Zoran Demonstrates Highly Integrated HDTV 1080P Processor With HDMI 1.3 for European DVB-T Market at IBC

SupraHD® 670 Processor Delivers Unprecedented Integration and Display Quality for European Full-HD DTV Products

SUNNYVALE, CA - September 06, 2007 - Zoran Corporation (NASDAQ: ZRAN) announced that this week at the International Broadcast Conference in Amsterdam it will be demonstrating its new SupraHD® 670 HDTV multimedia processor, now shipping to qualified manufacturers developing 1080P high definition digital television products for European markets.

"We are pleased to offer our advanced Full-HD 1080P DTV solution to suppliers to European markets. The SupraHD® 670 processor platform integrates all the components required to replace existing multichip solutions and includes in-house, royalty-free DTV middleware. Qualified Zoran customers receive complete end-to-end 1080P platforms enabling them to deliver multiple DTV models quickly to market," said Jun Kawaguchi, director HDTV product marketing, Zoran’s Home Entertainment division.

The SupraHD® 670 processor integrates all key circuitries for delivering full high definition 1080P DTV products for the European DVB-T DTV market, including:

  •  1080P full-HD component video input with WUXGA PC analog video input support
  •  Dual HDMI 1.3 receiver with (HDCP) high definition content protection
  •  Market-proven LVDS transmitter for direct connection to 1080P LCD and PDP
  •  True 1080i deinterlacing
  •  Advanced video improvement and noise reduction
  •  Multiple analog PAL video inputs with advanced 3D comb filter
  •  End-to-end 10-bit video processing supporting over 1 billion colors
  •  Common interface to handle conditional access
  •  Auxiliary video output as required by SCART interface specifications
  •  Teletext decoder

    About Zoran Corporation

    Zoran Corporation, based in Sunnyvale, California, is a leading provider of digital solutions in the growing digital entertainment and digital imaging markets. 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 Share Entertain technologies for the digital home. Zoran’s proficiency in integration delivers major benefits for OEM customers, including greater capabilities within each product generation, reduced system costs, and shorter time to market. Zoran-based DVD, digital camera, DTV, multimedia mobile phone, and multifunction printer products have received recognition for excellence and are now in hundreds of millions of homes and offices worldwide. With headquarters in the U.S. and operations in Canada, China, England, Germany, India, Israel, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan, Zoran may be contacted on the World Wide Web at www.zoran.com or at 408-523-6500.

    Zoran, the Zoran logo, and SupraHD are trademarks or registered trademarks of Zoran Corporation and/or its subsidiaries in the United States and/or other countries. All other names and brands may be claimed as property of others.

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    Contact Information
    Betty Watkins
    Zoran Corporation
    408-523-4373
    betty.watkins@zoran.com