Gateway 2000 MMX-Enabled Notebooks Utilize HiQVideo Accelerator for High-Performance Graphics; 64-bit Chips and Technologies Device Provides the Core of Multimedia Display System.SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 4, 1997--Chips and Technologies, Inc., the world's number one supplier of video graphics controllers and accelerators for portable computer flat panel displays, today announced that its HiQV64(TM) graphics accelerator chip is in the new Gateway Solo 2200 notebook from Gateway 2000, Inc. The Solo 2200 is Gateway's first MMX-enabled notebook computer, and it offers a host of powerful features aimed at satisfying the requirements of multimedia application users. The Gateway Solo 2200 is based on the 166MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. Intel Pentium(R) processor with MMX (MultiMedia EXtensions) A set of 57 additional instructions built into the Pentium MMX chip for improved multimedia and modem performance by performing mathematical operations on multiple sets of data at the same time (see SIMD). (TM) technology. Other performance features include a high-contrast, high-resolution 12.1-inch active matrix display (hardware) active matrix display - A type of liquid crystal display where each display element (each pixel) includes an active component such as a transistor to maintain its state between scans. Contrast passive matrix display. , wavetable A group of sampled sound waves used in MIDI. See wavetable synthesis and MIDI. (hardware, music) wavetable - A type of sound generator often built in a sound card. A wavetable contains digitised samples of real instrument sounds or effect (FX) sounds. audio, and an internal 8X CD-ROM drive. Chips and Technologies' 64-bit HiQVideo device provides the core of the multimedia display subsystem, which includes 2MB EDO Edo: see Tokyo, Japan. , hardware accelerated MPEG (Moving Pictures Experts Group) An ISO/ITU standard for compressing digital video. Pronounced "em-peg," it is the universal standard for digital terrestrial, cable and satellite TV, DVDs and digital video recorders (DVRs). for full-screen, full-motion video display, and composite NTSC/PAL support for PC/TV. "The Gateway Solo 2200 system is one of the fastest, most feature rich multimedia notebooks available on the market," said Tim Erjavec, director of marketing at Chips and Technologies Chips and Technologies (C&T) was the first fabless semiconductor company, a model developed by its founder Gordon Campbell. Its first product was an EGA IBM compatible graphics chip. This was followed by chipsets for PC motherboards and other computer graphics chips. . "The combination of an MMX-enabled processor with the HiQVideo accelerator allows end users to take full advantage of the latest multimedia applications." New Gateway Solo 2200 Notebook with HiQVideo Accelerator The new Gateway Solo 2200 MMX-enabled notebook computer can be custom configured with a range of options under Gateway 2000's build-to-order strategy. The Gateway Solo 2200 Best Buy configuration includes the Intel 166MHz-Pentium MMX processor, 12.1-inch active-matrix SVGA (Super VGA) A screen resolution of 800x600 pixels. Third-party vendors extended IBM's VGA display standard and were the first to use the term. SVGA has also referred to 1,024x768 resolutions. See PC display modes. color display, 8MB RAM, 2GB hard drive, modular floppy drive, modular 8X CD-ROM drive, 28.8 PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association, San Jose, CA, www.pcmcia.org) An international standards body and trade association that was founded in 1989 to establish a standard for connecting peripherals to portable computers. PCMCIA created the PC Card. See PC Card. fax/modem card, and Microsoft Windows and Office. The HiQV64 accelerator delivers all the fundamental capabilities needed to run Windows 95-based multimedia applications. The 64-bit device combines video acceleration with a high-performance graphics engine to deliver full-screen video at 30 frames/sec (fps). Separate video and graphics pipelines further reduce system processor overhead and minimize memory requirements for video and graphics color depth. The hardware-assisted MPEG is optimized to accelerate MMX software titles to allow smooth, full-motion, full-screen video playback. The video capture system accepts data from either the systems bus or the video capture port that supports the Zoomed Video (ZV) Port technology option. This allows users to simultaneously display video streams from multiple sources and open multiple video windows. These features are critical for advanced multimedia applications such as current MPEG-1 and future MPEG-2 video playback, video teleconferencing, and on-screen on·screen or on-screen adj. & adv. 1. As shown on a movie, television, or display screen. 2. Within public view; in public. television through industry standard PC Cards. Composite NTSC/PAL video input and YUV-RGB conversion further enhance the performance of PC/TV applications. Chips and Technologies' Strategy for Intel's MMX Technology MMX-enabled processors add 57 specialized multimedia instructions to the Pentium instruction set. The instructions are optimized for matrix manipulations, which are critical for video decompression and video manipulation. As a result of these new instructions, MMX-based notebooks offer higher performance graphics for sophisticated multimedia applications such as video conferencing and whiteboard collaboration. MMX not only adds value to high-end systems, but it also benefits the much larger customer base for value-priced notebooks. MMX frees the host processor so it can handle additional functions such as audio playback. Customers of value-priced notebooks will now get features that were formerly provided by expensive, specialized hardware. The net result is lower cost and higher functionality for value-priced notebooks. "Our next generation HiQVideo products will share the multimedia workload with the native CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. to ensure a well balanced system that uses all of the inherent system resources to the fullest extent possible," said Erjavec. About Chips and Technologies Chips and Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :CHPS CHPS Collaborative for High Performance Schools CHPS Certified in Healthcare Privacy and Security CHPS Center for Health Policy Studies (healthcare consulting firm with offices in New York, Maryland, and Illinois) CHPS Combat Hybrid Power System ) develops semiconductor and software solutions for leading manufacturers of personal computers. These unique, highly integrated solutions provide enhanced graphics, full-motion video, and other advanced display capabilities for both notebook and desktop computers. Chips and Technologies is widely recognized as the world's number one supplier of flat panel video graphics controllers and accelerators to the portable computer market. The company can be reached on the World Wide Web at http://www.chips.com . This press release contains forward looking statements, which are generally preceded by words such as "expects," "anticipates," or "intends." Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, including competitive conditions, the timing of product development, conditions in the personal computer marketplace, and other risks described in detail in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. -0- Note To Editors: HiQVideo and HiQV64 are trademarks of Chips and Technologies, Inc. Windows and Office are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Pentium is a registered trademark and MMX is a trademark of Intel Corporation. All other trademarks and brand names are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Chips and Technologies Lisa Lawrence, 408/434-0600 or MQPR MQPR M-Ary Quadrature Partial Response Matthew Quint, 510/548-8985 |
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