Tag archive: Jen-Hsun

With interest in subnotebooks, UMPCs and powerful portable media players heating up, competition to produce the hardware that powers these hot-selling new devices is also getting fierce. Intel has its Atom mobile processor, Via has its new Nano, and now, Nvidia is also getting in on the game with the Tegra line of processors. Deviating from its traditional focus exclusively on graphics chips, the Tegra will be an all-in-one… Read More

Graphics chipmaker Nvidia, known for making graphics cards which pump the pixels on high-end gaming and workstation computers, announced today it is acquiring PortalPlayer, a company which makes system-on-a-chip technology to power display devices for in-car electronics, secondary displays, and portable media players, PortalPlayer technology can be seen driving the SanDisk Sansa c200 series of MP3 players as well as Windows SideShow-capable… Read More

Both companies are jointly developing a custom graphics processing unit (GPU) incorporating NVIDIA's next-generation GeForce and SCEI's system solutions for next-generation computer entertainmentsystems featuring the Cell* processor. This collaboration is made under a broad, multi-year, royalty-bearing agreement.  The powerful custom GPU will be the graphics and image processing foundation for a broad range of applications… Read More

Additionally, the companies signed a multi-year chipset agreement for NVIDIA to license Intel's front-side bus technology. This will enable NVIDIA to deliver its NVIDIA nForce platform technology onIntel-based systems. “Today's agreements are significant for both companies and, more importantly, represent a win for our mutual customers who now have more choices for enhancing the PC experience,” said Louis Burns, Intel… Read More

From the press release: The NVIDIA GeForce 6 Series, which includes the flagship GeForce 6800 Ultra and GeForce 6800, is designed to deliver: Industry-leading 3D performance- new superscalar 16-pipe architecture delivers more than twice that of current industry leading NVIDIA GPUs New features, including Microsoft DirectX® 9.0 Shader Model 3.0 feature set – for ultra-realistic cinematic effects Unprecedented on-chip video… Read More

From NVIDIA's press release: NVIDIA Corporation today unveiled the industry's first top-to-bottom family of PCI Express graphics processing units (GPUs), all designed to take full advantage of the additional bandwidth and features that this new I/O interconnection standard delivers. By using an innovative PCI Express (PCX) high-speed interconnect (HSI), a complex piece of networking technology that performs seamless,… Read More

This new GPU family is all designed to take full advantage of the additional bandwidth and features that this new I/O interconnection standard delivers. By using an innovative PCI Express (PCX)high-speed interconnect (HSI), a complex piece of networking technology that performs seamless, bi-directional interconnect protocol conversion at incredible speed lines, NVIDIA can transform itscurrent award-winning GeForce FX series into a full-family of… Read More

Under the terms of the agreement, NVIDIA will acquire privately-held MediaQ for $70 million in total consideration, which NVIDIA expects to pay predominantly in cash. The acquisition, which is expected to be completed in the third quarter of NVIDIA's fiscal year 2004, has been approved by the board of directors of each company and is subject to the satisfaction of regulatory requirements and other customary closing conditions.… Read More

With its industry-leading performance and unmatched cinematic feature set, this radical new GPU has advanced the state of PC gaming by transforming the PC into the ultimate gaming platform. "We are committed to building the best technology for the game enthusiast," stated Jen-Hsun Huang, president and CEO at NVIDIA.  "With the new GeForce FX 5900 series, gamers can experience games at the highest resolutions with the highest visual… Read More

State-of-the-art GPUs, like NVIDIA's Geforce FX, have become process and manufacturing drivers. To deliver the immense computational power needed to create cinematic images in real-time, NVIDIA'sGPUs require the most sophisticated process technologies. As part of the agreement, NVIDIA will gain access to IBM's comprehensive suite of foundry services and leading-edge manufacturing technologies, including power-efficient copper… Read More