Gateway Selects Genesis Microchip Processors for Latest Profile Series; Profile 4 All-in-One PCs Feature Genesis Technology in 15" and 17" LCD Flat-Panel Displays.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 4, 2002 Genesis Microchip Inc. (Nasdaq:GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) The European term for a global satellite-based radio navigation system. See Galileo. ), a leading provider of display image processors, today announced that Gateway, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :GTW GTW Gateway, Inc. (stock symbol) GTW Global Trade Watch GTW Grand Trunk Western (railroad) GTW Gatwick Airport GTW Global Trading Web (Commerce One B2B-platform) ) has selected Genesis Microchip's gmZAN2 and gm2120 display image processors for its newly-announced Profile(R) 4 All-in-One PC solutions. "Consumers want the image quality and sleek design that LCD flat-panel monitors offer," said Bart Brown, Gateway senior vice president of solutions. "Our 15" and 17" models use Genesis Microchip processors to provide the outstanding image quality and reliability that our customers demand." Genesis' gmZAN2 and gm2120 allow flat-panel monitors to display high image quality, cost-effectively and reliably. The gmZAN2 offers advanced scaling, auto-configuration and an integrated on-screen display for resolutions up to 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. . The gm2120 is designed for resolutions up to SXGA (Super XGA) A screen resolution of 1280x1024 pixels. SXGA is commonly used on standard monitors, but provides a 1.25:1 aspect ratio, compared to the more common 1.33:1 (4:3) ratio. SXGA+ has a 1400x1050 resolution, which is an exact 1.33:1 ratio. See PC display modes. and incorporates the scaler, the OSD (1) (On-Screen Display) An on-screen control panel for adjusting monitors and TVs. The OSD is used for contrast, brightness, horizontal and vertical positioning and other monitor adjustments. controller, the ADC (1) See A/D converter. (2) (Apple Display Connector) A peripheral connector from Apple that combines digital video display, USB and power in one cable. , the MCU (1) (MicroController Unit) A computer on a single chip. See microcontroller. (2) (Multipoint Control Unit) A device that is used to moderate a videoconference of three or more end points (users at computers or groups of users and sRGB control into a highly integrated system-on-chip design. These Genesis display solutions contribute to Gateway's Profile 4 system performance by providing independently resourced image processing. "Genesis is excited to be a part of Gateway's new Profile 4 All-in-One PC launch," said Anders Frisk, senior vice president of marketing for Genesis Microchip. "We believe that consumers who choose these solutions will notice the visibly better display quality that our image processors enable." About Genesis Microchip Genesis Microchip is a developer of image processing systems used worldwide by display manufacturers to achieve lifelike, visibly better images across the broadest set of devices including flat-panel displays, digital TVs, digital CRTs and DVDs. Having acquired the technology and talent behind the Emmy-award winning Faroudja(TM) brand, and with more engineers working on display processors than any other company, Genesis offers a technology portfolio that boasts 135 patents, including System-on-a-chip design, DCDi(TM) deinterlacing, TrueLife(TM) video enhancement, Intellicomb(TM) decoding, Faroudja Picture Plus(TM) as well as analog and mixed signal design. Founded in 1987 and headquartered in Silicon Valley, Genesis supports its leading-brand name customers with offices in the U.S., Canada, India, Taiwan, Korea, China and Japan. For more information about Genesis Microchip or Genesis Display Perfection(TM) technologies, please visit www.genesis-microchip.com. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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