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NeoMagic's(R) 256-Bit Multimedia Accelerator
Incorporated Into HP OmniBook 4150 Notebook PC
PR Newswire - November 13, 1998 07:17
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Space-Saving, Power-Preserving MagicMedia(TM)256AV Provides Quality Audio-Video
Performance for Mobile Professionals
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- NeoMagic Corporation (Nasdaq: NMGC),
the pioneer of embedded DRAM and the world's first producer of single-chip multimedia
accelerators for notebook computers, today announced that the MagicMedia256AV multimedia
accelerator has been incorporated into the new HP OmniBook 4150 notebook PC from
Hewlett-Packard Company. The HP OmniBook 4150 notebook PC also incorporates the
300MHz mobile Pentium II microprocessor from Intel.
"The HP OnmiBook 4150 notebook is targeted to the mobile professional whose need for portable
productivity and presentation performance are of equal importance," said Richard Archuleta, general
manager of HP's Mobile Computing Division. "NeoMagic's integrated technology helps us deliver
high-quality multimedia performance in this less than six-pound notebook to complete the total
satisfaction equation for our mobile customers."
"NeoMagic's MagicMedia256AV multimedia accelerator raises the notebook video bandwidth
beyond the level found in most desktop PCs," noted Ron Jankov, senior vice president and general
manager of the Multimedia Products Division of NeoMagic Corporation. "This chip is like a data
freeway. Its 256-bit-wide memory architecture provides an astounding 3.2 Gbytes per second of
memory bandwidth. That's what you need to support a high performance notebook like the HP
OmniBook 4150 PC when running two independent displays with independent content, resolution,
refresh rates, and color depths."
NeoMagic, the pioneer and leading provider of integrated DRAM and logic, produces single-chip
multimedia accelerators for notebook PCs. By eliminating the need to drive signals off-chip to
discrete memory, NeoMagic's embedded memory approach achieves its performance advantage
while actually lowering the power consumption and extending the battery life for portable
notebooks. The MagicMedia256AV, NeoMagic's latest product, revolutionizes multimedia by
providing a single-chip solution for the full range of multimedia requirements of today's most
advanced computers, including:
* 256-bit wide internal memory architecture for high-performance audio,
video, DVD, and graphics acceleration for XGA and greater resolutions
* 16 million "true color" capability, with 30 frames-per-second full
motion DVD video playback
* PCI/AGP digital audio
* High-resolution capability up to 1280x1024 for LCD panels, CRTs and
TV screens
* MagicPASS(TM) electromagnetic interference (EMI) noise reduction
technology
About NeoMagic
NeoMagic Corporation, based in Santa Clara, Calif., is the first company to design and deliver
integrated DRAM, complex logic, and analog circuits in a single chip. The company's proprietary
MagicWare(TM) technology takes systems integration to a new level by building DRAM into
"system-on-a-chip" solutions. NeoMagic is dedicated to bringing leading-edge performance to
mobile computers, without compromising power consumption or space. NeoMagic Corporation
has been awarded honors by the Fabless Semiconductor Association for the past two years: In
1996, as the industry's "Most Respected Private Fabless Company;" In November 1997, as the
"Best Financially Managed Public Fabless Company." NeoMagic may be contacted at
408-988-7020 or on the World Wide Web at www.neomagic.com.
NOTE: NeoMagic, MagicGraph, and the NeoMagic circle logo are registered trademarks of
NeoMagic Corporation. MagicWare, MagicMedia and MagicPASS are trademarks of
NeoMagic Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
NeoMagic disclaims any proprietary interest in the marks and names of others.
SOURCE NeoMagic Corporation
/CONTACT: Betty Watkins of NeoMagic Corp., 408-988-7020, or
bwatkins@neomagic.com; or Bruce LeBoss of ChipShots, Inc., 408-541-8744, or
leboss@chipshots.com, for NeoMagic/
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