“Sigma Also Announces Linux-Based Set-Top Box Design
Win.”
“Sigma Designs(R), Inc. (Nasdaq:SIGM), a recognized leader in
digital video solutions, announced today that it will add Linux
support to its new REALmagic(R) NetStream(TM) 2000 card and EM8400
progressive MPEG-2/DVD decoder chip. Sigma will demonstrate Linux
DVD playback at InfoValue Computing’s Booth 274-276 during the
LinuxWorld Conference & Expo this week at New York’s Jacob
Javits Center.
“Additionally, Sigma and Eagle Wireless International
(Nasdaq:EGLW) have announced that Eagle has selected Sigma’s EM8400
chip for its Webflyer Linux-based Convergence Set-Top Box products.
The Eagle Wireless CSTB(TM) featuring REALmagic decoder silicon on
the motherboard for DVD and streaming MPEG-2 playback is designed
for residential deployment by broadband ISPs. Eagle chose Sigma’s
REALmagic decoder silicon to help ensure that the Webflyer Linux
set-top box meets customers’ video quality requirements.”
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