Toshiba selects
S3 Graphics' SuperSavage/IXc–166™ graphics subsystem for their Top-of-the-line,
Pentium® 4 Tecra 9000 enterprise corporate
platform notebook.
Expanding on the previous two generations of Tecra design wins, the SuperSavage/IXc-166™
integrates low-power high-performance graphics in a 16MB MCM featuring
Commercial Grade quality.
Fremont, California, July 24,
2002 – S3 Graphics, Inc. today announced that Toshiba Corporation has
chosen the SuperSavage/IXc - 166™ mobile
graphics processor for its top-of-the-line Tecra 9000 series notebook computers
utilizing the mobile Intel® Pentium® 4 processor.
The SuperSavage/IXc - 166™ hardware combined
with ‘Commercial Grade’ software and support is an enabling solution for high
performance, high reliability graphics and display implementations that
Toshiba’s commercial clients demand.
The SuperSavage/IXc
- 166™ graphics processor offers enhanced 2D/3D
performance through advanced features including single cycle multi texturing,
trilinear filtering, specular lighting, diffuse shading plus vertex and table
fog. Smooth DVD playback is achieved using optimized hardware motion
compensation. Industry defining Duoview+ capabilities allow various
configurations of multiple displays supporting extended desktops, giving users
greater flexibility and productivity boost in commercial applications.
To complement
this rich feature set, the S3 Graphics SuperSavage/IXc
- 166™ is designed to minimize power consumption
without compromising performance, helping to maximize battery life and thus
improve the user experience. Support for ACPI power management modes further
enhances efficiency and low heat dissipation means active cooling is not
required, making the SuperSavage™ perfect in light of the current trend towards
long battery life for notebooks.
“The announcement of the
Tecra 9000 P4 series notebooks from Toshiba further solidifies S3 Graphics as
the leader in the high-end commercial notebook graphics arena. The incredibly
low box-line defect levels for the SuperSavage™
product line is one of the key factors in customers such as Toshiba choosing S3G
over our competitors in the mission critical, commercial notebook space. Our
combination of performance, unbeatable quality and world class support is a
compelling solution for our customers who need future-proof, enterprise
corporate platforms. I’m confident that we will garner more design wins with
this approach.” said Dr. Gerry Liu, vice president of marketing and chief
financial officer, S3 Graphics, Inc.
About S3 Graphics, Inc.
S3 Graphics, Inc. (“S3
Graphics”) is a joint venture between VIA Technologies, Inc and
SONICblue (NASDAQ: SBLU)
specializing in providing the complete graphics solution for PCs, including the
SuperSavage™ discrete and ProSavage™ integrated graphics chipsets for the mobile
and desktop markets. S3 Graphics has already shipped a number of joint venture
products including ProSavage PM133 and ProSavage KM133 for the integrated
desktop market and ProSavage PN133 (code named Twister) and ProSavage KN133, for
the mobile market. With a long-term commitment to developing advanced graphics
processors, S3 Graphics continues to expand its market presence for mobile and
desktop PCs.
http://www.s3graphics.com/
About VIA Technologies, Inc.
VIA
Technologies, Inc. is a leading innovator and developer of PC core logic
chipsets, microprocessors, and multimedia, communications, optical media and
networking chips. VIA delivers value to the PC industry by designing, marketing,
and selling high-performance VIA Apollo core logic chipsets for the full range
of PC platforms, and cost-effective VIA C3™ processors for Value PCs and
Internet Appliances, as well as developing complete solutions for the PC
platform through its VPSD Business Unit. Its customers include the world's top
OEMs, mainboard manufacturers, and system integrators. VIA is headquartered in
Taipei, Taiwan, at the center of the Greater China high-tech manufacturing
engine, and has branch offices in the US, China and Europe. The company is
listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE2388), and achieved annual revenues of
nearly US$1 billion in 2001. Additional information can be found at
www.via.com.tw.
