NVDA trading up in after hours. NVIDIA Reaches Critical Xbox Milestone -- GPU and MCP Processors Released to Fab
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2001 10:16 AM
- BusinessWire
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb 14, 2001 (BUSINESS:NVDA) today reported that two key processors for the Xbox(TM) video game console, the Xbox Graphics Processing Unit (XGPU) and Xbox Media Communications Processor (MCPX), have both been released for fabrication. The two processors are manufactured in TSMC's advanced 0.15um, 7 layer metal process. The combination of NVIDIA's XGPU and MCPX will produce never-before-experienced 3D graphics, high definition video, audio, and broadband capabilities.
"These are two of the world's most advanced and complex semiconductors in production today," stated Jen-Hsun Huang, president and CEO at NVIDIA. "We are extremely pleased to have reached this critical milestone and we are excited to be on the leading edge of this revolutionary design."
"The GPU and MCP are key factors in the Xbox experience," stated Robbie Bach, senior vice president and chief Xbox officer at Microsoft(R). "With the XGPU and MCPX in fabrication, and the support from virtually every major developer and publisher in the world, we are absolutely on pace to deliver the world's most advanced gaming platform this fall. These processors will allow game creators and designers to make games shine in ways never before thought possible." |
