Science & Technology
Science and Technology
Science and Technology
Tue, January 6, 2009
Sigma Designs Brings Adobe Flash Platform to Consumer Electronics in the Digital Home
MILPITAS, Calif.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Sigma Designs (NASDAQ:SIGM), a leader in digital media processing system-on-chip (SoC) solutions for consumer electronics, today announced it will integrate Adobe Flash Lite™ software, Adobe's Flash Player for mobile phones and devices, into Sigma's SoC solutions for the most advanced digital television and web service capabilities in the digital home.
Sigma silicon solutions along with the integrated Adobe Flash Platform will bring the richest, most engaging interactive experiences and services over high definition televisions, IPTV and cable-IP set top boxes, Blu-ray players and digital media adapters. It will also bring rich web content and Adobe Flash based applications to the digital home market, and ultimately make the TV the main hub for entertainment and content services.
"The number of home devices that allow access to web content has proliferated over the past couple of years. Today, consumers are using these devices to interact and view the Web on the same television they watch their favorite shows on," said Ken Lowe, vice president of strategic marketing, Sigma Designs. "Our collaboration with Adobe represents the ongoing convergence of Web and TV that will allow consumers to access powerful feature-rich, interactive content anywhere they want to, as Adobe Flash is the leading video format on the web today."
"Together, Adobe and Sigma are bridging the gap between digital TV and the Web," said Danny Winokur, senior director for Business Development, Flash Platform at Adobe. "Sigma is key in delivering high definition media processors in many of today's high definition markets such as Blu-ray, IPTV set top boxes, and HDTVs. By combining the rich graphical effects of the Adobe Flash Platform with the advanced features of their media processors, Sigma is helping to deliver advanced digital television services that leverage the best technologies to consumers worldwide."
The Adobe Flash Platform is the de facto standard for delivering breakthrough applications, content and video on the Web. Adobe Flash Player and Adobe Flash Lite are on over 98 percent of connected computers and more than 800 million devices, and deliver more than 80 percent of Web video worldwide, ensuring that content and applications are presented consistently in the format users want. For more information on the Adobe Flash Platform, visit [ www.adobe.com/flashplatform ].
Editor's Note: Sigma will also be demonstrating their SoC solutions with integrated Adobe Flash Lite at this year's CES in Las Vegas. Demonstrations are available in the Las Vegas Hilton Hotel, Suite #2992. If you would like to schedule a demonstration appointment, please contact Sean Stevens at Atomic PR at [ sean@atomicpr.com ] or 415-402-0230.
About Sigma Designs, Inc.
Sigma Designs is a leading fabless provider of highly integrated system-on-chip, or SoC, solutions that are used to deliver multimedia entertainment throughout the home. Sigma's SoC solutions combine its semiconductors and software and are a critical component of multiple high-growth, consumer applications that process digital video and audio content, including internet protocol TV, or IPTV, high definition DVD players, high definition TVs, or HDTVs, and portable media players. Headquartered in Milpitas, Calif., Sigma Designs also has sales representatives in the United States, Belgium, China, Japan and Taiwan and sells its products through a third-party distributor in Korea. For more information, please visit Sigma Designs' web site at [ www.sigmadesigns.com ].
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including statements about Sigma continuing to offer the most advanced video silicon solutions for the global home entertainment market. Actual results may vary materially due to a number of factors including, but not limited to, general economic conditions, including continuance of the current economic conditions specific to the semiconductor industry, the rate of growth of the IPTV, high definition DVD and HDTV markets in general, the ramp in demand from our set-top box and telecommunication customers, our ability to deploy and achieve market acceptance for Sigma products in these markets, the ability of our SoCs to compete with other technologies or products in these emerging markets as well as other risks that are detailed from time to time in our SEC reports, including our quarterly report on Form 10-Q as filed September 11, 2008. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. Sigma undertakes no obligation to publicly release or otherwise disclose the result of any revision to these forward-looking statements that may be made as a result of events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
