Sigma Designs, founded in 1980, develops and markets silicon-based media processors and semiconductors for various consumer electronic products. The company s products are used in Internet protocol television set-top boxes, digital media receivers, DVD players, televisions, and portable media players. The company s REALmagic video streaming technology is used in various consumer applications, and it also offers a variety of video and audio decoding chips, including EM8400, EM8500, EM8610, EM8620L, and SMP8630 series. The services offered by the company include development kits, engineering support services, and customization of chipsets. It sells its products through a distribution network of consumer equipment manufacturers, dealers, and value-added resellers. Sigma Designs is headquartered in Milpitas, Calif., and has sales offices in China, Europe, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea and Taiwan.