S3 Graphics Announces Ultra Energy-Efficient Embedded Multimedia Graphics Processor at
ESC 2008
The S3 Graphics 4300E graphics processor combines 30% better power-efficiency with best-in-class
HD video and DX10.1/OpenGL 2.1 graphics
The S3
Graphics 4300E will debut at Embedded Systems Conference, taking
place at the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California on April
15–18th, at the
VIA booth (2110).
Boasting an
industry leading performance-per-watt ratio that outperforms competitor
products by as much as 30%, the S3
Graphics 4300E is currently the only discrete
high-performance
HD video
and graphics processor tailored specifically to cope with the rigid
thermal requirements of the embedded industry. Developers
can opt for
maximum power-efficiency or for extreme
multimedia performance, based
on end-product
requirements.
Designed
for DirectX™ 10.1 and OpenGL 2.1 using
the latest programmable unified
shader architecture, system
developers can now bring an
immersive 3D
experience to
feature-rich product
introductions.
The
S3 Graphics 4300E
also incorporates a
programmable video engine with media acceleration for H.264, VC-1, AVS,
DivX, and MPEG-2 HD, plus the latest in display connectivity
including HDMI with HDCP,
dual channel
LVDS, and dual-link DVI.
The new 4300E multimedia
processor joins the
alre
“With
the fast evolving need for increasingly advanced digital multimedia
technology in the embedded industry, we are extremely proud to offer a
highly competitive product with
the 4300E,” said
Dr. Ken Weng, GM for S3 Graphics. “S3
Graphics now
offers a full range
of products that can inspire embedded system developers to greater and
greater heights.”
About the S3 Graphics 4300E Multimedia Processor
The S3
Graphics 4300E
processor uses proven
low leakage 65nm
process
technology and features
an
energy efficient multimedia architecture
that scales
from 300MHz to
600MHz. The
graphics and HD video
cores can be coupled with the latest DDR2 and DDR3 memories supporting
up to 256MB of local graphics memory. The multimedia processor also
incorporates a
high
speed serial link
PCI
Express 2.0 compliant bus
supporting x1, x4, x8,
and x16
lane widths, in addition to PCI Express ASPM for further reducing
operational power
to
allow astonishingly low
heat, fanless configurations.
The 4300E
uses an advanced high quality programmable video core that is fully
compatible with Microsoft’s DirectX™ VA
2.0 media acceleration interface and Blu-ray™, supporting
protected video playback
from
source to destination. Codec support includes WMV-9 HD, MPEG-2 HD,
VC-1, H.264, DivX, and
AVS.
The 4300E has
built-in dual-link DVI/HDMI transmitters with HDCP and
dual channel LVDS transmitters to interface to the latest high
resolution standard and widescreen flat panels, in addition to two
analog RAMDACS
for CRT connectivity.
Independent
display rotation (900, 1800,
2700) with 2D, 3D, and HD media
acceleration is also fully
supported by the display pipeline.
The
S3 Graphics 4300E is fully compatible with Windows XP, XPe, CE and is
WHQL Certified for Windows Vista SP1.
For
more information on the S3 Graphics 4300E, please see the S3 Graphics
website at:
http://www.s3graphics.com/en/products/chrome_4300e/
About S3 Graphics
S3
Graphics is a leading provider of innovative graphics visualization
technologies for the notebook and desktop markets. As a quality
supplier to the OEM and retail markets, S3 Graphics powers consumer,
corporate and multimedia platforms to bring best-in-class energy
efficiency, graphics/video performance, and visual features to the
user. Our long-term commitment to customers is to bring reliability, quality,
performance and state-of-the-art features to the forefront of PC
applications.
www.s3graphics.com
