TRIDENT MICROSYSTEMS ANNOUNCES NEC DESIGN WIN FOR DESKTOP COMPUTERS.MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 23, 1995--Trident Microsystems announced today it has received a purchase commitment from Nippon Electric Companies (NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. ). Under terms of the agreement, NEC will purchase Trident's TGUI TGUI Timeline Graphical User Interface TGUI Traffic Management Advisor Graphical User Interface 9680(TM) graphical user interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to (GUI) and video accelerator chip for its newly announced 98-MATE family of high-performance, low-cost multimedia desktop systems. Trident's hardware and software supports NEC's current PC-98 platform, a leading design architecture in Japan, in addition to supporting NEC's Windows-based offerings. "We are pleased to have our products incorporated in such a well-respected company's PC offerings," stated Frank Lin, 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 Trident. "As NEC migrates its PC products toward the Windows environment, our high-performance devices are expected to continue to support NEC's desktop product line, allowing NEC to stay highly competitive in these changing times." NEC will incorporate the Trident devices into its broad line of PC product offerings. The TGUI9680 accelerator will be integrated into NEC's PC9821 series of desktop computer products. The TGUI9680 device is a single-chip, 64-bit GUI and video accelerator that can overlay a true-color (24-bit) live video display onto a graphical image of any color depth. The TGUI9680 accelerator integrates an on-chip 135 MHz pixel clock and 24-bit true-color RAMDAC (Random Access Memory Digital to Analog Converter) The VGA controller chip that maintains the color palette and converts data from memory into analog signals for the monitor. RAMDAC - Random Access Memory Digital-to-Analog Converter . The TGUI9680 device not only meets immediate product needs, such as high-speed graphics DCI playback, which will improve video quality for systems, but the chip's VAFC See VESA Advanced Feature Connector. support will also enable future applications such as videoconferencing. Trident Microsystems, 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 :TRID), headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., designs, develops and markets integrated circuit graphics controllers and multimedia video processing chipsets for IBM-compatible PCs. Trident products are sold through a network of original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), original design manufacturers (ODMs) and system integrators worldwide. -0- Note to Editors: Trident TGUI9680 is a trademark of Trident Microsystems, Inc. Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Trident Microsystems Lawren Farber, 415/691-9211 |
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