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Nvidia Tegra Chip to Power Next-Gen Mobiles

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 system on a chip with a footprint no bigger than a dime. That tiny footprint will roll together an 800MHz ARM processor, HD video processor, and GeForce GPU, to deliver enhanced graphics in mobile platforms.  Read more...

Nvidia Buys PortalPlayer

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 Asus laptops; Nvidia will be paying $357 million for the company.  Read more...

Sony And Nvidia Collaborate On PS3 GPU

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 from computer entertainment to broadband applications.  The agreement will encompass future Sony digital consumer electronics products.

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Nvidia And Intel Sign Chipset Agreement

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 vice president and general manager, Desktop Products Group.

“Our two companies are working together to enhance the end-user computing experience,” added Jen-Hsun Huang, president and chief executive officer of NVIDIA. “NVIDIA’s product portfolio offers exciting technology options to Intel customers, including our NVIDIA nForce platform and PCI Express-based SLI graphics technology solution.”

Nvidia Launches GeForce 6 Series

From the press release:

The NVIDIA GeForce 6 Series, which includes the flagship GeForce 6800 Ultra and GeForce 6800, is designed to deliver:  Read more...

  • 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 processing engine – enabling high-definition video and DVD playback

NVIDIA Announces PCI Express Products

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, bi-directional interconnect protocol conversion at incredible speed lines, NVIDIA can transform its current award-winning GeForce FX series into a full-family of PCI Express GPUs.

The new family includes:  Read more...

  • NVIDIA GeForce PCX 5950– based on the DX9 GeForce architecture, this new GPU delivers extreme graphics power and performance for extreme gamers.

Nvidia Announces PCI Express GPU’s

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 PCI Express GPUs.

The new family includes:

  • NVIDIA GeForce PCX 5950– based on the DX9 GeForce architecture, this new GPU delivers extreme graphics power and performance for extreme gamers.
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NVIDIA announces acquisition of MediaQ

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...

Nvidia unveils GeForce FX GPU

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 quality, and know they have the best platform for upcoming cinematic applications such as Doom3.  The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900 is a true testament of our commitment to technology leadership and to game enthusiasts all over the world.”

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IBM to manufacture next NVIDIA Geforce GPU

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 wiring, and a roadmapthat leads to 65nm (nanometer; a billionth of a meter) in the next several years, giving the company the necessary tools to advance its state-of-the-art GPUs.  Read more...

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