Daewoo Chooses Genesis Microchip to Drive New Plasma TV.TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 15, 1999-- Genesis Microchip (Nasdaq:GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) The European term for a global satellite-based radio navigation system. See Galileo. ) announced today Daewoo Electronics is utilizing the Genesis gmZ1 video/graphic processing chip in its new flat plasma panel. Daewoo began volume production of the Summus DSP-4260 plasma display panel See plasma display. (PDP (1) (Plasma Display Panel) See plasma display. (2) (Policy Decision Point) See COPS and XACML. (3) (Programmed Data P ) last month. This 42-inch panel features direct connection to multimedia products, a 160-degree viewing angle and advanced audio. The ultra slim panel is only 11-cm thick (1/10 the thickness of a projection TV) and can hang on a wall. "We're delighted we can finally talk about a PDP design win," said Young Ahn, Genesis Microchip's Director of Sales & Marketing (Korea). "The Daewoo panel offers a crisp, stable picture with no discoloration or flicker. We're proud to have our chip play such an important role in the product." The panel's wide-format 853 x 480 resolution relies on Genesis Microchip's powerful gmZ1 Advanced Image Processor to format video from lessor resolutions as well as the traditional 4:3 aspect ratio. The chip also converts television-style "interlaced Refers to a display system or image that uses interlacing and does not render contiguous lines one after the other. See interlace and interlaced GIF. " video to computer-style "progressive-scan" video without the visual artifacts commonly created by other technologies. In April 1999, Genesis announced it had shipped more than one million gmZ1 chips. Established in 1971, Daewoo Electronics Co., Ltd. manufactures consumer electronics products and home appliances, including next-generation multimedia equipment, 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 , VCR VCR: see videocassette recorder. VCR in full videocassette recorder Electromechanical device that records, stores on a videotape cassette, and plays back on a TV set recorded images and sound. simulators, digital VCRs and PDPs. The company has 100 manufacturing and sales subsidiaries, research institutes and branches all over the globe. The Daewoo Electronics Web site is located at: http://www.daewoo.com/dwe.html. Genesis Microchip Inc. (Nasdaq:GNSS) -- an ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001-registered company -- designs, produces and markets highly integrated semiconductors for flat panel displays, projection systems, video workstation gear, home theater equipment and dozens of other applications. LCD monitor customers include Acer, Apple Computer, Dell, Fujitsu, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Hitachi, LG Electronics, Philips, Samsung, Sony, Tatung and ViewSonic. Other customers include, CTX Opto-Electronics, In Focus Systems, Mitsubishi, Philips Multimedia, SGI, Sharp, Tektronix, Texas Instruments and more than 200 other companies. In May 1999, Genesis Microchip merged with Paradise Electronics to broaden its flat-panel enabling technology with Paradise's mixed-signal integrated circuits. Genesis is headquartered in Thornhill, Ontario, Canada, while its U.S. subsidiaries are located in San Jose and Mountain View, Calif. Further information is available at: http://www.genesis-microchip.com. |
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