NEC and TSNG labs partner. NEC Electronics and Tseng Labs Partner To Deliver Graphics Solutions; All-in-One Gaming Combo With PowerVR 3D Accelerator, Tseng 2D Engine
SANTA CLARA -- NEC Electronics Inc. today announced the availability of an OEM reference design that combines the PowerVR(TM) PCX2(TM) 3D graphics accelerator with Tseng Lab's (Nasdaq: TSNG) 128-bit ET6100(TM) 2D graphics and multimedia engine. NEC has formed a strategic alliance with Tseng Labs to develop PCI-compliant single card reference designs based on the PowerVR architecture.
This design offers PC OEM and graphics board manufacturers an all-in-one graphics solution that delivers arcade quality 3D rendering and high performance 2D acceleration for Windows(R) applications. The single-slot PCI card supports game and entertainment titles written for Direct3D(TM), PowerSGL(TM), and DirectDraw(TM), including more than 100 game titles that have been developed for or ported to the PowerVR architecture such as Tomb Raider(TM), Wipeout(TM) and MDK(TM).
VideoLogic's Apocalypse 5D graphics board is the first product utilizing the technology from NEC and Tseng Labs. The Apocalypse 5D board is widely available.
"NEC's partnership with Tseng Labs is an exciting venture, which will enable high quality 2D and 3D graphics options for OEMs and board manufacturers," said Charles Bellfield, product marketing manager, multimedia strategic business unit, NEC Electronics Inc. "We now offer a single source for a high performance graphics accelerator solution for 3D and 2D."
PowerVR with PCX2
PowerVR, from NEC Corporation and VideoLogic, is an advanced 3D graphics accelerator for personal computers, consoles and arcade systems. The PCX2 enhancements to PowerVR provide users with outstanding performance, offering a sustained fill rate of 40 million pixels per second on an Intel Pentium(R) Pro 200 MHz PC, some 25% better than its closest competitor(1).
PowerVR lessens the load on the PC's processor, so more cycles can be dedicated to the geometry processing critical for 3D graphics.
The advanced technology offers PC users stunning 3D effects. These include real shadows cast from any object over any surface, true exponential fogging, solid outdoor objects, long distance scenes (thanks to PowerVR's 32- bit Z buffer function), smooth shading and translucent effects like dirty glass, fire and water. Images appear smoothly on a PowerVR-equipped system, with bilinear filtering, which eliminates blocky pixels.
PowerVR provides lifelike 3D graphics on computer monitors with 640 x 480, 800 x 600 or 1024 x 768 pixels of resolution, and lets users achieve the "true color" effects of 24-bit color on a standard 16-bit color PC through the use of dithering.
Tseng Labs ET6100
The ET6100 2D device is an enhanced version of Tseng's 128-bit ET6000(TM) graphics and multimedia engine, and delivers an unbeatable combination of 2D graphics acceleration for Windows(R) applications and DOS game titles.
The ET6100 features an integrated 175 Hz VGA-compatible LUT-DAC and delivers increased display bandwidth to support additional high resolution modes. These new modes include 1280 x 1024 16-bit at 75 Hz, 1024 x 768 24-bit at 85 Hz and 1600 x 1200 in 8- and 16-bit pixel depths.
Additional features of the ET6100 include:
* High quality scaling and de-interlacing of broadcast TV and DVD video streams
* 128-bit synchronous memory interface for net bandwidth exceeding 500 Mbytes/sec
* Integrated Multi-Port Cache manages multiple high bandwidth data streams
* Patented Display List Processor offers robust DirectDraw support
* Pin and software compatible with the ET6000
OEM Information
Hardware and software development kits for the NEC/Tseng Labs OEM combo card is available from NEC Electronics at (408) 588-5558.
About VideoLogic
VideoLogic, founded in 1985, is a leading international supplier of PC multimedia products. The company develops highly-integrated advanced multimedia semiconductors, software and multimedia PC add-in cards, with distribution in more than 50 countries through OEMs, value added resellers, retail channels and directly from VideoLogic offices. The company has its corporate headquarters in the United Kingdom, its US headquarters in San Bruno, Calif., and offices in Frankfurt, Germany. VideoLogic has development agreements with Compaq and NEC, and is publicly traded on the London Stock Exchange (FOOTSY:VDL).
About Tseng Labs, Inc.
Founded in 1983, Tseng Labs, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of graphics and video processors. The company is headquartered in Newtown, Penn. and can be reached at (215) 968-0502 or (215) 860-7713 via fax. Please visit the Tseng Labs web site at www.tseng.com.
About NEC Electronics Inc.
NEC Electronics Inc., headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., designs, manufactures and markets an extensive line of electronic products including ASICs, microprocessors and microcontrollers, 3D graphics accelerators, digital signal processors (DSPs), memories and components including flat panel displays. In 1996, the company ranked fourth in semiconductor sales in the U.S.(2) The company operates a 709,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Roseville, Calif. NEC Electronics is an affiliate of NEC Corporation (NIPNY), a $41 billion international manufacturer of computer, communications and semiconductor products. For more information about products offered by NEC Electronics Inc., please visit the NEC U.S. website at nec.com.
PowerVR and VideoLogic are trademarks or registered trademarks of VideoLogic Ltd. NEC and PCX2 are trademarks or registered trademarks of NEC Corp. Tseng, ET6000 and ET6100 are trademarks of Tseng Labs, Inc.
Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp. Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corp. All other trademarks and registered trademarks belong to their respective companies.
(1) Jon Peddie Associates (3/97)
(2) According to Dataquest (4/97)
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information: powervr.com, tseng.com; Mitch Paris, Tseng Labs, 215-968-0502, mitch.paris@tseng.com; Press Contacts: Jim Lucas, NEC Electronics Inc., 408-588-6620, jim_lucas@el.nec.com; Dawn Cotterell, (For NEC Electronics Inc.) Cohn & Wolfe, 310-226-3040, dawn_cotterell@cohnwolfe.com; Patrick Jubb, VideoLogic, +44 0 1923 260511, patrick@videologic.com/
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