NTT Electronics Exhibits at IBC2006, the world’s premier Broadcasting Media Convention

Revealing the latest MPEG-2 and AVC/H.264 HDTV products and technologies

Tokyo, Japan. - August 25, 2006 - NTT Electronics Corporation, an industry leader in image compression technology, will be taking part in Europe’s largest broadcasting media convention, IBC2006 (International Broadcasting Convention, Amsterdam, the Netherlands), from September 8 to 12.

In a joint exhibit with the NTT R&D laboratories under the theme of Innovative HDTV Solutions (booth No. 1.441), our company will display products and solutions for video content creation, transmission and delivery services for broadcasting and communications activities. In addition, we will also have the latest AVC/H.264 technology on display, which is currently being developed at NTT Cyber Space Laboratories.

NTT Electronics HDTV codecs, with their high image quality, are used in program production sites throughout the world. The H3000 series of MPEG-2 codecs is especially popular, being used by Japan’s NHK, South Korea’s MBC, and many other stations in Japan and overseas, as well as adopted for live broadcasting of global sporting events. The H5100 series will also be on display; it is compliant with the RoHS Directive - that is banning the use of hazardous substances. The exhibit will also feature a video demonstration of the new HVE7100 encoder supporting the AVC/H.264 High profile. In addition, a demonstration will be carried out which will highlight the IP transport of HDTV video using the NA5000 IP interface system, which features Gigabit Ethernet output, FEC (forward error correction), and encryption capability built in.

Tsuneo Okubo of NTT Electronics (General Manager, the Multimedia System Group) comments as follows. "Our HDTV systems enjoy wide support by customers who demand high image quality. These products have earned an excellent reputation both in Japan and worldwide. At this exhibition we’ll be announcing products aimed at high image quality, including AVC/H.264 as well as MPEG-2. Please come and see our technology."

The main products shown at the IBC2006 Exhibition are listed below.

1. Content transmission
   • Content transmission over IP
     
     • An exhibit of the H5100 Series, which brings RoHS Directive compliance to the popular H3000 series of HDTV Encoders.
   • An exhibit of the NA5000 IP interface system, with Gigabit Ethernet output, FEC (forward error correction), and encryption support.
   • An exhibit of low-delay transmission technology with AVC/H.264 Intra codec.
     [NTT Cyber Space Laboratories]
   
   
2. Content creation
   • Application for content ingest processing in a program server.
     • An exhibition featuring our HE5100 and an Omneon multimedia server.
   • A demonstration using AVC/H.264 offline software encoding technology to compress HDTV data to approximately 2Mbps.
     [Technology exhibit, NTT Cyber Space Laboratories]
   • An exhibit of ISIL-Box, a collaboration tool for joint content creation by key station and affiliates
     [NTT Cyber Space Laboratories]
   
   
3. Content delivery
   • A demonstration of the HDTV real-time encoder HVE7100, well supporting the AVC/H.264 High profile and IPTV and satellite delivery use.
   
   
4. Devices for broadcasting systems
   • An exhibit of VASA, the world’s first MPEG-2 single-chip HDTV codec LSI.
   • An exhibit of the SuperENC series of codec LSIs for use in HDV cameras.
   • An exhibit of a low-delay SDTV module.
   
   
5. 3D display
   • An exhibit of a 3D display realizing long-term enjoyment of 3D images, without glasses.
     [NTT Cyber Space Laboratories]