Samsung Designs Genesis Micrcochip's FLI2310 Video Processor into New Progressive-Scan DVD Player.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 15, 2003 CEA CEA carcinoembryonic antigen. CEA abbr. carcinoembryonic antigen CEA (Carcinoembryonic antigen) 2003 Innovation Award-winning DVD-HD931 Leverages DCDi(R) by Faroudja Technology and Brand 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 Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., a global leader in the consumer electronics industry, selected Genesis' FLI FLI - Flash Lights Impressively. 2310 video format converter for use in its DVD-HD931 progressive-scan DVD player. Currently available in the U.S., the DVD-HD931 retails for a suggested price of $299 USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. and carries the DCDi(R) by Faroudja brand on its faceplate for easy consumer recognition. "The DVD player market is forecasted to grow from 49 million units in 2002 to 64 million units in 2004. Semiconductor companies that can enable DVD player OEMs to raise the bar to the next level of advanced audio and video quality will benefit from this growth," said Jay Srivatsa, principal analyst, Consumer Electronics for iSuppli Corporation. The FLI2310 is a single-chip digital video processor that converts standard 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. and high definition video signals into formats compatible with the fixed pixel formats of flat panel displays. Additionally, the FLI2310 features video enhancement technologies, aspect ratio conversion and Faroudja(R)'s proprietary DCDi algorithms that eliminate the jagged edges seen on moving angled lines in video. "After several product introductions utilizing Faroudja(R) video processing technology from Genesis, we again selected the FLI2310 controller for our new progressive-scan DVD player," said Y.S. Park, Samsung's vice president of DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. Research and Development Group. "We believe that Faroudja's Emmy award-winning DCDi(R) deinterlacing and image enhancement See image editing. technologies enable Samsung's DVD-HD931 to produce the vibrant images and high-quality video that our customers expect." "Having recently received a 2003 Innovation Award from the Consumer Electronics Association, the DVD-HD931 reflects Samsung's commitment to producing advanced, feature-rich consumer electronics," said Anders Frisk, executive vice president and COO of Genesis Microchip. "We are very pleased by Samsung's continued selection of our video processing technology to create visibly superior images in several of their products." Other advanced performance capabilities of the FLI2310 include: -- Patented film mode technology for proper handling of 3:2 and 2:2 pulldown, as well as bad-edit detection/correction. -- Motion adaptive algorithms that select optimal filtering on a per-pixel basis to produce maximum resolution and suppress motion artifacts artifacts see specimen artifacts. . -- Patented non-linear enhancement algorithms to enhance the small details and large edges of an image to create the clearest picture without introducing artifacts. -- Flexible horizontal and vertical scalers to perform aspect ratio conversion and to upconvert an image to resolutions up to 1080p or 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. . -- Input resolutions of 480i (NTSC (National TV Standards Committee) The committee that developed the television standards for the U.S, which are also used in Canada, Japan, South Korea and several Central and South American countries. Both the committee and the standard are called "NTSC. ), 576i (PAL/SECAM), 480p, 720p, 1080i and 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. to SXGA. -- Output resolutions of 480p, 576i, 576p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p and VGA to SXGA. About Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, and digital convergence technology. Samsung Electronics employs approximately 64,000 people in 89 offices in 47 countries. The company is the world's largest producer of memory chips, TFT-LCDs, CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) A method for transmitting simultaneous signals over a shared portion of the spectrum. The foremost application of CDMA is the digital cellular phone technology from QUALCOMM that operates in the 800 MHz band and 1.9 GHz PCS band. mobile phones, monitors and VCRs. Samsung Electronics consists of four main business units: Digital Media Network, Device Solution Network, Telecommunication Network and Digital Appliance Network Businesses. For more information, please visit www.samsungelectronics.com. About Genesis Microchip Genesis Microchip Inc. (Nasdaq:GNSS) is a leading provider of image processing systems enabling superior picture quality for a variety of consumer and PC-display products. Featuring Genesis Display Perfection(TM) technologies and Emmy-award winning Faroudja(R) video technology, Genesis system-on-a-chip solutions are used worldwide by display manufacturers to produce visibly better images across a broad set of devices including flat-panel displays, digital TVs, digital CRTs and DVD players. The Genesis technology portfolio features 135 patents, including analog and mixed signal System-on-a-chip design, DCDi(R) by Faroudja deinterlacing, TrueLife(TM) video enhancement and IntelliComb(TM) video decoding. Founded in 1987, 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 Inc. or Genesis Display Perfection(TM) technologies, please visit www.genesis-microchip.com. Note to Editors: Genesis Display Perfection, Faroudja, DCDi by Faroudja, RealColor, Real Recovery, Energy Spectrum Management, TrueLife and IntelliComb are trademarks or registered trademarks of Genesis Microchip Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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