Dialog Semiconductor Plc.: Dialog Semiconductor Powers Cinematic Experience In Epson Standalone Type 3D See-Through Mobile Viewer

Dialog Semiconductor Powers Cinematic Experience In Epson Standalone Type 3D See-Through Mobile Viewer

Kirchheim/Teck, Germany, 16 April 2012 - Dialog Semiconductor plc (FWB: DLG), a provider of highly integrated innovative power management, audio and short range wireless technologies, has announced its DA9052 configurable power management IC is being used by Epson to deliver approximately six hours of video playback from its new Moverio BT-100 standalone type 3D see-through mobile viewer.

The Moverio BT-100 standalone type 3D see-through mobile viewer allows users to watch video on the move and gives a perceived image equivalent to that of an
8-metre (320-inch) display viewed from 20 metres away. The transparent, 3D enabled display lenses, a world's first, enable users to view content in total privacy and remain aware of their surroundings. The unit integrates a QHD resolution screen with earphones to give a true home cinema effect and runs the Android operating system. The system is WiFi enabled and supports up to 32Gb of memory card storage, allowing users to watch both stored and online video content.

'Our two priorities in designing the Moverio BT-100 were image quality and portability,' said Mr. Astunari Tsuda, Expert, Visual Products Operations Division of Epson. 'This severely affected the battery size that we could use and made it essential to perfectly optimise the system's power management. By using Dialog's configurable power management platform we've been able to significantly extend the battery life of the system.'

Udo Kratz, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Dialog added: 'Whilst consumers are storing a greater volume of data on the handset, people will always prefer to view content on a large screen, and Epson's Moverio BT-100 gives consumers the best of both. The glasses are a fantastic feat of engineering and are likely to become a popular gadget for long train and plane journeys, allowing the viewing of up to three or even four films on the go from a single charge.'

The Dialog DA9052 gives designers greater flexibility to reduce the power consumption, size and cost of portable electronic devices, such as smartphones, tablet PCs, e-readers and multimedia players. It is capable of supporting most major families of application and mobile graphics processors and offers an unprecedented level of user-configurability allowing power management to be perfectly optimised for almost any system.

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Company contact:
Birgit Hummel, Dialog Semiconductor, Neue Strasse 95, D-73230 Kirchheim/Teck-Nabern, Germany

Tel: +49 7021 805 412 
Fax: +49 7021 805 200
E-mail: birgit.hummel@diasemi.com
Web: www.dialog-semiconductor.com

Media contact:
Rob Ashwell, Publitek Limited, 18 Brock Street, Bath, BA1 2LW, United Kingdom

Tel: +44 1225 470 000
E-mail: rob.ashwell@publitek.com

About Dialog
Dialog Semiconductor creates highly integrated, mixed-signal integrated circuits (ICs) optimised for personal portable, low energy short-range wireless, lighting, display and automotive applications. Dialog's power management processor companion chips are essential for enhancing both the performance in terms of extended battery lifetime and the consumers' multimedia experience. With world-class manufacturing partners, Dialog operates a fabless business model.

Dialog Semiconductor plc is headquartered near Stuttgart with a global sales, R&D and marketing organisation. In 2011, it had approximately $527 million in revenue and was one of the fastest growing European public semiconductor companies. It currently has approximately 650 employees. The company is listed on the Frankfurt (FWB: DLG) stock exchange and is a member of the German TecDax index.

About Epson
Epson is a global imaging and innovation leader that is dedicated to exceeding the vision of customers worldwide through its compact, energy-saving, high-precision technologies, with a product line-up ranging from printers and 3LCD projectors for enterprise and the home, to sensors and other microdevices.

Led by the Japan-based Seiko Epson Corporation, the Epson Group comprises more than 78,000 employees in 99 companies around the world, and is proud of its ongoing contributions to the global environment and the communities in which it operates.

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