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High Dynamic Range technology has emerged as a disruptive technology over the past year due to the significant enhancement it delivers to the television viewing experience. Over the past decade, televisions have seen large strides in resolution (number of pixels on the screen) as well as refresh rates (pixels per second), but HDR addresses the "third pillar of image quality" -- the information content per pixel. This third pillar directly addresses the amazing gradients of brightness and color that the human eye is capable of perceiving but heretofore never delivered. In simple terms, our eyes are capable of discerning at least 3 more orders of magnitude of brightness content and double the color content than even today's UHD televisions are delivering. HDR technology delivers this extra depth of content to raise television video quality to a whole new level -- the level our eyes desire.
Sigma Designs will showcase its STV7701 processors at IFA Berlin Hall 2, Stand 124, September 4-9
Key capabilities supported on this leading edge platform include:
- Ultra HD (UHD) Single Chip for 60Hz Smart TV
- 4K Ultra HD (UHD) resolution with High Dynamic Range and Wide Color Gamut capabilities include HDR 10, SMPTE 2084 and 2086, Dolby Vision
- 512 Zones 2D Dimming
- HEVC (H.265) UHD 10 bit video decoding at 60fps,
- Google VP9 UHD decoding
- Trusted Execution Environment and ARM Trust Zone support for content protection
- Integrated UHD HDMI v2 receivers with HDCPv2.2 content protection
- Integrated Civolution NexGuard forensic UHD watermarking Technology to curb content piracy
- Support for Android and Linux operating systems, as well as pre-integrated software for TV middleware, DRM, HTML5 browser engine and other software packages to build TV sets or other display products
Integration with industry partners -- notably Google VP9 Technology and Civolution watermarking -- also helps to make the STV7701 an ideal solution for next generation big-screen TV sets, providing the enhanced imaging and protection required for premium UHD services, including intensive high-motion content.
The new STV7701 single-chip solution is HDMI 2.0 capable and includes high-performance Quad Core ARM CPUs and Quad Core GPUs technology that enable outstanding video processing, advanced connectivity and OTT services for the next generation smart TV. To enable fast time to market, STV7701 comes with production-proven software solutions for all major geographical regions, as well as an integrated software stack for broadcast, broadband and in-home networking
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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 the anticipated features and benefits of Sigma's products and solutions with respect to the STV7701 Ultra HD High Dynamic Range (HDR) and other products mentioned herein.. Actual results may vary materially due to a number of factors including, but not limited to, consumer and customer acceptance of the features provided in the STV7701 Ultra HD High Dynamic Range (HDR) chipset and the Ultra HD FRC chip., Sigma's ability to deploy and achieve market acceptance for Sigma's products in its target markets, including the Smart TV market, the ability of the STV7701 to compete with other technologies or products in these markets as well as other risks that are detailed from time to time in Sigma's SEC reports, including its report on Form 10-Q issued on June 9, 2015 . 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 publically 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.
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