RNS Number : 0741Z
DDD Group PLC
15 July 2008
SAMSUNG COMMENCES DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE EMBEDDED 3-D HDTV CHIP
Los Angeles, California (July 15th, 2008) * DDD Group plc (AIM: DDD), the 3D software and
content company, today announces that
following the successful conclusion of the market research phase, Samsung Electronics Company
Ltd. ('Samsung') has confirmed that it is
proceeding with the development and manufacture of a low cost 3-D chip based on DDD's TriDef®
3-D functions for Samsung's next generation
3-D HDTVs.
The license agreement was announced in February this year and allows Samsung to design and
mass manufacture the low cost chip based upon
DDD's TriDef real-time 2-D to 3-D conversion and 3-D image processing architecture. The chip
can be used in a variety of 3-D HDTVs including
plasma, LCD and DLP televisions. An advance royalty of approximately £165,000 is now due
under the terms of the license agreement.
During the next few months, DDD expects Samsung to provide guidance on the number of next
generation 2009 3-D HDTV models that will
include the chip once Samsung has concluded the product planning for their 2009 model range.
Chris Yewdall, Chief Executive of DDD said: "We are pleased to report that the five year
license agreement with Samsung is now in effect
following a successful conclusion to the market research with consumers and studio executives
using the prototype 3-D HDTVs. We are excited
that Samsung's next generation 3-D HDTVs will be based on DDD's embedded TriDef 3-D platform
and we look forward to continuing to build on
this momentum."
Enquiries:
DDD Group
Chris Yewdall, President & +1 310 566-3340
CEO
e-mail: info@ddd.com
Brewin Dolphin
Ken Fleming, Director - +44 (0) 141 314 8114
Corporate Finance +44 (0) 141 314 8208
Paul Mason, Assistant
Director - Corporate
Finance
Notes to Editors
About DDD
DDD, also known as Dynamic Digital Depth, is transforming the viewing experience with
applications for 3D displays. Its patented
technologies enable 3D viewing with and without glasses; simple integration of computer
graphics applications with 3D displays; supply of 3D
content through 2D to 3D conversion; and 3D transmission over existing networks. DDD is quoted
on the London Stock Exchange's Alternative
Investment Market (AIM: DDD).
Background
* A new category of flat screen LCD and plasma displays are being developed and
marketed by major consumer electronics companies
that provide stereoscopic 3D images both with and without the need for the viewer to wear
glasses. Stereoscopic 3D images appear to have
natural in and off-screen depth. 3D displays have already been included in mobile phones in
Japan and Korea and in desktop PC displays and
notebook computers in North America and Japan.
* DDD's solutions provide an important bridge between conventional two-dimensional
(2D) software applications and content and the
new 3D displays. Normal 2D pictures, video and computer graphics images are manipulated by
DDD's patented software enabling them to be
displayed on 3D displays without requiring the content to be created specially for a 3D
display. DDD's solutions also enable automatic
conversion of virtually any media from 2D to 3D without any pre-processing of the 2D image.
* DDD licenses these software applications, marketed under the TriDef® and DDD
Mobile* brand names, to consumer electronics
manufacturers for inclusion with the 3D display products supplied to their end users. DDD also
licenses its software directly to end users
who already own 3D displays and through an international sales channel. DDD's customers
include Sharp Corporation, Samsung and Arisawa
Manufacturing Company.
* In February 2008 Samsung and DDD entered into an development and license agreement
to integrate DDD's TriDef 3D real time 2D to 3D
conversion solution and 3D image processing architecture in a custom 3D image processing chip
that will form the basis of Samsung's next
generation 3D HDTVs.
* In February 2008 Samsung and DDD entered into an agreement to supply DDD's TriDef 3D
Experience software solution as part of
Samsung's 3-D accessory pack for their range of 3-D ready plasma and DLP rear projection
HDTVs.
* In February 2008 DDD delivered the first embedded 3-D HDTV processor for the Hyundai
IT 46" 3-D LCD TV that is based on Arisawa
Manufacturing's X-Pol 3-D materials. The TriDef Core processor decodes the 3-D television
signal being broadcast to consumers in Japan on
the BS11 TV network as well as converting high definition 2-D content to 3-D automatically.
* In September 2007 Samsung launched a range of 3-D Ready DLP® rear projection HDTVs
in North America. DDD's TriDef 3D Experience
software solution enables a range of popular entertainment to be enjoyed in 3-D and is
available in various accessory packs including 3-D
glasses. The 3-D accessory packs are available online from DDD.com and other retail and
distribution channels. DDD also supplies software
that allows popular PC games to be played in 3-D on the new HDTVs.
* In July 2007 Samsung released the SCH-B710 'glasses-free' 3D mobile telephone in
South Korea. DDD entered into a development and
license agreement with Samsung Electronics allowing Samsung to include DDD's 3D mobile
telephone software solution in Samsung's SCH-B710 3D
mobile telephone. The license agreement yields a royalty to DDD for each handset manufactured.Samsung renewed its exclusive rights for
DDD's real time 2D to 3D conversion capabilities for use on 3D mobile phones in Korea in
October 2006.
More information is available at www.DDD.com.
Trademarks:
DLP is a registered trademark of Texas Instruments. TriDef and DDD Mobile are trademarks
of DDD Group plc. All other trademarks are the
property of their respective owners.
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