OmniVision and eASIC Offer MPEG-4 Reference Design to Provide Rapid Development of...

OmniVision and eASIC Offer MPEG-4 Reference Design to Provide Rapid
Development of Camera Solutions

SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- OmniVision
Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: OVTI), a leading independent supplier of CMOS
CameraChip(TM) image sensors and eASIC Corporation, the leading provider of
zero mask-charge ASIC devices, today announced the availability of the eDVR91,
an MPEG-4 camera reference design suitable for a broad range of applications
including camcorders, security and surveillance cameras and automotive vision
systems.
The eDVR91, a camera reference design based on OmniVision's OV7725
CameraChip(TM) sensor and eASIC's eDV9100 MPEG-4 CODEC, enables the capture,
compression and storage of digital video and audio on a Secure Digital (SD)
storage card. The eDVR91 can store eight hours of compressed video and audio
on a single 2G SD memory card.
"The superior video quality of OmniVision's OV7725, especially in
low-light conditions, combined with our low-cost eDV9100 MPEG-4 CODEC,
provides the ideal combination of video quality at a price point that will
meet our customers' requirements," said Jasbinder Bhoot, Senior Director of
Worldwide Marketing at eASIC Corporation. "Furthermore, this reference design
will help our customers accelerate deployment, and ultimately,
time-to-revenue."
"Our collaboration with eASIC has yielded a design platform that enables a
highly versatile solution for rapid, cost effective, and straightforward
system development," commented Todd Koelling, Sr. Director of Marketing at
OmniVision. "By significantly reducing the customers' development time and
cost, these design kits can accelerate time-to-revenue, and ultimately help
our customers across all markets become more competitive."
The OV7725 is a 1/4-inch sensor that provides the full functionality of a
VGA camera and image processor on a single chip, enabling easy and cost
efficient integration. Built with a 6 x 6 micron pixel, the OV7725 delivers
ultra-high light sensitivity (3.8 V/Lux-sec), making it the ideal solution for
a wide range of applications that need to operate well in low light
conditions. The OV7725 can operate at 60 frames per second (fps) in VGA mode,
or 120 fps in QVGA.
The eDVR91 comes complete with schematics, firmware and software, and is
currently available from eASIC for $299. For more details, visit
www.eASIC.com.
About OmniVision
OmniVision Technologies designs and markets high-performance semiconductor
image sensors. Its CameraChip(TM) products using OmniPixel(R),
OmniPixel2(TM), OmniPixel3(TM), OmniPixel3-HS(TM) and OmniBSI(TM) technologies
are highly integrated, single-chip CMOS image sensors for mass-market consumer
and commercial applications such as mobile phones, notebooks, security and
surveillance systems, digital still cameras, automotive and medical imaging
systems and interactive video games. Additional information is available at
www.ovt.com.
About eASIC
eASIC is a fabless semiconductor company offering breakthrough zero
mask-charge ASIC devices aimed at dramatically reducing the overall cost and
time-to-production of customized semiconductor devices. Low-cost,
high-performance and fast-turn ASIC and System-on-Chip designs are enabled
through patented technology utilizing Via-layer customizable routing. This
innovative fabric allows eASIC to offer ASICs with no mask-charges and no
minimum order quantity. Privately held eASIC Corporation is headquartered in
Santa Clara, California. Investors include Khosla Ventures, Kleiner Perkins
Caufield and Byers (KPCB), Crescendo Ventures, Advanced Equities Incorporated
and Evergreen Partners. For more information, please visit www.eASIC.com.
Safe-Harbor Language
Certain statements in this press release, including statements regarding
the performance and capabilities of, the anticipated demand for and the
expected time frame for volume shipment of the OV7725 CMOS image sensors are
forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. These
risks and uncertainties, which could cause the forward-looking statements and
OmniVision's results to differ materially, include, without limitation:
potential errors, design flaws or other problems with the OV7725; customer
acceptance, demand, and other risks detailed from time to time in OmniVision's
Securities and Exchange Commission filings and reports, including, but not
limited to, OmniVision's annual report filed on Form 10-K and quarterly
reports filed on Form 10-Q. OmniVision expressly disclaims any obligation to
update information contained in any forward-looking statement.
OmniVision(R) and OmniPixel(R) are registered trademarks of OmniVision
Technologies, Inc. The OmniVision logo, CameraChip(TM), OmniPixel2(TM) ,
OmniPixel3(TM), OmniPixel3-HS(TM) and OmniBSI(TM) are trademarks of OmniVision
Technologies, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective
owners.
SOURCE OmniVision Technologies, Inc.

Investor Relations, Steven Horwitz of OmniVision Technologies,
+1-408-653-3263; or Media, Martijn Pierik of Impress Public Relations,
+1-602-366-5599, martijn@impress-pr.com; or Company Contact, Scott Foster of
OmniVision Technologies, +1-408-567-3077, sfoster@ovt.com; or eASIC Contact,
Spencer Horowitz of eASIC Corporation, +1-408-832-9616, spencerh@ieee.org