Digital Television USB Dongle is Fully Compatible with China Digital
Terrestrial TV Broadcasting Standard (GB20600-2006)
FREMONT, Calif., March 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Legend Silicon Corporation, a
leading technology company delivering semiconductor solutions for
terrestrial digital TV (DTV), has partnered with China's aigo, a leader in
consumer electronics, to create a revolutionary new product for viewing
high definition television anywhere at any time. The USB Dongle, designed
around Legend Silicon's demodulation chipset and aigo's mobile digital
devices, will enable Chinese consumers to view terrestrial high definition
television (HDTV) being programmed by China Central Television (CCTV) on
their own laptops -- just in time for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
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As the leading producer of portable multimedia entertainment terminals
in China, aigo has a reputation for innovation. In November 2007, aigo
became the first Chinese high-tech brand to appear in the Olympic Museum.
Partnering with Legend Silicon Corp. aigo is able to make its consumer
products enter the next level.
"It is well known that Legend Silicon Corp. is the leader in developing
core technology for China Digital Terrestrial Television (DTTV) in China.
The USB Dongle, developed by Legend Silicon, will be the first aigo product
in this new field," said Yong Wei, General Manager of the Mobile Video
Department of aigo. "We believe that aigo will lead a new trend in consumer
electronics with the launch of this product."
Dr. Yeliang Shan, Vice President of Sales at Legend Silicon, echoes
this sentiment. "Legend Silicon has always been committed to developing the
core technology of China's digital television standard, GB20600-2006, and
popularizing related products. With the powerful brand influence and
marketing capability of aigo in the field of consumer electronics, GB
terrestrial DTV technology will be accessible to people, allowing them to
view the Olympic Games through mobile devices."
With an estimated 800,000 foreign tourists and 15 million local viewers
expected to tune in to the 2008 Olympic Games, the launch of the USB Dongle
comes at an opportune time. As Yong Wei stated, "People can use the USB
Dongle as the most advanced, most economical and most convenient way to
enjoy the Olympic Games, anywhere and any time, just plugging it into their
computers."
Legend Silicon and aigo anticipate that the USB Dongle -- with its ease
of use, portability and moderate price tag -- will become a requisite piece
of high-tech equipment for early adopters during the Olympic Games.
About Legend Silicon Corp
Legend Silicon Corp is a fabless semiconductor company that develops
technology and application-specific standard products (ASSP) for digital
broadcasting and broadband transmission and reception. The company is a co-
developer of the Chinese Digital Television Terrestrial Broadcasting (DTTB)
System Standard (GB20600-2006) and provider of the Standard compliant
demodulator products to enable fixed and mobile applications. Legend
Silicon has operations in Fremont, Calif., Beijing, Shanghai and Tianjin in
China. It also maintains a joint DTV Research Center with Tsinghua
University in Beijing. To learn more about Legend Silicon, visit
http://www.legendsilicon.com.
About aigo
Established in 1993, Beijing Huaqi Information Digital Technology Co.,
Ltd. is a high-tech company headquartered in Beijing's Zhongguancun (a
technology hub, known as "the Silicon Valley of China").Huaqi has its brand
known as aigo. As a leading domestic manufacturer of portable storage
devices, digital products and self-assembling products, Huaqi always takes
the development of national IT industry for its own responsibility. Huaqi
engages in R&D and promotion of computer software and hardware and customer
service. aigo portable storage devices, monitors, digital products,
computer cases and optomagnetic products have become flagship products and
highly favored by customers. To learn more about aigo, please visit
http://www.aigo.com
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