CyberLink and Afa Announce Mobile TV Solution

Released on = August 20, 2007, 3:30 am

Press Release Author = Simon Chang

Industry = Semiconductors

Press Release Summary = CyberLink Corp., a world leader in digital home solutions,
and Afa Technologies, Inc., a renowned digital TV front-end receiver fabless IC
design house announce their collaboration on MDTV (Mobile Digital Television)
solution for Windows Mobile 5.0/6.0 platform. The solution integrates CyberLink\'s
multi-media software package and Afa\'s multi-standard MDTV demodulator AF9100 series
for TV reception in many countries and areas. It also ensures customers the fastest
design-in schedule and earliest time-to-market.

Press Release Body = CyberLink Corp., a world leader in digital home solutions, and
Afa Technologies, Inc., a renowned digital TV front-end receiver fabless IC design
house today announce their collaboration on MDTV (Mobile Digital Television)
solution for Windows Mobile 5.0/6.0 platform. The solution integrates CyberLink\'s
multi-media software package and Afa\'s multi-standard MDTV demodulator AF9100 series
for TV reception in many countries and areas. It also ensures customers the fastest
design-in schedule and earliest time-to-market.

CyberLink Mobile TV solution enables users to receive various digital contents on
mobile and portable devices including TV programs, radio programs and video clips.
Users can easily search for TV programs by ESG (Electronic Service Guide) user
interface and built-in interactive service. Moreover, channel preview function can
be done by CyberLink\'s audio/video bit-stream playback and ESG technology. With
Afa Mobile TV solution, users can automatically detect and switch TV standards among
countries.

Afa AF9100 series is the first six-in-one multi-standard MDTV demodulator solution
including DVB-H, DVB-T, T-DMB, DAB-IP, DAB/DAB+ and FM. AF9100 series is not only
the highest integration solution of its kind, but also with Afa\'s patented Fast
zapping technology. In addition, AF9100 series, equipped with excellent mobility
capability, is now in design-in stage for several renowned Mobile phone, PDA and
Smart phone makers.

\"It is our pleasure to team up with Afa for the sizzling MDTV solution and to enable
the possibility for TV reception across the countries.\" said Alice H. Chang,
CyberLink CEO.

Dr. Allen Lu, President of Afa, said \"Afa is delighted to cooperate with CyberLink
to provide the complete MDTV solution for customer need."


About Afa
Afa Technologies, Inc. is a fabless IC design house excelling in high performance
DTV receiver SOC. Afa offers a complete product line covering various digital
multimedia broadcasting markets in applications of high mobility car TV, low power
consumption portable and handheld devices, as well as high quality PC/NB peripheral
and digital STB. With the seasoned engineering and proactive customer support team,
Afa provides not only the most compact chip with brilliant performance but also
total system-level solution to maximize customer\'s profit and fast time-to-market.
For more information, please visit www.afatech.com.tw.


About CyberLink
CyberLink Corp is the leader and pioneer in enabling digital multimedia on PCs and
CEs. Backed by a group of high caliber software engineers, CyberLink owns its core
codec and a number of patented technologies. Today, CyberLink has built a solid
reputation for delivering high-quality, interoperable, and fast time-to-market
solutions that keep our OEM partners on the leading edge. Our business partners
include leaders in the PC industry: drive manufacturers, graphics-card makers, and
top-5 desktop and notebook brands. Today, CyberLink Software Solutions include:
complete applications for Blu-ray Discs and HD DVDs, Digital Home entertainment,
Mobile TV and eHRD solutions. With customers spanning from multi-national
corporations to small/medium-sized businesses, and from power users to home users,
CyberLink has enjoyed rapid and consistent growth leading to a record breaking IPO
in 2000 on the Taiwan Over The Counter Exchange (OTC: 5203). Currently, CyberLink is
listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (ticker symbol: 5203.TW). CyberLink\'s worldwide
headquarters is in Taipei. To keep up with market demands, CyberLink has operations
in North America, Europe and the Asia Pacific region, including Japan. For more
information, please visit CyberLink\'s website at http://www.cyberlink.com.


Web Site = http://www.afatech.com.tw

Contact Details = Email: Simon_Chang@afatech.com.tw
Phone Number: +886-2-29189958 Ext. 309
Fax: +886-2-29189975
Address: 9F, No. 233-1, Baoqiao Road, Xindian City, Taipei County 231, Taiwan

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