Trident 3DImage 975 selected by Jaton, world's largest graphics board manufacturer; new board marks Jaton entry into true 3D market.MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 3, 1997--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 TRID Training Requirement Identification Display TRID Transaction Identifier TRID Trident Display ) today announced that Jaton Corporation (Milpitas, Calif.) will be using the 3DImage 975 chip in their latest 3D graphics accelerator board, Blaze3D Ultimate. The Blaze3D Ultimate board, which will ship in early June, is designed to enhance the latest 3D applications. Jaton, a privately held corporation Noun 1. privately held corporation - a corporation owned by a few people; shares have no public market close corporation, closed corporation, private corporation , is the world's largest manufacturer of graphics accelerator boards. The company selected the 3DImage 975 for its top of the line 3D and 2D accelerator boards because Jaton believes that Trident's 3DImage 975 chip delivers the best price/performance. The 3DImage 975, the first 3D chip that provides an integrated triangle setup engine, supports 2MB to 4MB of SGRAM (Synchronous Graphics RAM) A type of dynamic RAM chip that is similar to the SDRAM technology, but includes enhanced graphics features for use with display adapters. and 230MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. 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 to provide screen refresh rates up to 160Hz and complies with PC97 graphics requirements. The new board is expected to relieve up to 50% of the CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. processing during 3D operations compared to earlier available controllers. The Blaze3D Ultimate includes a $200 added-value package with a 3D software tool from 3D Eye, "Trispective 1.0," the commercial version of two SEGA games, "Virtua Fighter PC" and "Daytona USA," and a 15-ft. S-Video cable. "Until we introduced the Blaze3D Ultimate, it was unthinkable to achieve high-performance 2D and 3D acceleration on the same board. Our new board will not only accelerate Windows 3.1, Windows 95, NT, OS/2, DirectX, but we will also offer very high quality MPEG (Moving Pictures Experts Group) An ISO/ITU standard for compressing digital video. Pronounced "em-peg," it is the universal standard for digital terrestrial, cable and satellite TV, DVDs and digital video recorders (DVRs). playback on either 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. or TV from the Internet," said Meng Lee, vice president of Jaton Corporation. "We owe all of those outstanding functions to Trident's extensive technology developed within the 3DImage 975." "The gaming industry has been frustrated by existing 3D hardware solutions. The boards are either outrageously expensive or remain unable to deliver the minimum 15 fps capability required for a 3D game," said Jack Yuan, senior director of graphics marketing. "Jaton's Blaze3D Ultimate delivers the powerful 2D and 3D performance that game developers need to bring arcade-quality games onto the mainstream PC platform." The Blaze3D Ultimate board is available in quantity from Jaton Corporation for $99 with 2MB or $129 with 4MB of memory. Background Jaton Corporation, founded in 1988 in Silicon Valley, with overseas offices in Europe and Asia, is the largest manufacturer in the world of videographics accelerator cards. The company produces a full line of video cards, communications devices, motherboards and memory products. The company is positioning itself to further penetrate the OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and and distribution channel with high quality, cost effective multimedia solutions, and will continue to support its customers with increased technical services. Jaton currently employs more than 300 people including production, research and development, sales and marketing. Trident Microsystems Inc., headquartered in Mountain View, the choice of leaders for videographics innovation, designs, develops and markets integrated circuit graphics controllers and multimedia integrated circuits for PCs. Its products are sold through a network of OEMs, original design manufacturers and system integrators worldwide. -0- Note To Editors: Trident is a registered trademark of Trident Microsystems Inc. 3DImage 975 is a trademark of Trident Microsystems Inc. Other trademarks used herein are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Trident Microsystems Inc.. Peter W. Brown, 415/943-3757 pbrown@tridmicr.com Web: www.tridentmicro.com or Jaton Corporation Swee Lim, 408/942-9888 ext. 108 splim@www.jaton.com |
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