Zoran Licenses Redkey MHEG Engine From Strategy & Technology



Strategy & Technology Limited (S&T) has announced that Zoran, a leading provider of digital solutions in the growing digital entertainment and digital imaging markets, has licensed the company’s RedKey MHEG engine.
Zoran has shipped RedKey in production volumes using its SupraTV 162 and SupraTV 163 chips for the UK DVB-T receiver market.


Zoran supplies integrated chipset solutions to both the set-top box, integrated TV set, and DVD-recorder markets – among others – and by licensing S&T’s RedKey MHEG engine, can now supply a complete MHEG-ready solution.
Zoran has licensed the latest version of Redkey which meets the UK MHEG Profile 1.06 requirements. This profile is now also being deployed in New Zealand with only minor extensions.


“We are very pleased to be working with Zoran given its expertise and presence in digital set-top boxes, integrated digital televisions, and DVD-recorders and its approach to provide production-proven designs including software.
Zoran is well positioned to help grow MHEG technology on a global basis. By allowing manufacturers to purchase the core hardware and software in one very cost-effective package the real benefits of MHEG will be seen. This will allow manufacturers to develop products very quickly, meeting the UK Freeview requirements,” explained Paul Daly, General Manager, S&T Client Systems.


“Zoran selected S&T’s RedKey MHEG engine for integration in our digital terrestrial platforms due to its proven quality. Our experience with S&T has shown this was the right decision as we have been able to quickly integrate RedKey, pass DTG testing, and begin volume shipments. Our customers appreciate the benefits of a Zoran turnkey solution that integrates our processors and a complete software stack from operating system, drivers, middleware, MHEG-5 engine, and application software tools,” said Eric Schiff, Director of Standard Definition Television Products, Zoran Corporation.


S&T recently announced the setting up of S&T Client Systems Ltd as a separate company with the precise aim of being able to better serve the MHEG engine market.


With two decades of expertise developing and delivering digital signal processing technologies, Zoran has pioneered high-performance digital audio and video, imaging applications and connect and share technologies for the digital home.
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