Aurora Systems Announces New Alliance; Samsung Selects Aurora's Components for New Products & Industry Innovations.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 31, 2001 Aurora Systems, Inc. (www.aurora-sys.com), an international leader in the design and marketing of high performance LCD display controllers and MicroLCD chipsets, announced today the formation of a new strategic partnership with Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Aurora Systems' ASI ASI, n See Anxiety Sensitivity Index. 3000 MicroLCD (1368x1024 resolution) was selected by Samsung (www.samsungelectronics.com) as the display component for its new 43" LCOS (Liquid Crystal on Silicon) A technology used to make microdisplays for rear-projection TVs and head-mounted displays (HMDs). Each LCoS chip hosts a grayscale LCD shutter sandwiched between a cover glass and a mirror. rear projection TV/monitor. The set, which is being developed jointly by Samsung and Aurora, is powered by Aurora's new driver, IC ASI 3100. The unit will have all standard TV, HDTV (High Definition TV) A set of digital television (DTV) standards that offer the highest resolution and sharpest picture. Although some HDTV sets are available in standard (rather square) screen sizes, the overwhelming majority of sets are wide screen, which eliminates and PC monitor functions integrated: picture-in-picture, progressive video, HDTV compatible, computer RGB (Red Green Blue) The computer's native color space, which is the color system for capturing and displaying images. RGB was derived from our own perception of color because human eyes are sensitive to red, green and blue (see trichromaticity). graphic input and NTSC/PAL video input. It is a fully integrated HDTV with a built-in ATSC (Advanced Television Systems Committee) An international digital television (DTV) standard adopted by the U.S., Canada, South Korea, Taiwan and Argentina. decoder/receiver and NTSC (National TV Standards Committee) The committee that developed the television standards for the U.S, which are also used in Canada, Japan, South Korea and several Central and South American countries. Both the committee and the standard are called "NTSC. tuner. "The new alliances between Samsung and Aurora Systems will enable this Silicon Valley company to further its technological goals of delivering superior components to world-class brands at consumer-friendly prices," said Dr. Mou Hsin Yang, 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. and president of Aurora Systems. Aurora's ASI 3000 MicroLCD and ASI 3100 Driver form the highest resolution MicroLCD/Driver chip combination available from Aurora Systems to date. By building on the same technology that is used in the ASI 2000/ASI 2100 XGA (EXtended Graphics Array) A screen resolution of 1,024x768 pixels. The term stems from IBM's XGA display standard introduced in 1990, which extended VGA to 132-column text and interlaced 1,024x768x256 resolution. XGA-2 later added non-interlaced 1,024x768x64K. chip set, the higher resolution ASI3000/ASI3100 combination was successfully utilized in late 2000, and is designed to display images at W-SXGA resolution, i.e. 1368 x 1024 pixels on a device with a 0.97" diagonal. Both the MicroLCD and Driver incorporate the latest state-of-the-art techniques to produce a high performance chip set for high-quality projection applications. The MicroLCDs come in three panels (red, green and blue), each optimized for maximum performance. When used in a high performance optical engine, the system will produce high-brightness, high-contrast, 24-bit color images at W-SXGA resolution. Samsung unveiled the new rear projection 43" TV/monitors at the Society for Information Display (SID) show, June 4-7, in San Jose, Calif. and showed the unit again at INFOCOMM 2001 June 13-15, in Las Vegas. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a global electronics company committed to the digital age, was founded in 1969. About Aurora Systems Aurora Systems is a leading provider of integrated circuits for the advanced display market. The company continues to pioneer the use of digital LCOS devices in front and rear projection systems. Together with its Digital Media product line, Aurora provides an affordable, high-quality system solution for digital TV, HDTV, LCD monitors and projection systems. Aurora Systems is a leading provider of integrated circuits for the advanced display market. For more information, please visit the company's Web site at www.aurora-sys.com. |
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