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***Equator and Samsung Announce Partnership to Make Consumer Residential Gateways

(April 23, 2001)

Equator Technologies, a provider of broadband digital communications and media processing infrastructure for the consumer electronics market, and Samsung Electronics announced a streaming media set-top box from Samsung running Equator’s programmable BSP MAP-CA digital signal processor. The host-based SMT F300 set-top box will offer Video-on-Demand (VOD), Interactive TV and time shift Personal Video Recorder (PVR) services. The box is targeted at ADSL consumers and will also be able to function as a residential gateway. The F300 will be in volume production in Q4 2001.



By integrating Equator’s customizable BSP MAP-CA digital signal processor into Samsung’s multimedia home gateway and interactive set-top box, the companies will offer the broadcast market a multifunction set-top box solution. Because the MAP-CA digital signal processor enables streaming high-quality video at low bit rates, service providers will be able to stream a greater number of enhanced services through one box, while maintaining video quality.



The BSP MAP-CA digital signal processor delivers 30 GOPs (Billion Operations per Second) of processing power, offering more than ten times the performance of other available solutions. The system-on-a chip solution delivers core functions through software rather than dedicated hardware and is designed for high-performance, video-intense broadband applications. By using software downloads to update the functionality of products, even after they are launched and in the field, the life cycle of the equipment can be extended, enabling companies to decrease their time-to-market and their time-to-revenue with broadband services and devices. The programmable chip allows service providers to offer more services and functionality, such as time shifting, video conferencing, broadcast media security, video security, VOD, DVD playback, and per viewer advertising.



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