Wave Issue 0301 1/17/03 Article 2-01

***S3 Graphics Announces DeltaChromeX9m Mobile GPU
(January 16)

S3 Graphics Inc., a supplier to the 3D graphics accelerator
market, today announced the DeltaChromeX9m mobile graphics
processor for commercial and consumer notebook markets,
incorporating hardware for full support of Microsoft's DX9
initiative, and an 8 pixel pipeline graphics core.

DeltaChromeX9m includes an integrated Hi-Def TV encoder for high
definition display devices up to 1080 progressive lines of
resolution. Available with optional integrated memory, the chip
comes with low power capabilities utilizing third generation
PowerWise power management technology.

The S3 Graphics DeltaChrome V8 graphics core features an 8-pixel
pipeline, each 128-bit, a 3D engine with 2.4 Giga-pixels per
second fill rate, and programmable Pixel Shader 2.0+ and Vertex
Shader 2.0+ implementation in hardware--beyond Microsoft DX9
requirements.

The Advanced Deferred Rendering technology increases the
efficiency of the 3D engine, and the programmable floating point
render target and blending will help accuracy and quality in 3D
effects. PicturePerfect full-screen anti-aliasing technology is
designed to realistic image for all connected displays.

A list of mobile features includes the integrated Hi-Def TV
encoder with support for 480I/P, 720P and 1080I/P resolutions to
match any standard and high definition mode, and 7th generation
Duo-View extended desktop feature providing up to QXGA
resolutions using an integrated LVDS transmitter and panel
scaler, plus an added display device. Hardware support for
display rotation provides support for tablet PC applications.

DeltaChromeX9m employs 0.13 micron low power fabrication
technology, and core voltage as low as 0.9V. The latest version
of the PowerWise power management utility includes dynamic
voltage and operating frequency control, as well as proprietary
techniques to reduce idle power consumption below 0.5W.

The new Chromotion programmable video engine technology is
included in the DeltaChromeX9m. Chromotion enables the processing
of compressed and raw video streams, as well as post processing
to get quality from any video source such as MPEG-2/4, webcasts,
WMV8/9 and others. Chromotion also includes support for Microsoft
VMR front-end processing for pixel adaptive de-interlacing,
programmable video scaling and video compositing, as well as
traditional video overlay support. For the professional video
graphic artist, Chromotion offers real time video filter effects.

DeltaChromeM128 and DeltaChromeM64+ are integrated memory
versions of DeltaChromeX9m. DeltaChromeM128 is offered with up to
256 MB of integrated memory using flip-chip multi-package module
(FC-MPM) technology, while DeltaChromeM64+ MPM comes with
integrated memory and the capability to expand up to 256MB
externally.

www.s3graphics.com