TPV Technology Designs Genesis Microchip FLI8532 ``Cortez'' Video Controller into new LCD TV Platforms for Leading TV Suppliers; High Volume ODM Designs Contracted by Top Tier TV and PC Manufacturers for Global Distribution
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 8, 2005--
Genesis(R) Microchip Inc. (Nasdaq:GNSS), a world leader in the development of image processing technologies for flat-panel monitors, TVs and other consumer display products, today announced that TPV Technology Ltd. has selected Genesis Cortez video processor for several new high-definition LCD TV platforms. In addition to manufacturing for top tier TV and PC companies, TPV (AOC) is also ranked as the world's leading LCD monitor manufacturer according to DisplaySearch.(1) These new TVs range in size from 23 to 40 inches and support both NTSC and PAL formats for availability into multiple geographies.
"As TPV has rapidly grown into one of the world's leading designers and manufacturers of flat-panel displays, we have relied on Genesis's image and video processing technologies for several consecutive generations of products," said F.S. Chen, assistant general manager of TPV's Research and Development Division. "With its latest patented Faroudja-based video processing controllers, Genesis provides our newest LCD TV platforms with the image quality and video performance required by our brand customers' large-screen, high-end televisions."
"TPV's continued ability to provide top tier TV suppliers with extremely innovative yet cost- effective high-definition NTSC and PAL platforms positions the company as a global leader in the advancement of TVs," said Raphael Mehrbians, Genesis Microchip's senior vice president of Product Marketing. "We are very pleased that Genesis has been chosen by TPV as a key strategic supplier that is enabling them to deliver flat-panel displays with exceptional video quality in high volumes."
The FLI8532 is a highly integrated, single-chip television solution for flat-panel televisions. It features Faroudja Emmy award-winning, advanced video decoding, directional correlational deinterlacing (DCDi) and video enhancement technologies, whose inclusion is represented by the Faroudja DCDi Cinema(TM) brand. An integrated multi-standard 3-D video decoder provides support for NTSC, PAL and SECAM standards and the integrated VBI (Vertical Blanking Interval) processor supports Teletext, Closed Captioning, V-chip and other VBI services. The FLI8532 also features proprietary technologies to improve the performance of Liquid Crystal Displays for television applications including LCD Overdrive technology to reduce motion smearing artifacts and an Active Color Management(TM) system to improve the dynamic color range. An embedded microcontroller and versatile On-Screen-Display (OSD) facilitate rapid product design of a global television chassis. For more information on the FLI8532, please visit the Genesis web site at gnss.com.
(1) DisplaySearch Q3 2005 Quarterly Desktop Monitor Shipment and Forecast Report
About TPV Technology Ltd.
TPV Technology Limited ("TPV") is one of the world's leading display solution providers, specializing in design and production of a wide spectrum of CRTs, LCDs, and CKD/SKD. Listed in both Hong Kong and Singapore Stock Exchanges in October 1999, we have emerged to become the second largest monitor maker in the world and commanded a 40 percent market share in the PRC. The assurance of our quality products and services has earned the trust from renowned PC vendors. We have built a strong tie with IBM, HP, Dell, and so forth, and engaged 70 percent of our business in ODM. We divert the remaining resources into the production of monitors under our own brand names of "AOC", "Envision" and "Amark", which are sold in over 30 countries around the world. In the new IT era where the computer is indispensable, TPV is here to design, develop and provide innovative displays for our customers.
For more information, please visit tpvholdings.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 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, 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, Faroudja DCDi Edge, TrueLife and IntelliComb are trademarks or registered trademarksof Genesis Microchip Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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