3DImage 975 is Chip of Choice for Kasan and Jazz Multimedia's State-of-the-Art Graphics Boards; New Boards Seen as Key to Worldwide Market Penetration.MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 13, 1997--Trident Microsystems Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :TRID TRID Training Requirement Identification Display TRID Transaction Identifier TRID Trident Display ), the leaders' choice in 3D graphics acceleration, today announced that both Kasan Electronics of Seoul, Korea, and Jazz Multimedia of Santa Clara Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif., are basing their most advanced 3D/2D multimedia integrated boards on Trident's 3DImage 975 graphics accelerator. The new boards, called the Video Genius, will provide superior 3D and 2D graphics acceleration, DVD/video overlay with 720X480 resolution, a TV tuner, TV-Out for live TV or video games and simultaneous Intercast and Internet access. The 3DImage 975, which can offload up to 50% of the graphics processing functions from the CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. , is supported by a 10ns SGRAM (Synchronous Graphics RAM) A type of dynamic RAM chip that is similar to the SDRAM technology, but includes enhanced graphics features for use with display adapters. and a 230MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. RAMDAC (Random Access Memory Digital to Analog Converter) The VGA controller chip that maintains the color palette and converts data from memory into analog signals for the monitor. RAMDAC - Random Access Memory Digital-to-Analog Converter to provide the highest resolution and refresh rate. The boards offer up to 1600X1200 graphics resolution, and 16.7 million colors. The video SGRAM provides 30% faster video processing compared to the industry standard EDO RAM. "The Video Genius was designed as our first 3D world-class video graphics controller to fill the strategic role of introducing Kasan to a worldwide audience," said Oh Bong-hwan, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Kasan. "As partners with Jazz Multimedia we look forward to becoming a world leader in the graphics market." "Jazz Multimedia is pleased to have the advanced technology that Trident can offer available on our new boards," said Michael Yang, president of Jazz Multimedia. "The graphics market is going through some rapid transitions, from 2D to 3D, and new standards are being established every day. Trident is on top of the changes, and will help us stay ahead." "Kasan has been one of our oldest and most loyal customers. We are very pleased that they continue to design our chips into their most advanced products," said Peter Jen, vice president for Asia operations at Trident. "As one of Korea's largest videographics suppliers, Kasan has a solid foundation to sell world-class products into a sophisticated market." Kasan Electronics was founded in 1990 and has grown 100% to become one of the leading multimedia companies in Korea with revenues of $50 million in 1996. Kasan supplies the OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and Korean retail market with multimedia, multifunction card solutions based on state-of-the-art technology for audio, video and communications. Jazz Multimedia Inc., founded in 1993, is a designer and provider of multimedia products for the PC, including graphics accelerators and MPEG (Moving Pictures Experts Group) An ISO/ITU standard for compressing digital video. Pronounced "em-peg," it is the universal standard for digital terrestrial, cable and satellite TV, DVDs and digital video recorders (DVRs). video add-in cards utilized by home, office and professional users. Jazz is internationally recognized for pioneering the integration of Motion Picture Expert Group (MPEG), video and graphics acceleration on one card. Jazz Multimedia is committed to developing quality, innovatory products that facilitate the convergence of PC and entertainment platforms. Trident Microsystems Inc. (NASDAQ:TRID), with headquarters in Mountain View, designs, develops and markets graphics controllers and multimedia integrated circuits for PCs. Trident's products are sold through a network of OEMs, original design manufacturers and system integrators worldwide. For further information about Trident and its products please consult our web site: http://www.tridentmicro.com . -0- Note to Editors: Trident is a registered trademark of Trident Microsystems Inc. 3DImage 975 and ClearTV are trademarks of Trident Microsystems Inc. All other trademarks used herein are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Trident Microsystems Inc. Peter Brown, 415/943-3761 pbrown@tridmicr.com WEB: tridentmicro.com |
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