CIRRUS LOGIC'S CHIP ENABLES SONY CD-RW DRIVE ACHIEVE TOP SPEED.(Product Information)

Cirrus Logic Inc. (Nasdaq:CRUS), Fremont, Calif., a supplier of CD-ReWritable (CD-RW) encoder/decoders, has announced that its advanced encoder/decoder chip (CR3470) has been designed into the new Spressa CD-RW drives from Sony Electronics.

Sony's recently introduced Spressa CD-RW drives (two internal, one external) are targeted at the professional, corporate, small office/home office and consumer users. The Spressa Professional SCSI & EIDE drives (CRX140S/C, $399 SRP; CRX140/CH, $349 SRP) support 8x recording of CD-R media and enhanced CD-ROM maximum reading performanc