BenQ Uses Oplus' Rembrandt-I Chip to Power its Award-winning Digital Video Projectors.Business Editors and Technology Writers Oplus Technologies, Ltd., a leading provider of innovative systems-on-chip and software solutions for digital displays, today announced that BenQ (formerly Acer Communications & Multimedia) is utilizing the Rembrandt-I multimedia display processor to power its new HT480W and HT720W cinema-quality video projectors A video projector takes a video signal and projects the corresponding image on a projection screen using a lens system. All video projectors use a very bright light to project the image, and most modern ones can correct any curves, blurriness, and other inconsistencies through . The HT480W and HT720W projector deliver a best-in-class visual experience for home cinema users, offering superb image quality and a rich set of advanced features. In May 2002, the HT480W won the Best Product Award at the CEDIA CEDIA Custom Electronics Design and Installation Association CEDIA Cloned Enzyme Donor Immunoassay CEDIA Century Diamond (Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association) exhibition in Australia. "We choose to use the Rembrandt-I chip for our HT480W and HT720W video projectors because of its sophisticated functionality and exceptional image quality," said Jesse Lin, Director, R&D Department, Digital Display BU at BenQ. "Having a display processor chip that offered a full set of advanced features, including unique Picture-in-Picture, Independent Color Control and native 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 support, was instrumental in our ability to come to market with high-performance, affordable products." Commented Dr. Yosef Segman, 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 Oplus Technologies: "We are proud of the role we played in the development of BenQ's award-winning video projectors. These new high-performance projectors are an outstanding example of the value of using Oplus' Rembrandt display processor chip to power cutting edge digital display products." Rembrandt-I is an innovative digital display processor on a single chip designed for flat panel Plasma and LCD displays, TVs, projection systems, HD LCD monitors A flat panel display that uses liquid crystals. Although laptops have used LCDs as their flat panel technology almost exclusively, LCD is also the most popular for flat panel desktop monitors. Toward the end of 2003, sales of LCD displays for desktops overtook CRTs for the first time. and emerging display applications. The processor chip handles video, HDTV and computer graphics input in virtually any format and resolution, and delivers unparalleled image quality supporting display resolutions up to WUXGA (Wide Ultra XGA) A wide screen resolution of 1900x1200 pixels. See PC display modes.  . The Rembrandt-I's rich feature set, industry-leading Picture-in-Picture (PiP) functionality, and patented image processing image processingSet of computational techniques for analyzing, enhancing, compressing, and reconstructing images. Its main components are importing, in which an image is captured through scanning or digital photography; analysis and manipulation of the image, accomplished algorithms make it the ideal solution for high-quality, digital display devices. About BenQ Previously named Acer Communications & Multimedia, BenQ is an industry leader in digital lifestyle devices with an expertise that encompasses the display, storage, imaging, wireless and broadband areas. BenQ has manufacturing plants in Malaysia, Mexico, China and Taiwan. The company has over 10,000 employees worldwide, supporting a strong global sales marketing and service network spanning Asia Pacific, Europe and the Americas. BenQ has research and development facilities in Taiwan, China and California and close to 1200 research and development employees. For more information about BenQ, visit www.BenQ.com. About Oplus Technologies Oplus Technologies Ltd. is a privately held, fabless semiconductor company A fabless semiconductor company specializes in the design and sale of hardware devices implemented on semiconductor chips. It achieves an advantage by outsourcing the fabrication of the devices to a specialized semiconductor manufacturer called a semiconductor foundry or "fab. that designs, develops and markets integrated circuit integrated circuit (IC), electronic circuit built on a semiconductor substrate, usually one of single-crystal silicon. The circuit, often called a chip, is packaged in a hermetically sealed case or a nonhermetic plastic capsule, with leads extending from it for and software solutions for flat panel Plasma and LCD displays, TVs, projection systems, LCD monitors and emerging digital display applications. Oplus' feature-enhanced products use its proprietary "Display to Perfection Adv. 1. to perfection - in every detail; "the new house suited them to a T" just right, to a T, to the letter (TM)" advanced video and image processing algorithms and address the most demanding digital display applications. Oplus Technologies is headquartered in Yokne'am, Israel and has distribution and support channels in all major markets. Further information is available at www.oplus.com. (c)2002 Oplus Technologies, Ltd., Oplus, the Oplus logo, Display-to-Perfection, and Rembrandt are trademarks of Oplus Technologies Ltd. and may be registered in certain jurisdictions. All other names are the property of their respective owners. |
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