Sigma Designs to Showcase Hot Trends in the Digital Home Market at Multiple Conferences Worldwide

MILPITAS, Calif., Aug 31, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Sigma Designs /quotes/comstock/15*!sigm/quotes/nls/sigm (SIGM 9.73, +0.14, +1.46%) , a leading provider of system-on-chip (SoC) solutions used to deliver entertainment and control throughout the home, will be presenting at multiple industry conferences in September. At these talks, Sigma experts will share market insights on technology trends and successful customer solutions in IPTV, connected media players that display Over-The-Top (OTT) content, home control, home entertainment networking, and more.

Sigma Designs is currently the only company that has the key technologies that OEMs and service providers need to address all aspects of the media processing, powerline, phoneline, and coaxial cable infrastructure within the connected home. Come and hear Sigma's experts articulate where the digital home industry is headed and why. For a detailed list of upcoming events, please visit: http://www.sigmadesigns.com/events.php

Sigma Designs will be at the following events in September 2010:

What: Set Top Box Conference, September 2, San Jose, California Speaker: Nadav Katsir, vice president of business development Topic: Navigating the Path to the Next Generation STB: Leveraging Sigma's expertise as the leader in IPTV set top box solutions, Mr. Katsir will show where the market is headed and provide clear guidance on how set top box makers can navigate through market challenges to quickly deliver the next-generation features that service providers want.

What: TelcoTV Asia, September 2, Shanghai Speaker: Keith Jack, senior director of product marketing Topic: Overview of 3D Video: Mr. Jack will present an overview on the 3D video market, including trends driving the growing popularity of 3D, distribution formats, and issues relating to 3D glasses, display, and standards. Mr. Jack will also touch on the future technology and trends in the 3D video space.

What: IBC 2010, September 9-14, Amsterdam Sigma Designs will demonstrate its cutting-edge technologies in media processing, home entertainment networking and home control in its suite, located in the Balcony Suite BM24, on the Mezzanine Level, Hall 1.

What: Fiber to the Home (FTTH) Conference & Expo, September 13-15, Las Vegas Sigma will showcase its solutions in home entertainment networking, media processing, and home control in booth 548

What: Digital Home Summit at the Fiber to the Home (FTTH) Conference & Expo, September 16, Las Vegas (NOTE: Sigma will participate in two speaking engagements at this event) Speaker: Michael Weissman, vice president of corporate marketing Topic: Keynote Address on the Digital Home: Mr. Weissman will talk about the future of the digital home and how adding IP functionality to the home itself will transform how we live, how we work, and how we play.

Speaker: Venkat Uppuluri, director of marketing for digital media adaptors & Blu-ray solutions Topic: G.hn: The Next-Generation Everywire Home Entertainment Network: Mr. Uppuluri will show how service providers, CE manufacturers, PC manufacturers, and utility companies will benefit from one worldwide, globally supported technology standard that works across all phonelines, powerlines, and coaxial cable, and supports a range of applications, including high-end multimedia networking implementations.

What: Connected Home World Summit, September 21-22, London Speaker: Mileend Gadkari, director of business development Enabling the Connected Home of the Future: Mr. Gadkari will present Sigma's insight into the future of the digital home and how the addition of IP functionality will transform the future

What: CEDIA Expo 2010, September 22-26, Atlanta, Georgia Visit the Z-Wave Alliance booth #4356 to see Sigma's Z-Wave and VXP technology

What: Metering-Europe 2010, September 22-24, Vienna, Austria Sigma will showcase its Z-Wave solutions in booth #C26 at the show

About Sigma Designs, Inc.

Sigma Designs is a leading fabless semiconductor provider of highly integrated system-on-chip (SoC) solutions that are used to deliver entertainment and control throughout the home. SoC solutions include media processing, wired and wireless networking, video image processing, and home control along with system software to form the critical components of consumer electronic products that include Internet protocol TV (IPTV) set top boxes, gateways, Blu-ray players, and media communication devices. Headquartered in Milpitas, Calif., Sigma Designs has direct sales representatives in the United States, Brazil, China, Europe (Denmark), Israel, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan and distributors in Korea, Russia and India. For more information, please visit Sigma Designs' web site at www.sigmadesigns.com.

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