Available in
a variety of pin-compatible ROM versions with built-in programmable RAM, these
flexible devices enable quick customization and end-product differentiation. Together this enables an easy technology
transition process for the industry, and an easy upgrade from stereo
to surround sound in consumer's homes, thus improving the consumer
experience with this highly portable and widely compatible video
format," said Harald Popp, Head of the Multimedia Realtime Systems
Departments at Fraunhofer IIS."
As well as providing the most powerful sound editor commercially
available, RipEditBurn Plus allows immediate access to streaming audio sources
such as Mercora, Pandora, and Launchcast, one-click burning and syncing of
playlists, and the ability to work within supported formats.

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to include mp3 and, in the
future , mp3 SURROUND technology, in all DivX(R) software and consumer
electronics offerings, allowing over 160 million DivX(R) users the
opportunity to enjoy the small file size and the high audio quality of
mp3 SURROUND with their video files.

DivXNetworks, Inc.

RipEditBurn Plus: Studio Sound for MP3 Players From Blaze Audio

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For additional company and product
information, please visit TAEC 's website at chips. The patent-pending
DivX(R) video technology offers DVD-quality at 10 times greater
compression than MPEG-2 files, enabling full length films to easily
fit on a CD or be delivered over broadband connections.

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Samples and
production quantities are available now. For technical
inquiries, please e-mail Tech.
In developing designs, please ensure that Toshiba products are used within
specified operating ranges as set forth in the most recent Toshiba product
specifications and the information set forth in Toshiba's "Handling Guide for
Semiconductor Devices," or "Toshiba Semiconductor Reliability Handbook.
"Adding mp3 SURROUND audio to the DivX(R) Media Format(TM) will
improve the consumer experience throughout the connected home and
ultimately help drive the distribution of secure premium content from
the Internet to the living room," said Jordan Greenhall, CEO and
co -founder of DivXNetworks, Inc."
"mp3 and DivX(R) technology both have a long history of successful
platform integrations.

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*About TAEC
Combining quality and flexibility with design engineering expertise, TAEC
brings a breadth of advanced, next-generation technologies to its customers . Toshiba is
a world leader in high-technology products with more than 300 major
subsidiaries and affiliates worldwide.

DivXNetworks Chooses mp3 Technologies from Thomson and Fraunhofer; Strategic Agreement Will Enable DivXNetworks Licensees to Create Rich Multimedia Solutions

DivX(R) video
technology powers a range of applications that span the convergence
value chain, from a secure IP-based video -on-demand solution to
next-generation consumer electronics products and video software
applications . With
RipEditBurn Plus, studio effects like normalization, bass boost, and the full
range of a 10-band equalizer can be added to audio files created from the
widest variety of sources ever.

Since 1984 Singing Electrons, Inc.

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Designated TC94A54MFG and TC94A60MFG, the
new devices are targeted at car-audio applications and feature high-quality
audio output in I(2)S, S/PDIF or analog stereo formats.
will now offer licensees a complete video and audio Software
Development Kit (SDK).net /

About Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS

Founded in 1985 the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits
IIS in Erlangen, today with 450 staff members, ranks first among the
Fraunhofer Institutes concerning headcount and revenues. "Finally, the
average user has the tools to listen to their music their way," Jeffries says.

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3 volt (V) and 1.5V power requirements

* Single-chip versions housed in lead-free, pin-compatible LQFP100
packages

Pricing and Availability
TC94A54MFG will be available widely in two standard ROM versions with both
versions priced at $9. The
agreement will enable DivXNetworks, Inc.1 channel surround -quality
sound for a broad spectrum of applications including web-based music
distribution, broadcasting systems, PC-related audiovisual or gaming
applications, consumer electronics and automotive systems . The company's core
offering is DivX(R) video, among the world's most popular video
technologies with over 160 million users worldwide. The Group intends to become
the preferred partner to the Media + Entertainment industries through
its Technicolor, Grass Valley, RCA and THOMSON brands.
"We're going to revolutionize your iPod listening experience," promises
CEO Tom Jeffries, "by redefining the way you create and hear music in any MP3
player.
With over 40 million MP3 players sold in the last two years, it is
inevitable that users' tastes would grow more sophisticated.

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" This
information is available at http://www.

As mp3 helped create the market for digital audio, we
believe that mp3, in conjunction with DivX(R) technology, will
accelerate the emergence of a digital video distribution market.com.

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The innovative TC94A60MFG chip is
the world's first single-chip Adaptive TRansform Acoustic Coding (ATRAC(R)) CD
decoder.toshiba. is headquartered in San Diego,
California .

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"
He added that the new ICs complement Toshiba's other solutions for car
entertainment, including microcontrollers, Bluetooth, audio power amplifiers
and IR receivers and transmitters.

Information in this press release, including product pricing and
specifications, content of services and contact information, is current and
believed to be accurate on the date of the announcement, but is subject to
change without prior notice.

About Thomson - Partner to the Media + Entertainment Industries

Thomson (Euronext Paris: 18453; NYSE: TMS) provides technology,
systems and services to help its Media + Entertainment clients -
content creators, content distributors and users of its technology -
realize their business goals and optimise their performance in a
rapidly changing technology environment. MP3, Wave, and
Ogg Vorbis are easily converted.
Once created, sound files can be enhanced with effects such as echo or
chorus.

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Samples are
expected to be available in the third quarter of 2005 with volume
production slated for the fourth quarter of 2005.

com. In December 2004, Thomson and Fraunhofer IIS
launched mp3 SURROUND, which will enable 5. mp3
SURROUND supports high-quality multi-channel sound at bit rates
comparable to those currently used to encode stereo mp3 material,
resulting in files half the size of common compressed surround formats
while offering complete backward compatibility to existing mp3
software and hardware devices .iis.

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They integrate a CD
servo, RF amplifier, compressed audio decoder, 1Mbit SRAM and digital-to -
analog converter (DAC) in a system-in-package (SiP) solution; these features
are also available in two discrete chips.
This announcement is another advance in Toshiba's growing family of products
for the audio CD and compressed-audio CD player segment," said David
Cruikshank, senior business development engineer for digital consumer products
in the ASSP Business Unit at TAEC.

* TC94A54MFG-002, capable of decoding MP3, WMA9 and AAC.

TC94A60MFG will be available widely in one standard ROM version, priced at
$9.
mp3 technology, which helped create the market for digital audio,
is currently supported in hundreds of millions of consumer electronics
devices worldwide. Any track can be treated with complete studio effects for a sound
unique to the individual listener and to achieve superior quality.
The ultimate iPod accessory is no longer an RF remote or a docking station;
it's RipEditBurn Plus-an editor, which allows users to create a fuller, richer
MP3 sound combined with the capacity to record from an array of sources.

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Introducing TC94A60MFG , the World's First Single-Chip ATRAC CD Decoder

SAN FRANCISCO, Toshiba America Electronic
Components, Inc.00 each in 10,000-piece quantities:

* TC94A54MFG-001, capable of decoding MP3 and WMA9. RipEditBurn Plus can even be used to produce
original audio content.

This category is for links to specification, papers, source code, and tutorial about audio data formats.

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Toshiba Takes Aim at Car-Audio Market With New Highly Integrated High-Performance Single Chip CD-MP3 Processors

chips.divxnetworks. To learn more about mp3 and mp3 SURROUND
technology, see www. For more
information: www.
The research topics are: Audio and video source coding, multimedia
realtime systems, digital radio broadcasting and digital cinema
systems, integrated circuits and sensor systems, design automation ,
wireless, wired and optical networks, localization and navigation,
imaging systems and nanofocus X-ray technology, high-speed cameras,
medical sensor solutions and communications technology in transport
and logistics.fraunhofer. Sound that was
once acceptable will not suffice for today's increasingly discriminating
listener.

Audio data formats are a representation of auditory information -- stuff that you can hear.

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TAEC is an independent operating company owned by Toshiba America, Inc. ATRAC , ATRAC3, ATRAC3plus and their
logos are trademarks of Sony Corporation. "This deal also has the potential to
broaden the competitive technology options for video device
manufacturers and premium content publishers, particularly in device
categories such as digital still cameras, digital video cameras and
recordable DVDs. "We trust DivXNetworks, Inc. DivXNetworks, Inc.
It provides research services on contract basis and technology
licensing.
( http://www. has
been a world leader in developing device drivers, applications, and firmware
for AT+T, Disney, Dolby Labs, Lucasfilm, Motorola, NASA , Philips, QSound Labs,
Samsung, Yahoo!, and a host of other companies.

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(TAEC)* today announced a pair of highly integrated, high-
performance CD-MP3 devices that enable playback of CD and multiple compressed
audio formats from a single chip. Samples
and production quantities are available now.toshiba.singingelectrons.

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com, or from your TAEC
representative. MPEG-1/MPEG-2 Layer 3 audio compression technology is
licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and THOMSON multimedia."
"Thomson and DivXNetworks are making it easier for the entire
digital video marketplace to provide the end consumer with a rich
media experience," said Henri Linde, Vice President, Growth
Initiatives , Audio + mp3 program of the Intellectual Property and
Licensing unit for Thomson."
For more information on DivX(R) video technology, visit
www.

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Together, DivX(R) and mp3 technology offer the largest device
compatibility on the market, giving integrated circuit manufacturers,
consumer electronics companies, PC manufacturers, content creators and
software vendors around the world a complete solution for the creation
and playback of rich, full-featured digital video.

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Windows Media and the
Windows logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation
in the United States and other countries. Additionally, DivXNetworks, Inc. is a consumer-focused video technology company
positioned at the center of multimedia convergence. SEATTLE, Solving the problem of diminished sound
quality typical of MP3 players, Blaze Audio announces a software package so
innovative that users can recapture their music's original presence.com ).

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All trademarks and tradenames used herein are the properties of their
respective holders. The new DivX(R) Media(TM) Format, scheduled for
release in the first quarter of 2005, is designed to enable the
ultimate media experience with advanced new multimedia features
including interactive video menus, powerful metadata and a balance of
compression and visual quality superior to any other technology on the
market.mp3surround-format.

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TAEC will be demonstrating the TC94A54MFG at the Embedded Systems
Conference here this week.

Technical features common to both ICs include the following:

* Incorporate CD servo and RF head amplifier with built-in DAC

* Feature compressed audio decoder

* Benefit from extensive , growing decoder firmware library that includes
MPEG-1/MPEG-2 Layer 3 (MP3), Windows Media (R) Audio 9 (WMA9), Advanced
Audio Coding (AAC), ATRAC CD, graphic equalization and surround -field
effects

* Capable of CD text data decoding

* Support CD-DA and CD-R/RW formats

* Available in standard ROM versions or can be tailored to specific
customer requirements

* Include 1Mbit SRAM for error correction and tag/file management

* Feature programmable RAM for software customization

* Have a standby function for data storage in the 1Mbit SRAM

* Allow either I(2)S or S/PDIF output for an external DAC

* Include a 4-bit parallel CPU interface

* Support 3., a
subsidiary of Toshiba Corporation, one of the five largest semiconductor
companies worldwide in terms of global sales for the year 2003 according to
Gartner/Dataquest's Worldwide Semiconductor Market Share Ranking ., the company that created the patent-pending
DivX(R) video compression technology, today announced a strategic
licensing agreement with Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits
IIS, inventors of mp3, and Thomson, co-inventors of mp3 and exclusive
licensing representative for their mp3 patents and software. will
integrate our mp3 technologies seamlessly to give the industry and the
consumer an outstanding multimedia experience.thomson.

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00 each in 10,000-piece quantities:

* TC94A60MFG -301, capable of decoding MP3 and ATRAC3 Plus(TM).
This broad offering includes semiconductors, flash memory-based storage
solutions, and displays for the computing, wireless, networking, automotive
and digital consumer markets.com

About DivXNetworks, Inc.de/

Its applications are not limited to MP3
players, however. RipEditBurn Plus offers a variety of editing capabilities in a
fashion with which even first time users can feel comfortable.

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Questions@taec. Technical and application information contained
here is subject to the most recent applicable Toshiba product specifications .
DivX(R) technology, which enables the creation and playback of
high-quality video files at a fraction of the size of competing
technologies, is currently downloaded an average of 3 million times
per month by consumers and is supported in over 20 million DivX
Certified(R) consumer electronics products, including DVD players from
major manufacturers.

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"Toshiba Corporation is a leader in automotive electronics solutions.

Customers interested in custom versions or the two-chip discrete solution
should contact Toshiba for specific pricing and availability.toshiba.com.

Business Editors/Technology Writers

PARIS + HANOVER, Germany----DivXNetworks, Inc. For more information visit
http://www.

About Blaze Audio:
Blaze Audio is a subsidiary of Singing Electrons , Inc.

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"TC94A54MFG and TC94A60MFG are ideal
solutions for low cost, full-featured car-audio CD-MP3 players. Additional new products in the CD-MP3
family with even higher levels of integration are in development and will be
announced in the future. "With our recent addition of the surround
capability , mp3 is the perfect match for video content distribution in
DivX(R) format. With the
development of the audio coding method MP3, Fraunhofer IIS has reached
worldwide recognition. Users can create custom CDs from sources as diverse as
classic LPs to today's internet radio.