ViXS and sMedio Form Partnership to Launch Ultra HD Blu-ray Player Solution

ViXS (TSE:VXS) and SMedio (TYO:3913) have partnered to create an Ultra HD Blu-ray player solution.
According to the press release:

With multiple Ultra HD Blu-ray titles to be released in early 2016 by studios such as Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Warner Brothers Home Entertainment and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and with the recent explosive growth in Ultra HD Television sales, the emerging Ultra HD Blu-ray market is primed for rapid growth.
ViXS and SMedio are working with a lead customer to bring a complete Ultra HD Blu-ray player solution to market by mid-2016, in addition the platform will be available late Q1`2016 for other manufacturers. Both ViXS and sMedio will be showcasing a demonstration of the Ultra HD Blu-ray player solution at CES 2016. The demonstration will be using the latest Ultra HD Blu-ray titles from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. ViXS will be located in the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC), South Hall 2, Lower Level, Booth# MP26055. sMedio will have an invite only suite in the Venetian Tower 11-306.
At the heart of the Ultra HD Blu-ray player solution is the ViXS XCode 6830 12-bit Ultra HD HEVC System on a Chip (SoC) with High Dynamic Range (HDR) and support for HDMI 2.0a with HDCP 2.2. The XCode 6830 SoC has been specifically designed for the Ultra HD Blu-ray player market, providing all the necessary security and Ultra HD video processing required to meet the needs of the Ultra HD Blu-ray market. Samples of the XCode 6830 will be available February 2016.

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