ALT Software, Fujitsu and STx Collaborate to Provide the Industry's First PCI-104 2D/3D Graphics Card; Visit the ALT Booth to See the New ALT PCI-104 Graphics Board and GT3D Development Kit at Telematics Update in Detroit May 16-17.

LIVONIA, Michigan -- ALT Software, Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) and STx (Silicon Turnkey Express) are pleased to announce that through close cooperation they are delivering the new GT3D Graphics Board and Development Kit; a PCI-104 3D graphics accelerator card with comprehensive support and custom integration services. Available as part of a development kit as well as in production quantities, the GT3D is the only 2D/3D accelerated PCI-104 graphics card on the market and will be available immediately, through ALT's sales team at http://www.altsoftware.com/products/graphics_hardware/gt3d.php.

Based on the Fujitsu CoralP/PA graphics display controllers, and coupled with ALT's cross platform embedded OpenGL drivers, the GT3D is the ideal card for ruggedized, high performance graphics and is unique in its form factor, low cost, and extensive capabilities that include full OpenGL 1.3 support, LCD, VGA, and composite video output and on board video capture.

Ideal for automotive, industrial control, and handheld applications, the GT3D meets or exceeds the most demanding design criteria for 3D display capabilities in a number of markets. STx and ALT have carefully designed the GT3D on an industry standard PC-104 card that exploits the unique features of the Coral-P/PA; delivering a graphics board with a seven-year minimum life cycle for both chip and board, low power (fanless), full industrial temperature standard for both chip and board (-40 degrees C to +85 degrees C, with 105 degrees C option), LCD (18bit standard), composite, S-video, VGA signals out; composite video in (decode); and 3.3V and 5.0V tolerance with on-board dynamic video source switching.

The GT3D Development Kit contains everything developers need to create a proof-of-concept or prototype for low power, ruggedized embedded products. The kit is supplied complete with a Freescale MPC5200 based Men Micro PP01 single board computer, an 8.4" TFT LCD panel, a CMOS video camera and the GT3D PC-104+ graphics card itself. The software included boasts full support for the Fujitsu Coral P/PA graphics display controller with ALT's OpenGL binary driver and board support packages for Linux and other operating systems. Software and hardware developers will benefit from using the GT3D Developers Kit as a low cost base for Proof-of-Concept and/or rapid prototyping of graphics-rich navigation and driver information systems.

"As a worldwide leader in the development of embedded graphics display controllers, Fujitsu Microelectronics is pleased to work with ALT Software and STx," said George Wu, director of marketing for Technology Solutions Group of Fujitsu Microelectronics America. "By leveraging ALT's graphics software expertise and STx's design capabilities; customers can take advantage of the Fujitsu graphics display controllers with confidence."

"STX is well known for their ability to design complex and cutting edge embedded hardware systems" said Steve Viggers, Vice President of Software Engineering at ALT Software. "By combining ALT's graphics expertise with STx's hardware design capability and Fujitsu's high-performance graphics display controllers, we provide a great low powered, high performance graphics hardware/software solution."

"ALT is our primary partner in the embedded space, and we work closely together to provide complete hardware, software and system level support for complex semiconductor chips and boards," says Applebaum, President of STx. "Together we supply top-notch low cost ODM hardware, comprehensive software & pre-sales support."

Other Related Announcements Today:

--ALT has been selected by Freescale (NYSE:FSL) to provide OpenGL(R) and OpenGL ES solutions and comprehensive, professional software development, hardware design prototypes and support services to support Freescale's MPC5200B processor and the new Freescale Media5200 development kit.

--ALT's OpenGL and OpenGL ES drivers will be included in Wind River's new Platform for Automotive Devices, a fully integrated enterprise-wide solution that enables automotive manufacturers to create innovative telematics solutions

--ALT is working with Wind River to provide integrated support for VxWorks and the Freescale Media5200 reference platform and its on-board Coral P/PA support, in addition to the ALT OpenGL running on the VxWorks RTOS today supporting the Freescale Lite5200 and the Fujitsu CoralP PCI reference board.

--ALT is working with Green Hills to provide integrated support for INTEGRITY and the Freescale Media5200 reference platform and its on-board Coral P/PA support.

The GT3D Developer Kit includes the following:

--Custom plastic case

--450nit ultra bright 8.4 inch TFT panel

--CMOS/CDD camera for video capture demos

--Integrated power supply and LCD inverter 

--Fujitsu Coral P/PA graphics display controller

--Men Micro's Freescale MPC5200 based PP01 PC104 CPU board

--ALT's GT3D OpenGL accelerated Coral P display card

--Binaries for manufacture/self-test

--Board support package for Linux. Other RTOS platforms are available for an additional cost.

--ALT's real time embedded OpenGL driver binaries (Linux) with sample demo application

--Long product life cycle (minimum 7 years)

--Industrial temperature (-40 degrees C to +85 degrees C)

--Low power consumption - less than 1W

--Additional ruggedization options are available (thermal shock, shock and vibration, humidity, avionics specifications)

The GT3D card is available with drivers to support a number of operating systems, and hardware configurations. Hardware design packages are being offered and include schematics, firmware, and integration support services. Custom hardware, software design and integration services are also available.

See Technology Demonstrations at Telematics Update Show May 16-17

Developers, editors or analysts with an interest in learning more about the ALT, Fujitsu and STx Engineering Alliance are invited to see demonstrations of the GT3D board or to receive an in-depth briefing on ALT's Booth #35, Freescale's booth #36-37 at Telematics Update Show in Detroit, Michigan on May 16-17, 2005 at Laurel Manor, Livonia. Please email [e-mail] for an appointment or more information. For more details: http://www.altsoftware.com/company/media_center/events/index.php#telem aticsdetroit05 (Due to certain characters contained in this URL, it may be necessary to copy and paste this hyperlink into your Internet browser's URL address field.)

About ALT Software

Founded 1994, with offices in Toronto and Waterloo, Ontario. ALT Software provides professional application and system level software and hardware development services to organizations across a broad range of sectors. ALT specializes in hardware-related software engineering, with expertise in embedded systems, 3D/2D graphics, OpenGL and OpenGL ES, avionics display drivers, video, audio, networking and mobile technologies.

About the Fujitsu Coral P-P/A

Introduced in 2004, the Coral-P/PA is the newest member of Fujitsu's family of graphics display controllers, developed for advanced in-vehicle navigational and video display applications. The 32-bit MB86296 graphics display controller is built with a powerful geometry engine that performs precise numerical operations for graphics processing. The GDC includes a 32-bit, 33MHz PCI interface that enables industry-leading data transfer at 70MB/second.

About Silicon Turnkey Express (STx)

Silicon Turnkey Express is a North American based contract and original design manufacturer and an affiliate of RPC Electronics http://www.silicontkx.com/aboutus.htm. STX provides design and integration services that range from architectural hardware and system design, through NPI (new product introduction) and run-rate manufacturing. STx is able to fulfill EMS (electronic manufacturing) services which include functional test, ruggedization/environmental screening, cabling, metal work, and logistics.

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