Trident's DVB-T System Software Enters European DTV Market

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Trident Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRID) a leader in high-performance semiconductor system solutions for the multimedia and digital television markets, today announced that its European DVB-T system software, powered by its HiDTV™ PRO-FX system-on-a-chip (SoC) solutions, has been integrated into Grundig Elektronik’s New City Line Models, the BERLIN 32-8850T, BERLIN 37-8850T and the Vision-7 47-7851T full HD digital televisions now selling in Europe.

Trident’s DVB-T system middleware was developed by Trident and meets Europe’s iDTV DVB-T broadcasting standards. It has been successfully field tested across Europe.

“We are excited to introduce Trident’s leading multimedia technology and HiDTV PRO product family to the European market with Grundig Elektronik,” stated Hungwen Li, Trident’s Chief Marketing Officer. “This win is a testament to Trident’s continued efforts to extend its premier picture quality product portfolio to engineer the industry’s best SoC processors and deliver a high quality digital picture.”

“We are pleased to incorporate Trident’s DVB-T system software into our HD digital television units,” noted Erkan Duysal, Grundig Elektronik’s Director — R&D. “Trident offers superior engineering design support and their HiDTV Pro-FX SoCs, integrated with its leading video processing technology, provide exceptional picture quality. Trident has a best in class engineering team with unparalleled customer service and technical capabilities. We look forward to building our relationship with them in the future.”