Zoran and DVN Demonstrate HD Cable Set-Top Boxes for China at CCBN 2010

Monday, March 22nd, 2010
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SUNNYVALE, CA — Zoran Corporation (NASDAQ: ZRAN) announced that it will be demonstrating with DVN (Holdings) Limited (SEHK: 500) a new generation of High Definition and Standard Definition set-top box models at the China Cable Broadcasting Network (CCBN) 2010 conference held this week in Beijing in Hall 1B, Zoran Booth B704 and DVN Booth 401.

DVN, a market and technology leader in digital cable solutions, has selected Zoran’s SupraXD® 180 processor for its new generation of High Definition China Cable set-top box models, with bi-directional broadcast capabilities, shipping to multiple cable operators.

DVN has also selected Zoran’s SupraTV® 236 and SupraTV® 260 processors to power a new range of Standard Definition cable set-top boxes shipping to China’s largest and most influential cable operators. These new DVN models are now being deployed for both one-way and bi-directional Standard Definition cable services and will also be demonstrated at CCBN.

“We are seeing strong demand from our operator customers for basic high definition cable set-top boxes and the SupraXD® 180 processor is well-designed for this segment, we also appreciate Zoran’s SupraTV® 236 and 260 cable solutions, which are well optimized for our mainstream Standard Definition set-top boxes,” said Zhang Yijun, DVN Group Administrative Vice President.

“We are delighted to work with DVN and look forward to a broad based rollout of these new models,” said Ram Ofir, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Home Entertainment division at Zoran Corporation.