Press Release

ViXS Systems and China Digital TV Collaborate to Develop Ultra Secure PC TV Solution

Conditional Access provided by ViXS ASIC enables secure video content capture

Toronto, CANADA – March 21, 2008.  ViXS Systems, the leading developer of video processing solutions, and China Digital TV, the leading provider of Conditional Access (CA) systems to China’s rapidly growing digital TV market, today announced an ultra secure PC-based digital TV capture solution and Conditional Access PCI card co-developed by the two companies.  This product will be the first PC capture card with enhanced security available in the Chinese market.

ViXS, a world leader in digital video protection technologies for PC applications, provides secure ISDB-T PC solutions to many leading Consumer Electronics and PC manufacturers including NEC and Buffalo.  Drawing upon this experience, ViXS partnered with China Digital TV to develop the STV-TC11P — a one-of-a-kind Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) — specifically for use in this PCI video capture card.

Targeted at the rapidly growing Chinese digital cable TV market, the ultra secure PCI video capture card gives users the ability to inexpensively capture HD video content on their PCs for real-time viewing or recording onto a hard drive for later playback (time shifting).  The STV-TC11P ASIC ensures that video content remains protected and that Conditional Access is maintained.

“Our partnership with ViXS represents a great opportunity for China Digital TV,” said Zengxiang Lu, Chairman and Chief Strategy officer of China Digital TV.  “ViXS’ ability to provide state-of-the-art PC television tuner applications, and the company’s strong market share and experience in the Japanese and North American PC tuner card markets, make them a sound choice for a partner in this new product area.”

Dr. Lu further commented that as digital television penetration in China deepens, the future is bright for value-added products and services tailored to the needs of Chinese consumers.  China Digital TV’s subsidiary, Beijing Novel-Super Media Investment Co. Ltd, is dedicated to being a first mover and market leader in value-added products and services for China’s digital television market.

“ViXS is excited to work with China Digital TV in the development of this important product for the Chinese broadcast TV market.  Chinese viewers have long been waiting for a secure way to capture and record digital video onto their PCs, and as we approach the Beijing Olympics the demand for recording HD broadcast video will rapidly increase”, said Sally Daub, President and CEO of ViXS Systems.

About China Digital TV

Founded in 2004, China Digital TV is the leading provider of conditional access (“CA”) systems to China's rapidly growing digital television market. CA systems enable television network operators to manage the delivery of customized content and services to their subscribers. China Digital TV conducts its CA-related business through its subsidiary, Beijing Super TV Co., Ltd., and its affiliate, Beijing Novel-Super Digital TV Technology Co., Ltd. and its value-added services business through its subsidiary, Beijing Novel-Super Media Investment Co., Ltd.

For more information please visit the Investor Relations section of China Digital TV's website at http://ir.chinadtv.cn.

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About ViXS Systems
ViXS Systems is a fabless semiconductor company enabling advanced video processing technologies for Consumer Electronic (CE) and Personal Computer (PC) platforms.  The company has developed advanced video codecs with unprecedented capabilities for processing, managing, protecting and distributing broadcast-quality video.  ViXS supplies IC solutions and full production reference designs to the world's top CE and PC manufacturers, OEMs and ODMs.  ViXS XCode video processors are deployed worldwide in a variety of designs such as IPTV/cable set-top boxes, multimedia PC boards, digital TVs, PVRs, and Blu-ray and HD DVD products.  Unique video technologies developed by ViXS, such as encoding, transcoding and decoding, provide CE and PC manufacturers with the necessary feature differentiators they need to become leaders in their respective markets.  An additional ingredient for the success of these products is ViXS’ support of worldwide Conditional Access (CA) and Digital Rights Management (DRM) whereby one product platform can support worldwide coverage.  To date, ViXS has issued and filed over 100 patents.  Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, ViXS is a global company with offices located worldwide.  For more information, visit www.vixs.com

Contact information:

Tony Swierkot
ViXS Systems
Phone: (416) 646-2000 Extension 331
Email: tswierkot@vixs.com