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Wednesday April 29, 8:30 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
SOURCE: S3 Incorporated
S3 Selected by IBM for Newest Commercial Desktop PC
S3's Trio3D Graphics and Video Accelerator Powers Pentium II-based IBM
PC 300PL
SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 29 /PRNewswire/ -- S3(R) Incorporated (Nasdaq: SIII - news)
announced today that IBM(R) (NYSE: IBM - news) has selected S3's Trio(R) 3D accelerator to
power the graphics and video capabilities of the IBM PC 300PL. A powerful, network ready, highly
managed, commercial desktop PC, the IBM PC 300PL is the first IBM PC based on Intel's BX core
chip set. ''Combining industry leading 2D graphics acceleration with advanced video capabilities and
business-ready 3D graphics technology, S3's Trio3D accelerator was designed for the commercial
desktop PC market,'' said Dan Karr, vice president of Worldwide Sales, S3 Incorporated. ''IBM's
selection of the Trio3D for its latest commercial desktop PC validates these design efforts and
highlights S3's ability to deliver a range of optimized solutions for the home, business and mobile PC
markets.''
IBM's PC 300PL
The IBM PC 300PL features the Intel Pentium(R) II processor and is available in 266, 300, 333 or the
new 350 and 400 MHz versions. The new system is based on Intel's BX core chip set with 100 MHz
front side bus speed and comes standard with up to 64 MB SDRAM. The PC 300PL comes with an
integrated S3 Trio3D graphics accelerator which features 4MB standard 100 MHz SGRAM and an
AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) connector slot for expansion.
S3's Trio3D Business Multimedia Accelerator
Tailored to the needs of corporate and SOHO PC users, S3's Trio3D accelerator delivers:
* Industry Leading 2D Graphics Acceleration: Designed to meet the needs
of tomorrow's productivity applications, S3's Trio3D features a newly
developed 2D graphics engine that delivers lightning-fast 2D graphics
performance to the mainstream PC market. Key features of the Trio3D's
2D engine include a 128-bit pipelined architecture, support for 100MHz
SGRAM memory and S3's BCI(TM) (Burst Command Interface) -- a proprietary
protocol technology that works in conjunction with either the PCI or AGP
bus to increase the command and data efficiency of the Trio3D
architecture.
* Advanced Video Capabilities: With features such as high quality video
manipulation (blending/stretching/scaling) and the ability to
simultaneously accelerate dual video windows, S3's Trio3D provides an
optimal hardware platform for the emergence of advanced video
conferencing and video training applications on mainstream business PCs.
Additionally, the Trio3D is the first accelerator to fully implement the
industry standard Video Interface Port (VIP) bus allowing for a low-
cost, easy-to-implement interface to third party multimedia peripherals
such as video cameras, TV-tuners and MPEG-2 decoders.
* "Business-Ready" 3D Graphics: Trio3D's "business-ready" 3D feature set
delivers the right mix of 3D performance and quality needed for emerging
mainstream 3D productivity applications. Based on S3's widely adopted
S3d architecture, the Trio3D's rendering features include MIP mapping,
tri-linear filtering and perspective correction of textures to deliver
images that are free of visual artifacts such as "sparkle" and
"jaggies." Other features include transparency for enabling realistic
renderig of glass, water and plastic objects; depth cueing to enable the
rendering of real-world environments; and Z-buffering to speed the
removal of hidden surfaces for improved performance and visual quality.
S3's Trio3D also provides support for Intel's Accelerated Graphics Port
(AGP) standard to enable higher levels of visual realism while helping
to contain solution costs for memory intensive 3D applications.
About S3 Incorporated
S3 Incorporated, founded in 1989 with headquarters in Santa Clara, California, is the world's largest
supplier of multimedia acceleration hardware and its associated software*. S3 is committed to
applying its expertise in audio, video, graphics and platform acceleration to create innovative and
affordable products for the home, desktop and mobile markets.
Except for historical information contained herein, the matters set forth in this press release are
forward-looking statements that are subject to risk and uncertainties, including the impact of
competitive products and pricing and of alternative technological advances, market acceptance of the
company's and its customers' new products, and other risks detailed from time to time in S3's SEC
reports, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997.
NOTE: S3 and Trio are registered trademarks of S3 Incorporated. The S3 corporate logo and BCI are
trademarks of S3 Incorporated. Other marks referenced herein are the property of their respective
owners. All third party quotes and product information are furnished by the respective companies.
* Source: Mercury Research (Scottsdale, AZ)
SOURCE: S3 Incorporated |
