ViXS(R) XCode 3290 Integral to the Latest Samsung LED HD DTV

XCode powerful video processing enables wireless video distribution to Mobile Remote TV.

TORONTO, - ViXS Systems Inc., the leader in highly innovative and advanced networked multimedia solutions, announced that XCode(R) 3290, the world's most advanced video processing System on a Chip (SoC) has been selected by Samsung to enable their latest generation of LED Flat Panel Televisions featuring a mobile remote viewing device, via an advanced touch screen TV remote control. The XCode(R) 3290 an integral part of the television design is integrated in the LED9000 Network Dual TV, model number UN55B9000XF, which initially will be shipped in Korea.

The new Samsung LED Flat Panel TV product uses a unique Portable Media Player (PMP) as the TV remote control. This PMP remote control has the option to function as a touch screen TV remote control for channel changes, volume control, and other common remote control features, in addition to allowing the television to wirelessly stream video content via any of its digital or analog sources directly to the PMP remote control for instant display.

The ViXS XCode(R) 3290 will transcode incoming digital video content from MPEG2 HD to a more optimized video codec for the best PMP viewing quality possible, a MPEG4 ASP format. In addition, the ViXS XCode(R) 3290 will encode any incoming analog content to this same high quality digital MPEG4 ASP format allowing for an incredible viewing experience on the PMP remote control display. Once the video content has been transcoded or encoded in real-time, XCode(R) 3290 will secure the video using a Hollywood approved digital rights protection scheme, in this case HDCP 2.0 encryption, before being wirelessly delivered and displayed on the PMP remote control display. The flexibility of the XCode(R) 3290 and PMP remote control display allows users to watch a secondary channel while others watch the main television or allows the main television content to be viewed in other locations in the home providing a true multi-view experience.

ViXS's XCode(R) 3290 SoC functions incorporated in the Samsung LED Flat
Panel Television product line include:
- Full Linux Operating System (OS) with associated applications
- Real-time HD 1080i MPEG2 to MPEG4 ASP 480p Transcoding
- Real-time MPEG4 ASP 480p Encoding
- Transrating: Bit-rate Reduction, Resolution Reduction and Format
Conversion to the screen resolution on the PMP remote control on the
fly
- HDCP 2.0 digital rights management content protection

"Samsung is truly excited about building this revolutionary LED Flat Panel Television product based on XCode(R) 3290. Consumers will now have the opportunity to control and view video content wirelessly through a PMP integrated within the remote control of the TV", said Suksun Lee, Vice President of R D Group 1, Visual Display Division Digital Media Business of Samsung, "The XCode(R) 3290 advanced video processing and robust security was instrumental in allowing us to incorporate this highly differentiating feature to our new line of LED Flat Panel Televisions."

"Innovative and powerful multimedia processing were some of the key differentiating features that XCode(R) 3290 provided to Samsung for their development of the LED9000 Network Dual TV product. In addition, it facilitated fast time to market allowing Samsung to quickly launch a novel and leading edge new LED Flat Panel Television", said Sally Daub, President and CEO of ViXS Systems. "The Samsung LED Flat Panel Television product showcases how leading Consumer Electronics manufacturers have taken advantage of the ViXS XCode(R) product line to build compelling multimedia solutions that have set them apart from their competitors."

About ViXS Systems Inc.

ViXS Systems Inc. is a multimedia solutions innovator providing technologies for processing, managing, securing and distributing high quality video and audio allowing seamless multimedia control, conversion, and connectivity between any class and size of digital entertainment device. ViXS Systems supplies advanced System-on-a-Chip semiconductors, software solutions and hardware reference designs for the world's top manufacturers of Digital TVs, DVDs, Set-top boxes, Personal Video Recorders, PCs, Network Attached Storage devices, Residential/Home Gateways and Blu-Ray players/recorders. ViXS Systems is a leading fabless semiconductor company headquartered in Toronto, Canada with global operations and offices in Europe, Asia and North America. ViXS has filed more than 250 patents worldwide with over 60 patents being issued to date. Listed as one of the Deloitte's fastest growing North American companies, ViXS is setting new standards in the way digital entertainment is viewed and transmitted across an endless array of multimedia products. ViXS can be contacted at +1 416 646-2000 or at www.vixs.com.