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http://www.pixelworks.com |
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Pixelworks |
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Company Overview
Pixelworks is a fabless semiconductor company that designs, develops and markets innovative video and pixel processing chips and software for high-end display applications, including digital projection, large screen LCD flat panels and digital signage. Our solutions leverage proprietary core technologies that enable digital display and projection device manufacturers to differentiate their products with a consistently high level of video quality, regardless of the content’s source or format. Additionally, our solutions facilitate rapid development and customization of display devices, thus reducing time to market for our customers.
Video Quality Challenge
The increasing popularity of large, high-resolution flat panel displays combined with the transition to 1080P content and 120Hz refresh rates is driving the need for high performance processor solutions to meet the enhanced video quality requirements of next generation display products. As flat panel display resolution and size increase, new challenges emerge that must be addressed to ensure a corresponding improvement in video quality. For example, the challenges of “judder” and “blur” become more of an issue with larger screens. Judder occurs when content recorded at one rate of frames per second for film content must be converted to faster video rates, and as a result there is a jerkiness, or judder in the resulting video performance. Blur in motion images also occurs as a result of the way the human brain processes the longer frame durations produced by an LCD panel. Pixelworks’ chips and software address problems such as judder and blur by intelligently optimizing video signals to produce high-quality images.
Growing Markets
The long-term growth projected in high-end digital display applications provides significant opportunity for Pixelworks. Increasingly affordable price points are driving continued adoption of digital projectors in the business and education markets, and home theater systems are gaining traction. Connectivity is expected to fuel additional growth, as projectors incorporate networking capabilities that enable the sharing of video among multiple devices. In the consumer market, flat panel LCD screens are driving continued demand for high-resolution, high-performance digital TVs. Looking forward, public area applications such as digital signage and video surveillance are also expected to become increasingly common. Pixelworks is focused on providing the solutions to scale poorer quality video, reduce signal noise inherent to networks and enhance image quality in order to ensure optimal video performance across display devices. |
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Pixelworks’ products are designed with a flexible architecture that allows us to combine algorithms and functional blocks of digital and mixed signal circuitry. Our product offerings range from single-purpose chips, highly integrated system-on-chips (SOCs) that incorporate specialized software, and full solutions incorporating software and other tools.
Our primary product categories include the following:
ImageProcessor ICs.
Our ImageProcessor ICs include embedded microprocessors, digital signal processing technology and software that control the operations and signal processing within high-end display systems. ImageProcessor ICs are used in a variety of high-end display systems including projectors and high-resolution flat panels. Products in this category include technology for advanced image scaling, aspect ratio conversion, color compensation, customizable on-screen display and automatic image optimization. Our ImageProcessor ICs can also include the following additional functions: advanced de-interlacing circuitry; digital keystone correction; an analog-to-digital controller; a Digital Visual Interface, or DVITM; and a High-Definition Multimedia Interface, or HDMITM.
ImageProcessor ICs were our first product offerings and continue to comprise the majority of our business. We have continued to refine the architectures for optimal performance, manufacturing our products on process technologies that align with our customers’ requirements. Additionally, we provide a complete software development environment and operating system that enables our customers to rapidly develop and customize the “look and feel” of their products.
Video Co-Processor ICs.
Products in this category post-process video signals in conjunction with an image processor to enhance the performance or feature set of the overall video solution (for example, by eliminating judder and motion blur). Our video co-processor ICs can be used with our ImageProcessor ICs or with image processing solutions from other manufacturers, and in most cases can be incorporated by a display manufacturer without assistance from the supplier of the base image processor. This flexibility enables manufacturers to augment their existing or new designs to enhance their video display products. By offering these co-processor ICs, we can target specific needs in our markets and implement technologies optimally without making compromises to accommodate the demands of integration.
Networked Display ICs.
Our Networked Display ICs allow the same video stream to be networked across multiple displays, for example to connect projectors in different classrooms or to network video in digital signage applications. Our Networked Display IC combines video sharing capabilities with video image processing, wireless connectivity and Internet connection to ensure high quality, multi-source video output and enhanced value to our projection display customers.
Broadband Signal Processor ICs.
Our Broadband Signal Processor ICs are programmable SoC ICs for video conferencing, video surveillance and other industrial video applications using multiple industry-standard compression decoding schemes. Broadband Signal Processor ICs provide flexible solutions for a variety of image processing tasks, such as video compression. |
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Worldwide Locations
Portland office
16760 SW Upper Boones Ferry Road, Suite 101 Portland, OR 97224 USA
Tel: 503-601-4545
Fax: 503-601-0823
Email: info@pixelworks.com
| Tokyo office
Shinjuku Oak Tower 14th Floor 6-8-1, Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinkjuku-ku, Tokyo 163-6014, Japan
Tel: +81-3-5321-7170
Fax: +81-3-5321-7171
| Shanghai office
Room 301-303 No. 88, Lane 887 Zuchongzhi Road, Zhangjiang Hi-tech Park, Shanghai 201203, China
Tel: +86-21-5131-4777
Fax: +86-21-5131-4776
|Silicon Valley office
224 Airport Parkway #400 San Jose, CA 95110 USA
Tel: 408-200-9200
Fax: 408-200-9201
| Osaka office
Grand Cru Osaka Kitahama 5th Floor 1-27, Kitahama1-chome, Chuo-Ku,Osaka 541-0041, Japan
Tel: +81-6-6121-3022
Fax: +81-6-6228-7120
| Taipei office
11F, No. 22, Lane 407, Sec2, Tiding Blvd., Neihu Dist., Taipei 11493, Taiwan
Tel: +886-2-8797-6600
Fax: +886-2-6600-8950
+886-2-6600-2850
|U.K. sales representation
The Byre Lantern Courtyard The Street Bramley Hampshire RG26 5DE United Kingdom
Tel: +44-1256-88-4990
Fax: +44-1256-88-4991
| Seoul office
TechEngine Inc.
5F, C. L. S. Bldg., 169-1 Samsung-Dong, Gangnam-Gu, Seoul 135-090, Korea
Tel: +82-2-562-5681
Fax: +82-2-562-5613
www.techengine.co.kr
| Hsinchu office
10F-1, No. 31, Puding Road,Hsinchu City 300, Taiwan
Tel: +886-3-6686-755
Fax: +886-3-6686-756 |