Samsung Designs Genesis Microchip's Torino Video Controller into New ATSC Digital TV/Monitor.SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif. -- Genesis[R] Microchip Inc. (Nasdaq:GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) The European term for a global satellite-based radio navigation system. See Galileo. ), a world leader in the development of image processing technologies for flat-panel TVs, monitors and other consumer display products, today announced that Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, a global leader in the consumer electronics and digital convergence industry, has selected Genesis's Torino video controller solution, the FLI FLI - Flash Lights Impressively. 30336, to power the video processing in its new Digital TV/Monitor. Samsung model LS22CRNSF/XAA is a 22-inch ATSC (Advanced Television Systems Committee) An international digital television (DTV) standard adopted by the U.S., Canada, South Korea, Taiwan and Argentina. Multi-function Monitor DTV (Digital TeleVision) Transmitting TV using digital signals. The major DTV standards are ATSC (North America), DVB (Europe) and ISDB (Japan). All three use MPEG-2 video compression and Dolby Digital audio compression. DVB and ISDB also include MPEG audio compression. , supporting resolutions up to WSXGA (Wide Super XGA) A wide screen resolution of 1680x1050 pixels. See PC display modes.  + (1680x1050) and is scheduled to be available in
the U.S. starting in May 2007.
Genesis Microchip's Torino IC, the FLI30336, is the latest generation of the Cortez Advanced platform and offers the most robust set of Faroudja DCDi Cinema[R] video processing technologies available. Torino combines unique analog and digital processing to drastically reduce video noise without sacrificing image quality and sharpness and offers next-generation Faroudja RealColor[R] color management technologies to provide TV manufacturers with the ability to manipulate images for accurate color reproduction. In addition, the Torino IC offers an improved video decoder and VBI See vertical blanking interval. slicer, as well as high resolution 1080p and WUXGA (Wide Ultra XGA) A wide screen resolution of 1900x1200 pixels. See PC display modes. (1920 x 1200) panel support, high frame rate
panel support up WXGA (Wide XGA) A wide screen resolution of 1366x768 pixels. See PC display modes. 120Hz, true 10-bit plus video processing and dual
3D video decoders.
"Samsung selected Genesis's Torino controller because of its powerful video processing algorithms required to deliver stunning, vivid images in our high-end, full-featured Digital TV MFM (Modified Frequency Modulation) The magnetic disk encoding method used on most floppy disks and most earlier hard disks under 40MB. MFM has twice the capacity of the previous FM method, transfers data at 625 Kbytes per second and uses the ST506 interface. ," said Mr. S.G. Kim, vice president of Samsung's Visual Display Division. "We knew our customers would appreciate the integration of Emmy award-winning Faroudja technologies along with other advanced features to make this product unique and attractive." "We are pleased to have been designed into Samsung's leading edge Digital TV/Monitor with our latest generation of the Cortez controller family," said Graham Loveridge, vice president of TV marketing for Genesis Microchip. "Torino's exceptional video decoding, advanced video processing and high-speed PC capture deliver a truly powerful home entertainment experience." About Samsung Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies with 2006 parent company sales of US$63.4 billion and net income of US$8.5 billion. Employing approximately 138,000 people in 124 offices in 56 countries, the company consists of five main business units: Digital Media Business, LCD Business, Semiconductor Business, Telecommunication Network Business, and Digital Appliance Business. Recognized as one of the fastest growing global brands, Samsung Electronics is a leading producer of digital TVs, memory chips, mobile phones and TFT-LCDs. For more information, please visit www.samsung.com. About Genesis Microchip Genesis Microchip Inc. (Nasdaq:GNSS) is a leading provider of image processing systems enabling superior picture quality in flat-panel TVs and a variety of consumer and PC-display products. Featuring Genesis Display Perfection[R] technologies and Emmy award-winning Faroudja[R] video technologies, Genesis system-on-a-chip solutions are used worldwide by display manufacturers to produce visibly better images across a broad array of devices including flat-panel displays, digital TVs, projectors, A/V receivers and 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. players/recorders. The Genesis technology portfolio features analog and mixed signal system-on-a-chip design, DCDi[R] by Faroudja deinterlacing, TrueLife[TM] video enhancement, IntelliComb[TM] video decoding and includes over 185 patents. Founded in 1987, Genesis supports its leading brand-name customers with offices in the U.S., Canada, India, Europe, Taiwan, South Korea, China, Japan and Singapore. For more information about Genesis Microchip Inc. or Genesis Display Perfection technologies, please visit www.gnss.com. Note to Editors: Genesis, Genesis Display Perfection, Faroudja, DCDi by Faroudja, Faroudja DCDi Cinema, 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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