ViXS to Demonstrate Next Generation Media PC-TV Tuner Card at Intel Developer Forum; Media PC-TV Tuner Card Delivers PCI Express PCTV Dual Tuner Analog and Hybrid A/D Boards

Business Wire, August 24, 2005

SAN FRANCISCO -- ViXS Systems, a leading developer of video networking chipsets and software, today announced the availability of a next-generation Media PC-TV Tuner Card design offering original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) PCI Express dual TV tuner cards for analog and hybrid (analog/digital) video processing on a PC. The Tuner Card combines ViXS' XCode II-L Dual MPEG Encoder with Philips' SAA7162 Dual Video Decoder and Philips' TV tuner semiconductor technologies. The resulting product design fully supports Microsoft's Media Center Edition operating system and enables consumers to enjoy high-quality video and the advanced functions of a multimedia PC, such as watch-and-record, picture-in-picture display, and dual-channel PVR capabilities. The new Media PC-TV Tuner Card design will be demonstrated in Booth #337 at the Intel Developer Forum, August 23-25, 2005 at the Moscone Center West, San Francisco.

The Diamond PCI Express dual PC-TV tuner card reference design is ideal for supporting bandwidth-intensive applications such as video because it provides a dedicated PCI Express bus link -- instead of a shared PCI bus -- to add-on cards. PC board manufacturers, including Animation and others, are already developing products based on this design.

"ViXS possesses the technology that will drive consumer acceptance of the digital home centralized and powered by PCs and multimedia centers," said Sally Daub, CEO and President of ViXS Systems. "For Media PCs, high-quality video at low bit rates and efficient dual stream capabilities are critical. Combining our XCode II-L video processor with Philips' SAA7162 Dual Video Decoder and Philips' TV tuner semiconductor technologies gives Media PCs the functionality, features and quality to make them the center of the digital home entertainment network."

Several key features on the PCI Express dual PC-TV tuner card reference designs include:

--Either Dual Hybrid or Dual Analog Tuners for reception of international analog or analog/digital broadcast and cable television for storage on the Media PC.

--Single XCode II-L chip with integrated dual MPEG compression to provide dual channel encoding at a much lower price point.

--High-quality D1 MPEG encoding at low bit rates -- While most encoders require 6Mbps of bandwidth to deliver DVD video, the XCode II-L encoder delivers excellent video quality at under 2Mbps.

--3D comb filtering -- Assures consumers of a television-quality viewing experience.

--Greatly reduced storage requirements -- Consumers can store nearly three times as much content to their hard drives, save up to four hours of content on a single DVD-R, or reduce a file's resolution for storage on a memory card.

--Audio Encoding -- compresses to MPEG1 L2, MP3, AAC, AC3 audio formats from raw inputs.

"The Media PC-TV Tuner Card gives manufacturers a fast time to market to build a PCI Express-based board that removes Media PC system bottlenecks for high bandwidth applications like video and ensures the best possible uninterrupted recording and viewing experience for consumers," said Martin Maloney, Marketing Director Display Processing, Philips Semiconductor. "XCode II-L adds highly sophisticated hardware MPEG compression to our PCI Express video capture board."

About ViXS Systems Inc.

ViXS Systems has developed a unique semiconductor chipset and software solution with unprecedented capabilities for distributing broadcast-quality video across local IP-based wired and wireless networks. These products provide manufacturers of consumer electronics, personal computers, and set-top boxes with a proven technology that operates with standards-based local networks. ViXS components offer full support for HDTV, DVD, satellite or cable broadcasts and deliver uninterrupted, full Quality of Service video for consumer entertainment, personal computing applications, and multimedia gateways. Founded in January 2001, the company is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario and has filed over 60 patents to date. For further information, please visit us at www.vixs.com.