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To: Raymond Duray who wrote (736)	9/2/2000 10:33:53 AM
From: Blue h2o	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 46821

Hi Raymond, Actually I'm a real tech bonehead. I ran a search on InGaAS in my quest to educate myself on the why and wherefore of OSIS's big move. I'm always searching for next wave technology. Unfortunately a lot of the technical jargan goes right over my head, so it's a tough job<g>. Pixelworks is unrelated to InGaAs, as far as I know, and I'm not aware of what fab they use. When I discovered this thread I realized you guys might be the engineering types that could aid me in understanding the import of some of these technologies I come across. About PXLW. <snip> IMAGE SCALING AND SHAPING Our image processing technology incorporates a proprietary programmable two-dimensional image scaler capable of resizing images to fit a wide variety of aspect ratios, the ratio of width to height of display screens, and resolutions. With our scaler, images can be adapted to aspect ratios ranging from traditional 4:3 aspect ratios of conventional computer monitors and televisions to the 16:9 format used in wide screen HDTVs. In addition, content designed for a certain resolution can be intelligently stretched or reduced in real time to fit a new resolution for a specific display without degrading the image. For example low-resolution images are processed by intelligently adding information, so that when the new image is displayed, it looks smooth without any jagged image areas. High-resolution content can be displayed on lower resolution displays by intelligently removing information without degrading image quality. <snip> Lots more info at the link in my prior message. It makes a good read for anyone with time this long weekend. I'll snip no more in the interest of brevity. Interested parties may wish to tog back. How crowded is this field? If this is proprietary technology isn't it going to be necessary in every settop box? Seems the ability to translate the signal to whatever display device, be it digital, analog, pc or tv, is terribly important. I apologize for the length of this post. Hope it is of some interest. I'll be looking forward to comments and input. Best Regards, kurt