ALi Introduces Single Chip 64-bit Windows Graphics Accelerator Solution; High Performance Chip Has Twice the Throughput of Standard Graphics Accelerator Solutions.LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 13, 1995--Acer Laboratories Inc. (ALi) today announced the introduction of its new third generation 64-bit Windows graphics/video accelerator chip, the M3147V. The M3147V, the newest product in the "ALiCAT-64" graphics chip family, is a high performance graphics/video accelerator designed for use with the Windows (Win '95, Win 3.1, Win NT) and OS2 (v.2.0, Warp) operating systems. It is fully PCI bus compatible and is a cost-effective graphics solution for both motherboard and add-in card implementations. With a 64-bit memory bandwidth, the M3147V implements all of the basic Windows acceleration functions as well as advanced functions such as bit block transfer See bitblt. and line draw. In addition to the graphics and video acceleration functions, it also includes 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 and clock. The chip runs up to 800 X 600 true colors and 1280 X 1024 Hi-colors. The M3147V supports either DRAM or EDO DRAM implementations up to 4MB, and provides Hardware Bit Block Transfer (BITBLT) of data between display memory and system memory or between regions of display memory through either a fixed I/O port or a fixed display memory location (memory mapped I/O A peripheral device that assigns specific memory locations to input and output. For example, in a memory mapped display, each pixel or text character derives its data from a specific memory byte or bytes. ). According to Dr. John Shih, Vice President of Engineering for ALi, "As computer applications have gotten more graphics intensive, the need for ever faster graphics acceleration as well as video playback has become an important aspect of PC performance. The M3147V provides system designers with the kind of performance coupled with the low implementation costs that today's PC market demands." The M3147V is Green PC compliant and supports DPMS See VESA DPMS. (hardware) DPMS - Display Power Management Signaling. (Display Power Management Signals), power down control signal for RAMDAC and clock cell, as well as power down mode for the video controller. The M3147V supports Windows video functions such as 5 tap horizontal interpolation interpolation In mathematics, estimation of a value between two known data points. A simple example is calculating the mean (see mean, median, and mode) of two population counts made 10 years apart to estimate the population in the fifth year. , smooth up or down vertical and horizontal scaling, blending and double buffering. The chip also supports both interlaced and non-interlaced output for maximum flexibility with available monitors. Application drivers currently available include: AutoCad R11/R12, DCI v.2.0, WordStar 5.0/7.0, Lotus 20.1, 2.2, 3.x, Xing MPEG decoder, AutoShade 2.0, 3D Studio, Gem 3.0, 3.1 and Ventura 1.0, 2.0. The M3147V is packaged in a 208-lead PQFP (Plastic Quad Flat Package) Refers to many varieties of QFP chip packages, which are molded in plastic. See QFP. and is fabricated using Acer Labs' 0.6 micron CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) Pronounced "c-moss." The most widely used integrated circuit design. It is found in almost every electronic product from handheld devices to mainframes. technology. Pricing and Availability The M3147V will be available in sample quantities in December 1995, with full production to follow in January 1996. It is priced at $25 in volume quantities. About ALi ALi (Acer Laboratories, Inc.), founded in 1987, is a member company of the Acer Group and is headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan. Since its establishment, ALi has provided highly integrated, cost-effective and innovative IC products to support personal computer system and subsystem manufacturers. ALi is not only one of the world's oldest and largest system core logic manufacturers, but is also a world-class provider of other PC peripheral products, such as graphics and multimedia chips, super I/O controllers, CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). controllers, and IDE disk interfaces. With more than 90 design engineers, most with advance degree's, ALi is capable of developing a wide range of products to support a variety of CPUs, including the X86 families up through 64-bit CPUs such as the Pentium, M1, K5 and RISC processors such as the R4000/4600, as well as the industry standard buses including VESA Local (VL), PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). , and ISA. The company employs 203 people and will realize revenues of more than $80 million in 1995. ALi supports its products in the North American Market through its advance engineering center in San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. , and markets and sells its products through Pacific Technology Group, headquartered in Santa Clara, California Santa Clara, California (IPA: /ˌsæntəˈklærə/) , founded in 1777 and incorporated in 1852, is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. . -0- Direct Product Inquiries to: Nancy Hartsoch Pacific Technology Group 4701 Patrick Henry Drive, Bldg. 2101 Santa Clara, CA 95054 Phone: 408-764-0644 Fax: 408-496-6142 CONTACT: Acer Laboratories Inc. Dr. John Shih, 408/467-7452 or jshih4@Acer.com or Cain Communications Mark Alden, 408/291-2586 or aldenmark@aol.com |
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