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06/21 08:22 PixelFusion First to Utilize Rambus
Technology for High
Performance Windows NT
PixelFusion First to Utilize Rambus Technology for High Performance
Windows NT Graphics Chip
BRISTOL, U.K.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 21, 1999--
-- PixelFusion Utilizes Rambus Interface to Offer Unprecedented
Performance --
PixelFusion, Ltd., a semiconductor start-up founded to revolutionize
high-performance computing, announced today that it will be the first
company to integrate Rambus(R) technology into a chip designed for the
Windows NT professional graphics market. PixelFusion's FUZION(TM) 150
chip, which will ship in Q4 1999, combines the company's innovative FUZION
architecture with Rambus' memory technology. The result is unmatched
graphics performance for Windows NT systems.
The FUZION 150 chip features four Rambus Channels at access speeds of
1.6 gigabyte per second per Channel, resulting in throughput of 6.4
GB/second between the chip and local memory. FUZION 150's massively
parallel architecture takes full advantage of the four channels, delivering more
than one-and-a-half teraOPS or three gigaFLOPS of computing power. This
unprecedented performance is enabled by Rambus' high memory access
speeds and extremely low latency.
"PixelFusion's FUZION 150 chip demonstrates the benefits of Rambus
technology for graphics applications requiring increased memory bandwidth
and performance," said Dave Mooring, vice president and general manager,
Personal Computing Division at Rambus Inc. "PixelFusion's FUZION takes
full advantage of the performance scaling capability of Rambus technology to
deliver powerful graphics computing solution for Windows NT systems.
Ray McConnell, Engineering director and co-founder of PixelFusion, added,
"Our FUZION architecture makes huge demands on a memory interface.
Rambus is the only memory alternative in the market today that could meet
our needs for high-bandwidth I/O. In addition, Intellectual Property (IP)
licensing is an important part of our corporate strategy. Since Rambus
technology is so thoroughly integrated into our FUZION architecture, we are
able to provide a complete solution for customers in a wide range of markets
who require maximum performance."
PixelFusion will be selling chips and licensing silicon IP designs to board
and system designers worldwide. These OEM partners will integrate Rambus
DRAM (RDRAM(R)) in configurations that support up to 1 gigabyte of
memory, in accordance with the AGP Pro specification from Intel. Most
major Windows NT workstation manufacturers are expected to adopt this
system architecture before the end of 1999.
According to Matt Allard, IHV Program Manager at Intel Workstation
Products Group, "The integration of PixelFusion's FUZION 150 with Rambus
technology leverages the power and flexibility of the AGP Pro specification.
AGP Pro is designed for high performance and the PixelFusion-Rambus
solution delivers just that. This is an exciting breakthrough for Intel
Architecture-based workstations."
About FUZION 150
FUZION 150 is a 50 million transistor chip with 24 megabits of on-chip
eDRAM memory, offering maximum performance, features and flexibility.
This 0.25 micron, massively parallel, SIMD (Single Instruction Multiple Data)
single-chip processor delivers more than one-and-a-half teraOPS or more
than three gigaFLOPS of computing power, with 600 gigabytes per second of
on-chip memory bandwidth. FUZION 150 is fully programmable, allowing
software-driven performance enhancements, rapid new feature development
and easy addition of new features for installed systems.
FUZION 150 supports OPEN GL 1.1 and 1.2 and Direct3D 6 and 7, and will
be available on graphics cards supporting Windows NT 4, Windows 98 and
Windows 2000 beginning in Q4 1999.
About Rambus
Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ: RMBS), based in Mountain View, Calif., develops
and licenses high-speed chip-to-chip interface technology that enables
semiconductor memory devices to keep pace with faster generations of
processors and controllers. Providers of Rambus-based integrated circuits
include the world's leading DRAM, ASIC and PC controller manufacturers.
Currently, eight of the world's top-10 semiconductor companies license
Rambus technology. More information on Rambus Inc. and its
high-bandwidth interface technology is available at rambus.com.
About PixelFusion
PixelFusion, a fabless semiconductor company, has developed a
software-driven, scalable breakthrough chip architecture, FUZION(TM), that
the company will use to achieve performance leadership and create a
sustainable business through several generations of silicon processes. The
company was founded in 1997 by leaders in massively parallel computing
and high-performance graphics. PixelFusion's headquarters and R&D
facilities are located in Bristol, England, with a sales and marketing office in
Silicon Valley and an R&D center in North Carolina. For additional
information, contact PixelFusion in the USA at (510) 521-3843, in the UK at
+44 (0) 1454 878 740 or visit our Web site at pixelfusion.com.
E-mail to: infopixelfusion.com.
Note: PixelFusion, FUZION and PerfectPixel are trademarks and/or
registered trademarks of PixelFusion, Ltd. Rambus and RDRAM are
registered trademarks of Rambus Inc. All other products mentioned are
trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
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