Zoran Powers New Humax Cable Set-Top Box Products for Japan
Zoran Powers New Humax Cable Set-Top Box Products for Japan
SUNNYVALE, Calif., March 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Zoran Corporation (NASDAQ:ZRAN) announced that its Generation 9 Elite digital television processor powers the Humax JC-5000, a new digital cable set-top box for the ARIB-standard market in Japan.
The JC-5000 is a high performance, Japan Cable Labs (JCL) certified digital set-top box designed for deployment in the Japanese cable system.
"We selected Zoran's Generation 9 Elite product solution because it enabled us to meet the demanding Digital Cable requirements in Japan. The new Humax JC-5000 is a high performance, cost-effective competitive product that allows Multiple System Operators (MSOs) to deliver high quality cable broadcasts to consumers in Japan," said Ju-Ha Park, General Manager, Set-Top Box division at Humax Co.
"We are pleased that our Generation 9 Elite platform was selected by Humax for its high performance and advanced feature set. Our goals are twofold. We focus on helping our OEM customers to design cost-competitive products that satisfy challenging global standards and to provide consumers with affordable products," said Ram Ofir, senior vice president and general manager, Zoran's home entertainment division.
Zoran's Generation 9 Elite family of integrated DTV system solutions include software and development platforms that provide the main video, audio, graphics and data management capabilities for a variety of digital consumer electronics products, including integrated digital televisions, high definition and multi-standard definition set-top boxes, personal video recorders, digital video recorders, and home media servers. Products based on the Generation 9 Elite system support industry standards such as ATSC, OpenCable, ARIB, DirecTV, DVB and others.
About Humax Co. Ltd
Founded in 1989, Humax Co. Ltd of Korea is one of the world's leading digital satellite set-top box manufacturers, exporting its products to more than 90 countries across the globe. Listed on the Korean stock exchange (KOSDAQ), the company's international headquarters and R&D facility are based in Korea with offices in Dubai, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, the UK and the US. In 1997, the company opened a manufacturing facility in Northern Ireland that won a Queen's Award for Enterprise: International Trade 2002. Further production facilities are located in Korea, India and China. Humax recorded revenues exceeded US $400 million in 2004. Humax has announced plans to increase this figure to $1 billion by 2006. US headquarters are located in Irvine, CA. For additional information please visit http://www.humaxusa.com/ or call toll free: 1-866-HUMAXUSA.
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 hundreds of millions of homes worldwide. With headquarters in the U.S. and operations in Canada, China, England, Germany, India, Israel, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan, Zoran may be contacted on the World Wide Web at http://www.zoran.com/ or at 408-523-6500.
Zoran, the Zoran logo, and Generation 9 are trademarks or registered trademarks of Zoran Corporation and/or its subsidiaries in the United States and/or other countries. All other names and brands may be claimed as property of others.
Source: Zoran Corporation
CONTACT: Betty Watkins of Zoran Corporation, +1-408-523-4373, or
bettyw@zoran.com
Web site: http://www.zoran.com/
http://www.humaxusa.com/
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