ScanLine partners with PixelFusion

Bristol 21 Feb 00 ScanLine Technologies, a provider of leading-edge text and graphics solutions to the TV broadcast and post production markets, and PixelFusion Ltd signed a "memorandum of understanding" for the development of next-generation Character Generator (CG) products based on PixelFusion's FUZION 150 chip. PixelFusion's FUZION 150 is an 80 million-transistor, 0.25 micron chip with 24 megabits of embedded DRAM. This single-chip massively parallel SIMD processor delivers unmatched performance and advanced features, bringing supercomputer-like performance to the high-end video market.

As a general-purpose computing device, FUZION 150 is programmable, and with most of its functionality defined by microcode, users are able to extend the functions of the parallel array. By taking advantage of dedicated processing power, FUZION 150 can deliver the millions of pixel per second rates demanded by both SDTV and HDTV.

Dave Scull, President of ScanLine Technologies, Inc., stated, "We are very pleased to announce our collaboration with PixelFusion. The FUZION 150 chip, combined with our top-quality engineering, will make our new CG products unique, with the highest-resolution CG output available. This development underlines the strong commitment our company is making to TV broadcasters and upper-end video production studios preparing for the new HDTV standard," added Scull. "Products based on our partnership with PixelFusion will allow users an easy transition from analog to SDTV - and later to HDTV - as budgets and markets dictate."

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