Philips Leads Speed Race with Industry's Fastest DVD Recording Semiconductor Solution; Nexperia DVD Data Recorder Reference Design Enables Recording Speeds up to 16x
SAN JOSE, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—March 8, 2004—
Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE:PHG)(AEX:PHI) today
introduced its Nexperia(TM) semiconductor reference design for the
industry's fastest DVD+R/+RW (DVD+Recordable/+ReWriteable) recorders
available for the PC market today. DVD recorders based on the new
reference design will allow consumers to record a complete DVD+R disc
in less than five minutes at speeds of up to 16x. The reference
design, powered by Philips Nexperia chipsets and software, also
features the recording of dual-layer DVD+R media, which virtually
doubles the data storage capacity on a DVD disc from 4.7 Gigabytes
(Gbyte) to 8.5 Gbyte. As a result, consumers will be able to create
DVD discs complete with hours of home videos, numerous photo albums
and intensive PC data rapidly.
Targeting the PC market, Philips Nexperia DVD Data Recorder
reference design will benefit drive makers by offering them a
competitive advantage in the race for speed, which is critical in
today's digital consumer environment. Since Philips is making
available a fully functional 16x reference design based on a
cost-effective two-chip solution, manufacturers will also benefit from
an improved time-to-market with up to 30 percent time savings. The
reference design is fully programmable, making it easy for drive
makers to seamlessly add new functions. Furthermore, the dual-layer
DVD+R media supported by Philips reference design is compatible with
existing DVD video players and DVD-ROM drives commercially available
today.
"Consumers today are demanding high-speed recording capabilities
and the utmost in storage capacity to preserve their volumes of
digital content on an optical storage medium, such as DVDs," said
Jeroen Keunen, general manager of consumer and multimedia, Philips
Semiconductors. "Philips was first to market with a DVD+R/+RW
reference design with speeds of 8x and now with the introduction of a
16x recording solution, we are helping our customers meet the
stringent requirements of the consumer and also reinforcing our
leadership in optical storage."
Philips Nexperia DVD Data Recorder reference design consists of
Philips Nexperia PNX7860E DVD processor with embedded codec,
microcontroller, controller and host interface, along with the
TZA1047HL analog pre-processor. The reference design is built in
conjunction with Philips optical pickup unit (OPU), which leads the
OPU industry with lower power lasers for 16x based on Philips'
patented beam shaper technology.
Pricing and Availability
The Nexperia DVD Data Recorder reference design is based on the
Philips PNX7860E and TZA1047HL, which together are priced at
approximately USD $15 in volume quantities. The reference design is
scheduled to be in volume production during the first half of 2004.
About Royal Philips Electronics
Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands is one of the world's
biggest electronics companies and Europe's largest, with sales of
$32.8 billion (EUR 29 billion) in 2003. It is a global leader in color
television sets, lighting, electric shavers, medical diagnostic
imaging and patient monitoring, and one-chip TV products. Its 164,500
employees in more than 60 countries are active in the areas of
lighting, consumer electronics, domestic appliances, semiconductors,
and medical systems. Philips is quoted on the NYSE (symbol: PHG),
Amsterdam and other stock exchanges. News from Philips is located at
www.semiconductors.philips.com.
Nexperia(TM) is a trademark of Koninklijke Philips Electronics
N.V.
Contact:
Philips
Paul Morrison, 408-474-5065 (USA)
Paul.Morrison@philips.com
Marijke Sas, +31-40-272-20-91 (Europe)
Marijke.Sas@philips.com
Robyn Kao, +886-2-3789-2821 (Asia Pacific)
Robyn.Kao@philips.com
