad Requirements of Cable Operators Throughout China

SUNNYVALE, Calif., March 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Zoran Corporation (NASDAQ:ZRAN) announced that its SupraTV processor powers the new TCS-9150 family of digital cable set-top boxes from Shenzhen-based TopTV Technology Company Ltd. (TopTV) for the China cable television market.

"TopTV intends to aggressively deploy cable set top boxes throughout China and the export markets, including some products under other manufacturer's brands. Zoran's SupraTV processor provides us with a low cost solution that delivers outstanding features and performance for a range of products for this market," said Alan Fu Dali, general manager at TopTV. "Zoran's strong local support and dedication to delivering high quality solutions for the China cable market has enabled TopTV to quickly respond to our customers' changing requirements including the diverse software needs of this market."

TopTV's cable set-top boxes feature: Digital Video Broadcast (DVB) -- Cable, and MPEG2-compliant audio and video decoding; an Electronic Programming Guide (EPG), DVB-subtitles, OSD Teletext decoding, and near-video on demand. It also supports composite and RGB outputs, stereo audio, Dolby Digital audio output, infra-red remote, and RF input. The product family supports data broadcasting as well as ChinaCrypt, Irdeto and CTI conditional access for the China cable market.

"TopTV is unique among the leading suppliers to the China cable television market for the broad expertise it brings to the market based on its long term relationship with Shenzhen TopWay and other cable operators throughout China. In addition, the stylish vertical design of TopTV's set top boxes sets it apart as an industry leader in the eye of the consumer. It was a pleasure for Zoran to work with TopTV on product integration and conditional access certification for this family of cable set top boxes," said Ram Ofir, senior vice president and general manager, Zoran's DTV Division.

About Shenzhen TopTV Technology Co., LTD.

TopTV Technology, based in Shenzhen, P.R. China, is one of the leading vendors of digital TV equipment and management systems. Located in Zhujiang Tri-angle Area where electrical manufacturing industry is well developed, TopTV provides highly cost effective digital TV set-top-boxes. TopTV believes that providing STBs also means providing service and has built a professional software service team. TopTV is responsible for the national research project called Comprehensive Digital TV Service and Information System, which is influencing national standard digital TV applications. TopTV is supporting the quickly developing China digital TV market.

About Zoran Corporation

Zoran Corporation, based in Sunnyvale, California, is a leading provider of digital solutions in the growing digital entertainment and digital imaging markets. With two decades of expertise developing and delivering digital signal processing technologies, Zoran has pioneered high-performance digital audio and video, imaging applications and Connect and Share technologies for the digital home. Zoran's proficiency in integration delivers major benefits for OEM customers, including greater capabilities within each product generation, reduced system costs, and shorter time to market. Zoran-based DVD, digital camera, DTV, multimedia mobile phone, and multifunction printer products have received recognition for excellence and are now in millions of homes and offices worldwide. With headquarters in the U.S. and operations in Canada, China, England, Germany, Israel, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan, Zoran may be contacted on the World Wide Web at www.zoran.com or at 408-523-6500.

NOTE: Zoran and SupraTV are trademarks of Zoran Corporation.

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Source: Zoran Corporation

CONTACT: Betty Watkins of Zoran Corporation, +1-408-523-4373, or
betty.watkins@zoran.com

Web site: http://www.zoran.com/

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