Trident Launches Latest Internet TV and Set-Top Box Solutions at 2011 CES

Trident Microsystems announced that it will showcase a new innovative platform for consumer entertainment systems during CES 2011. During CES, Trident will focus on its strong advantages in image quality, 3D TV, interconnection performance and high-definition audio, and showcase all the basic modules required for the "connected home" developed by the company, so that content can be obtained anytime, anywhere on a variety of devices and displayed on different screens. The exhibition will include:

-New SoC designed for next generation Internet-enabled TVs

-The first Internet Cinema TV to use a 21:9 screen size

- A range of exciting online services for teaching on Trident-powered digital TVs and set-top boxes

-Industry's first 45nm broadcast integrated set-top box SoC family

“Trident has transformed itself into a strong global market leader in providing cutting-edge technology to the vast majority of major TV and set-top box OEMs,” said Christos Lagomichos, President of Trident Microsystems. “Our products are driving the capabilities that consumers will experience in their home entertainment centers in the future, and our center at CES will showcase this technology and the complete ecosystem we have created around our hardware platform.”

Connected TV Solutions

With more than 20 years of innovative practices in the semiconductor market and more than 2,000 patents, Trident provides core technologies for many of the world's top TV brands. Trident's Internet TV solutions not only provide high-definition picture quality, but also enable consumers to seamlessly connect to the Internet and browse the web directly on their TVs. The technologies we highlighted at CES include:

- A new system-on-chip designed for the next generation of Internet-enabled TVs. The first product in the series will be available soon, providing users with an unparalleled experience when watching movies, accessing content stored in the cloud, or interacting with social networks

- A top-notch cinema TV that delivers a visual experience previously only available on cinema widescreens on a 21:9 screen

- A range of exciting new online services that have been integrated into the Trident digital TV platform

- Trident PNX 5130 chip - the industry's first integrated 2D to 3D conversion chip, presenting the best 3D TV effect while playing a large number of existing 2D content on 3D TVs
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- Trident's patented motion estimation/motion compensation (MEMC) technology - this technology is necessary to enhance the picture quality of TVs and other consumer electronic devices
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- Industry-leading frame rate converter products - achieving high-quality 240Hz with tight BOM cost control
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- Innovative TV features - such as the new 100/120Hz-system-on-chip designed for next-generation smart TVs, ensuring rich connectivity and 3D user interfaces
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- Excellent audio solutions for TV and home audio devices, including realistic 3D/surround sound effects

Set-top box platform solutions

A new generation of set-top box solutions is coming soon, which will bring exciting multimedia entertainment experiences to families - such as 3D TV, 3D graphical user interface, customized multi-screen services, rich navigation services and advanced Internet TV services. The emergence of a new generation of set-top boxes allows users to seamlessly watch TV programs, run rich Internet applications, browse the web, and share information at home anytime and anywhere. Only Trident can provide all the major basic modules for the next generation of set-top boxes. Some of the set-top box technologies that Trident will exhibit at CES include:

- Trident PNX847x/8x/9x family - the industry's first 45nm broadcast integrated set-top box SoC family, leveraging the high-performance ARM Cortex-A9 processor
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Open platform Android software running on Trident's latest set-top boxes
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Complete and optimized set-top box hardware and software platform, enabling fast time to market for HD DTA set-top boxes, IPTV/ OTT devices and NDS middleware-based systems

- Fascinating 3D games – highlighting the outstanding performance of the PNX847x/8x/9x series 3D GPUs

- New online services such as Thinking Screen Media, a flash-based application solution and YouTube's new Leanback experience