KCS Digital, Inc.
We took H.264 technology from expensive professional products and turned it into an affordable way to enjoy high-quality video over the internet: the DIGIZON family of IP-TV streamers and players.
- Team formed
- 2004
- Founded
- June 2007, spun off from Kingstate Electronics
- President
- Dr. Peter Chen
- Capital
- NT$122.02 million (US$3.7 million)
- Locations
- Headquarters in Taipei, branch in Shenzhen
- Closed
- 30 September 2013
Technology
We were a world technology leader in low-bandwidth video streaming, embedded system implementations (DSP, ASIC, SoC), and network infrastructure that made setup and connection easy.
We were the first team in the world to bring in an H.264 compression engine, and the first company with H.264 consumer electronics. Our aim was to break video out of the PC, so people could watch anywhere, on any device.
Our business ran two ways: our own DIGIZON brand through retail channels and telecom bundles, and ODM work for others, such as GIGABYTE’s Glee Cube IP set-top box.
History
- 2004
The team builds up as a digital and communications video research group.
The world’s first high-precision H.264 1M D1 codec.
- 2005
World’s first H.264 surveillance system, and the consumer IP-STB “DIGIZON”.
- 2006
Large-scale wireless airport surveillance for Washington Dulles, Seoul Incheon and Dubai International Airports.
Releases the UUID solution and streaming technology for mobile phones.
- 2007
Spin-off as an independent company.
ODM for GIGABYTE’s IP-STB “Glee Cube”, honored with the Taiwan Excellence Gold Award 2008.
- 2008
DIGIZON becomes the No. 1 IPTV product in Taiwan, with a 50% market share.
- 2009
Company expansion. Strategic alliance with Prime Taiwan and PBI, Beijing, including enterprise IPTV solutions.
- 2010
The 211 series moves to a single H.264 chip. “My Mobile TV” launches for iPhone and Android.
Alliance with WiMAX operator Global Mobile and Leadtek to push mobile TV.
- 2011
Focus on mobile: iPad and Android tablet players, and the WiFi-equipped 211X.
- 2012
KCS Speakerphone line: the 501 and 401.
- 2013
January: Android 4.1 support. April: all iOS players become free.
August: the redirect server fails. 30 September: we close our doors.
Investors
- AMCCThe Alliance Management Consulting Co.: a venture capital fund manager founded in the British Virgin Islands in 2000 by the Himalaya Group, TAMC and other corporate investors.
- TAMCTechnology Associates Management Co.: a venture firm founded in 1977, with nine IPOs to its name at the time.
- Prime Electronics & SatelliticsA manufacturer of digital satellite communication and wireless consumer electronics.
Distributors
In Taiwan, Pujitech was the master distributor, and DIGIZON sold through the big computer-store chains and online shops such as PChome. Our distributors abroad:
- TaiwanPujitech Co., Ltd. (master distributor)
- JapanSKNET Corporation (Yokohama)
- AustraliaEssential Circuits Pty Ltd (Lidcombe, Sydney)
- GreeceZotronics Greece (Athens)
- U.S.A.Sky Total, Inc. (Dallas)
- MexicoIndustrial CG, S.A. de C.V. (Mexico City)
Last known addresses
- Taipei headquarters12F-1, No. 76, Sec. 2, Chung Ching North Road, Taipei (from 2012)
- Shenzhen branchRm 505, 5F, Building 1, No. 4 NanYue Industrial Zone, Nanshan, Shenzhen
From the archive
Our own material from the time: manual covers, a site banner and a product video.
2026 noteWant the original website itself? kcsdigital.net keeps the recovered pages of every generation, plus rebuilds of the 2011–2014 Chinese and English sites.