LSI Logic Announces Two Powerful New Codecs for PC Peripheral Video Applications

LAS VEGAS, Nov. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- LSI Logic Corporation (NYSE: LSI) today announced two new single-chip multi-format audio/video codecs, DMN-8100 and DMN-8150, that allow consumers to capture video content from any analog/digital camcorder, VCR or TV tuner and send it to a PC over a USB 2.0 connection. Content can then be captured, edited, and archived on a CD, DVD, Flash card, or DV tape. The DoMiNo(TM)-based product family is enabling a new class of PC peripherals that combines the functionality of multiple PCI cards into one cost-effective, plug-and-play, easy-to-use external device.

Target applications for the DMN-8150 include the conversion of any analog videotape to MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 compression formats for VCD and DVD archival. The DMN-8150 codec supports MPEG-1, MPEG-2, and the low bit-rate MPEG-4 compression standard that addresses consumer requirements for sharing video over the Internet. The DMN-8100 system-on-a-chip codec offers a higher level of integration by incorporating iEEE1394 link and DV codec functionality. It is the world's first chip capable of converting standard DV-25 digital video input (which is popular in today's camcorders) to high-quality MPEG-1, MPEG-2 or MPEG-4 compression files in real time. These new solutions will be demonstrated on the LSI Logic "BigEYE" reference design platform this week at the Fall Comdex Show in Las Vegas by appointment.

"With the recent surge of DVD recordable drives in the PC space, consumers want a quick and easy way to edit their videos and author their own DVDs," said Bob Saffari, senior director of marketing and applications for Advanced Video Products, LSI Logic. "Using plug-and-play products enabled by the feature rich DMN-8100 or 8150 solutions, consumers now have capability and flexibility to create DVDs or share their videos with friends and family over the Internet. The advanced technology involved with MPEG-4 compression allows the delivery of files that were typically constrained by available Internet bandwidth."

LSI Logic's multi-format, highly flexible DoMiNo architecture delivers DV and MPEG codec technology, enabling high-quality, full-screen video, coupled with built-in AAC, MP3, and AC3 audio processing.

"The DV and MPEG codec are fundamental technology drivers for PC video editing and DVD authoring applications," said Michelle Abraham, senior market analyst for In-Stat/MDR's Converging Markets and Technologies Group. The Scottsdale, Arizona market research firm, In-Stat/MDR, is bullish on the market for a single-chip solution with DV transcode and multi-format MPEG capabilities in the PC space, predicting the market will grow very quickly to 1 million units by 2005. "LSI Logic is uniquely positioned with their DoMiNo media processor to be a major player in the video peripheral market."

The LSI Logic DMN-8100 codec is priced at $50 and the DMN-8150 codec is priced at $35 in quantities of 10,000. Both codecs are available today. LSI Logic also offers a complete reference design, "BigEYE," based on DMN-8100 or DMN-8150 to qualified customers.

About LSI Logic Corporation

LSI Logic Corporation is a leading designer and manufacturer of communications, consumer and storage semiconductors for applications that access, interconnect and store data, voice and video. In addition, the company supplies storage network solutions for the enterprise. LSI Logic is headquartered at 1621 Barber Lane, Milpitas, CA 95035. http://www.lsilogic.com .

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