NVIDIA Processors Developed With Artisan Components' IP.Business Editors/High Tech Writers SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 17, 2001 NVIDIA's Graphics Processing Unit See GPU. And Media Communications Processor For PCs And Game Consoles Are Industry's Most Powerful And Complex Semiconductors Artisan Components(R) 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 : ARTI), a leading provider of physical intellectual property (IP), today announced that NVIDIA(R) Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA NVDA NVIDIA Corp (stock symbol) NVDA Non-Violent Direct Action (direct resistance lobbying) NVDA NonVisual Desktop Access (open-source screen reader) ) developed its latest designs using Artisan's high-performance IP. Recognized as the world's leader in graphics technology, NVIDIA's GeForce3(TM), is the industry's first fully programmable 3D processor and delivers more than three times the graphics performance of other products on the market. NVIDIA's Media Communications Processor A Media Communications Processor (MCP) is a type of processor designed specifically for the creation and distribution of digital media. Such a controller or chip is used to build a multimedia subsystem that processes any combination of audio, video, graphics, fax and modem (MCP (1) See Microsoft certification. (2) (MultiChip Package) A chip package that contains two or more chips. It is essentially a multichip module (MCM) that uses a laminated, printed-circuit-board-like substrate (MCM-L) rather than ceramic (MCM-C). ), the industry's most sophisticated media and communications processor, is dedicated to 3D audio and network processing and performs highly demanding multimedia processing for broadband connectivity and audio capabilities for both the PC and game console markets. These groundbreaking products include the same core technology as NVIDIA's highly anticipated Xbox GPU GPU: see secret police. (Graphics Processing Unit) A specialized logic chip devoted to rendering 2D or 3D images. Display adapters contain one or more GPUs for fast graphics rendering. (XGPU XGPU Xbox Graphics Processing Unit XGPU X-Box Graphics Processing Unit ) for Microsoft's Xbox(TM) game console. "NVIDIA's processors are capable of providing millions and millions of operations per second and selecting the right libraries was critical in enabling this kind of performance on both the GPU and the MCP," said Chris Malachowsky, vice president of engineering at NVIDIA. "Artisan's libraries provided the performance and time-to-market that we required. Once again Artisan played a key role in NVIDIA's ability to achieve its goal." "Being chosen by NVIDIA for the design of their GPUs and MCPs is the event of the year for Artisan," comments Mark Templeton, Artisan's president and 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 the 700 companies using our products, NVIDIA is unique in their ability to achieve short time-to-market on highly-complex designs. All of our product developments benefit from working with NVIDIA's aggressive designers." Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. Statement This press release contains forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, statements regarding the market for and performance of NVIDIA products and statements regarding the impact on Artisan of its relationship with NVIDIA. These statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties, including: the attainment of successful production volumes of integrated circuits using Artisan products, Artisan's ability to identify and collect royalty revenues from such production volumes, demand for semiconductors and end user products that incorporate semiconductors, and general economic conditions. We refer you also to the documents that Artisan and NVIDIA file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, in particular the section sections entitled "Factors Affecting Future Operating Results" in Artisan's annual report on Form 10-K and its quarterly reports on Forms 10-Q. About Artisan Components Artisan Components, Inc., (NASDAQ: ARTI) is a world leader in intellectual property (IP) components, providing high-quality solutions for many of the world's leading semiconductor foundries, integrated device manufacturers, ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) Pronounced "a-sick." A chip that is custom designed for a specific application rather than a general-purpose chip such as a microprocessor. vendors and IC design teams. Founded in 1991, Artisan's Process-Perfect(TM) memory generators, standard cell and I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output. I/O - Input/Output libraries are optimized to achieve the full-speed, density and low-power potential of each semiconductor process. Each product is verified using the industry's most comprehensive QA and validation procedures and delivered ready to use with a complete set of views and models supporting leading design tools. Artisan's headquarters are located at 1195 Bordeaux Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94089-1201. World Wide Web address: http://www.artisan.com. Note to Editors: Artisan Components is a registered trademark of Artisan Components, Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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