Genesis Chips Ensure High-quality Images and Easy Connections in Acer's F51 LCD Monitor; `Genesis Chips Are the Solution'.TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 2, 1998--Genesis Microchip (Nasdaq:GNSSF) announces Acer's new F51 flat panel monitor See flat panel display. uses the Genesis gmZ1 "zoom" chip and the gmFC1 frame-rate conversion chip for high-quality images and "plug and display" convenience. The F51 is regarded as one of the brightest and most "crisp-looking" CRT-replacement monitors available today. The Genesis chips allow the 15-inch (equivalent to a 17-inch CRT (1) (C RunTime) See runtime library. (2) (Cathode Ray Tube) A vacuum tube used as a display screen in a computer monitor or TV. The viewing end of the tube is coated with phosphors, which emit light when struck by electrons. ) F51 to display VGA (Video Graphics Array) The display standard for the PC. All PC display adapters support VGA, and Windows machines boot up in "VGA mode" before switching to higher resolutions. , 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. or 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. resolution ALWAYS full screen, regardless of the source resolution. Acer calls this capability "High Quality Ratiometric Expansion." The gmZ1 also allows for users to configure the monitor quickly and easily via its autodetect and autoconfigure functions. "We needed a solution that could meet our display requirements when we made the Acer F51. Genesis chips are the solution," said Tony Yang, Acer's Product Manager of the LCD monitor. The Genesis gmFC1 chip converts the frame rates of incoming signals to the fixed frame refresh rate used by the display; it tracks the location of each frame to avoid picture "tear." Manufacturers of LCD/PDP monitors, projection systems, DVD players and scan doubler/converter equipment benefit enormously from the Genesis chips, as do makers of large-screen TVs and home theater gear. Headquartered in Taoyuan, Taiwan, Acer Peripherals, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of computer peripheral, communication, and consumer electronic products. API was founded in 1984 with a goal to make top-quality, price-competitive products through advanced engineering expertise and world-class manufacturing operations. The company's Web site is http://www.acerperipherals.com.tw. Genesis designs, manufactures and markets the ImEngine line of highly integrated semiconductors for a variety of video and graphics applications. LCD monitor customers include Acer, Apple Computer, Fujitsu Ltd., 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) , LG Electronics, Proview, Samsung Electronics, Sony Corp. and Tatung Co. Other customers include, Hitachi, Ltd., In Focus Systems, Philips Multimedia, Sharp Corp., Siemens, Silicon Graphics Inc., Texas Instruments and more than 200 other companies. Genesis Microchip Inc. (Nasdaq:GNSSF) -- 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 -- is a global leader in imaging and digital video/graphics processing technologies. The company is headquartered in Markham, Ontario, Canada, while its U.S. subsidiary is located in Mountain View, California For the census-designated place, see Mountain View, Contra Costa County, California. For other places called "Mountain View", see . Mountain View is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. The city gets its name from the views of the Santa Cruz Mountains. . Further information is available at: http://www.genesis-microchip.com. Note to Editors: ImEngine is a trademark of Genesis Microchip |
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