CONEXANT ADDS NEW HDTV VIDEO ENCODERS TO PORTFOLIO OF BROADCAST VIDEO SOLUTIONS

Editorial Contact: Lisa BriggsConexant Systems, Inc. (949) 483-1148 Roslyn conexant.com lisa.briggs @ WhitehurstBenjamin Group / BSMG Worldwide (949) 260-1300 rwhitehurst@bsmg.comCONEXANT HDTV video encoder adds the new portfolio NEW SOLUTIONS BROADCAST encoders enable users of Vista, PC, DVD player, game console or set top box digital or analog content TelevisionsNEWPORT BEACH, Calif., January 14, 2002 Conexant Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CNXT), a leader in semiconductor system solutions for communications applications, has expanded its offerings to include streaming video encoder, which reduced the cost of the TV output for visualization of high definition TV (HDTV) content PC systems, progressive DVD players, game consoles, performance and new applications of new CX25872. Conexant / 3 and CX25874 / 5 products based on the company's solutions combine proven flash video encoder adaptive filtering, the ability to produce high-definition television and a real international support as' The last copy content protection features digital. video encoders enable users worldwide to watch the high quality content from a PC, set-top boxes, progressive DVD players and gaming consoles sets.Conexant both analog or digital television is one of the more powerful in industry and technology in key emerging portfolio of broadband access and digital media-processing markets, backed by a reputation for delivering high quality video solutions at competitive prices, said Greg Fischer, Vice President computer products for Conexant Digital Infotainment Division. With the addition of our new CX25872 / 3 and CX25874 / 5 products, customers can rapidly lead to the TV market new solutions that include blinking more adaptable - and filtering solutions HDTV encoder, the prices for each segment . Conexant is the market leader in video encoder chip for desktop PCs on the market for additional cards. Conexant shown have helped to disseminate video TV-out for the PC in PC systems that offer Compaq, Dell, Gateway, Hewlett-Packard, IBM and many others, and PC add-in cards offered by manufacturers such as Guillemot, Leadtek and VisionTek. In addition, the company's previous generation solutions CX25871 video encoder has been selected by Microsoft Corporation in analog to connect the Xbox video game system is digital and traditional CX25872 located in the world. Technical DetailsConexant / 3 and CX25874 / 5 video encoders fully all the features of previous generation encoders from Conexant, the CX25870 / 1 and in the market for video encoder most famous for the PC, the Bt868/869. The main features include TV output capable of high performance 10-bit DAC, support for resolutions of 320 x 200 1024 x 768, and programmable overscan compensation capability ranging from zero to 25 percent. The CX25872 / 3 and CX25874 / 5 so that producers worldwide with the highest integration, smallest footprint and lowest cost Bill of materials and the number of components in a solution that offers a single chip. Each new video encoder supports National Television Systems Committee (NTSC) and Phase Alternate Line (PAL) analog formats, and Sequential Couleur avec Memoire (SECAM) output. Conexant encoder family was the first to offer real support worldwide for WSS 16:9 per the Electronics Industries Association of Japan (EIAJ) CPR-1204 and the International Telecommunication Union Radio sector (ITU-R) BT. 119, which are popular analog standards in Europe and Japan. CCIR656 standards support video encoding and CCIR601, video standards that are important requests for applications like PC graphics cards, decoders and progressive-scan DVD players.Conexant 's CX25874 / 5 video encoder increases the level performance CX25872 its / 3 solution with the added ability to display true HDTV. This includes all Conexant HDTV proven technologies to display PC content in digital television sets, plus the addition of full support for 525p/625p standard copy protection. The CX25874 / 5 incorporates the standards and supports all major CGMS Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) standards, including 480p, 720p and 1080i, and the current practice of triple-level syncs great drives needed to connect directly to a series of digital television. Furthermore 525p/625p digital technology support copy protection, the CX25873 and CX25875 are fully compatible with