[SatBroadcasting(tm)] Trident Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRID) is showcasing its latest platform innovations during CES 2011. Trident's CES roundup will demonstrate how it is developing all of the building blocks needed by the Connected Home, where any content can be enjoyed at any time, on any display, from a variety of devices. These demonstrations will include...

• A new system-on-chip (SoC) family designed for the next generation of Web enabled TVs
• The first connected Cinema TV using a 21:9 screen
• A variety of exciting online services that will be available on Trident-powered digital TVs and STBs
• The industry's first 45nm broadcast integrated set-top box SoC family
• A new family of SoCs designed for the next generation of web enabled TVs. The first family member, which will be announced this week, delivers an unparalleled user experience whether watching movies, accessing content served from the cloud, or interacting with social networking programs
• A top-brand Cinema TV that makes use of a 21:9 screen size to deliver a viewing experience previously found only on the big screen in movie theaters
• A variety of exciting new online services that have been integrated onto the Trident DTV platform
• The Trident PNX 5130 chip, which represents the industry's first integrated 2D-to-3D conversion chipset that provides best-in-class 3D capabilities while also enabling a 3D TV to display the high volume of 2D content that exists today
• Trident's patented motion estimation and motion compensation (MEMC) technology, which is an essential requirement for enhancing the picture quality in televisions and other consumer electronic devices
• Trident's industry leading frame rate converter products that are driving high quality 240Hz combined with rigorous BOM reduction
• Innovative TV features such as a new 100/120Hz-SoC for next-generation Smart-TVs, enabling rich connectivity and 3D user interfaces
• Advanced audio solutions for TV and home audio devices including realistic 3D/surround sound

Trident also delivers the major building blocks for enabling a nexgen of STBs...

• Trident's PNX847x/8x/9x family, which represents the industry's first 45nm broadcast integrated SoC family and takes advantage of the high-performance ARM Cortex-A9 processor
• Open platform Android software running on Trident's latest set-top box platform
• Mature and optimized STB hardware and software platform that enables quick-to-market solutions for HD DTA STBs, IPTV/OTT devices and NDS middleware based systems
• Compelling 3D games that highlight the maturity and performance of the 3D GPU in the PNX847x/8x/9x family
• Leading Web technologies such as Adobe AIR 2.5 for TV, HTML5 and OpenGLES2.0 gaming
• New online services such as Thinking Screen Media, a managed flash-based application solution and YouTube's new Leanback experience