Science & Technology
Science and Technology
Science and Technology
Tue, December 15, 2009
Mon, December 14, 2009 Zoran Corporation Teams With LSI to Provide Fax Technology for Multifunction Printer Manufacturers
SUNNYVALE, CA--(Marketwire - December 14, 2009) - Zoran Corporation (
MFP manufacturers recognize that while fax capability continues to be a requirement for their product lines, using a traditional, non-integrated hardware modem solution involves considerable component costs and development effort. Zoran's Quatro® reference platform delivers a significant cost savings and faster time to market by pre-integrating both LSI™ software and hardware modem solutions.
The Quatro® processors' high-performance ARM® CPU core runs the LSI software modem, eliminating the costly modem data-pump component. In addition, the Quatro® reference platform features complete fax protocol, fax image processing and data compression/decompression software to simplify fax development for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).
"The MFP market is evolving and demand for lower-cost fax modem technology is increasing. Its progression is expected to follow the PC market trend of moving from hardware-based modem solutions to software-based solutions," said Brian Bissett, editor and publisher, The MFP Report. "Zoran's inclusion of LSI fax solutions in its Quatro reference platform demonstrates Zoran's understanding of manufacturers' requirements for cost-effective, reliable solutions that accelerate the delivery of multifunction printers with fax capability."
"We are pleased that Zoran has incorporated LSI fax modems into its Quatro MFP reference platform," said Surinder Rai, marketing director, Network Components Division, LSI Corporation. "Manufacturers will not only save on the modem component cost, but also will benefit from LSI's world-class technical support, which will help them achieve fast time to market."
Zoran's Quatro® platform features a scalable and extensible architecture that provides OEMs with flexibility, increased integration and enhanced performance while significantly reducing the bill of materials for a wide spectrum of printer products. Specifically, each Quatro® processor solution includes an industry-leading ARM CPU to assure high-performance and easy-to-use programmability, a Quatro® SIMD DSP core for high-quality image processing operations and a flexRISC microcontroller core to efficiently control mechanisms such as scanners and printers.
Quatro® reference platforms incorporating LSI fax modems will be available in Q1 2010. For more information, please visit [ www.zoran.com ] or contact a Zoran sales representative at 781-791-6000.
About Zoran Corporation
Zoran Corporation, based in Sunnyvale, California, is a leading provider of digital solutions in the digital entertainment and digital imaging markets. With two decades of expertise developing and delivering digital signal processing technologies, Zoran has pioneered high-performance digital audio and video, imaging applications and Connect Share Entertain technologies for the digital home. Zoran's proficiency in integration delivers major benefits for OEM customers, including greater capabilities within each product generation, reduced system costs, and shorter time to market. Zoran-based DTV, set-top box, DVD, digital camera, multimedia mobile phone, and multifunction printer products have received recognition for excellence and are now in hundreds of millions of homes and offices worldwide. With headquarters in the U.S. and additional operations in China, England, France, India, Israel, Japan, Korea, Sweden and Taiwan, Zoran may be contacted on the World Wide Web at [ www.zoran.com ] or at 408-523-6500.
Zoran, the Zoran logo and Quatro are trademarks or registered trademarks of Zoran Corporation and/or its subsidiaries in the United States and/or other countries. LSI and the LSI & Design logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of LSI Corporation. All other names and brands may be claimed as property of others.
