SBS Technologies First to Employ New Farsight Designs and NVIDIA GPUs
With Integrated Memory for CompactPCI and VME Based SBCs
SAN FRANCISCO, April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Quantum3D(R), Inc. today announced
enhancements to the Farsight(TM) program -- which expands Quantum3D's
offerings of NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA) GeForce(TM) and NVIDIA
Quadro(R) families of mobile graphics processing units (GPUs) into embedded
applications that require integrated memory and a pin-compatible family of
scalable graphics capabilities. The new Farsight program employs the Mobile
AGP Package (MAP) versions of NVIDIA(R) GPUs which are ideal for performance
sensitive embedded visual computing applications that require small
footprints, custom form factors, low power, long life cycles and seamless
technology insertion. Today, Quantum3D also announced its first design win
for the enhanced Farsight program with SBS Technologies(R), Inc. (Nasdaq:
SBSE). SBS is integrating the NVIDIA MAP GPU technology with integrated memory
into new VME and CompactPCI Single Board Computers (SBCs). Quantum3D's
products are on display until April 25, 2003 at the Embedded Systems
Conference in San Francisco, booth #2608.
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Since its inception in 2001, Quantum3D's Farsight program has been meeting
the realtime 2D/3D graphics and video performance requirements of custom form
factor embedded graphics applications, which includes both military and
commercial aviation, ground vehicle, naval vessel and man portable "smart
displays" and embedded training applications. With the addition of NVIDIA(R)
GeForce(TM) GPUs that feature 16, 32 or 64 MB of integrated memory and NVIDIA
Quadro GPUs with 64 MB of integrated memory, the Farsight program can now
support volume embedded visualization applications that require lower design
and deployment costs, faster time to market, greater design flexibility and
intrinsic technology insertion. With these new integrated memory designs,
Farsight program licensees are able to address a range of embedded graphics
requirements by merely populating different pin-compatible and software
compatible GPUs that fit within the same BGA footprints.
"Our initial Farsight reference designs are primarily focused on avionics
applications which required discrete memory implementations for absolute
maximum performance," said Ross Q. Smith, Quantum3D co-founder and executive
vice president of business development and marketing. "With these new
integrated memory offerings, Farsight can now bring the flexibility and power
of NVIDIA GPU technology to the broadest range of embedded applications --
from legacy graphics chip replacement on volume SBCs to new applications like
medical imaging and communications."
The first design win for Quantum3D Farsight MAP program is with SBS
Technologies. SBS will be integrating Quantum3D's Farsight reference designs
into its award-winning family of CompactPCI and VME single board computers.
This new effort marks the first time that integrated 3D graphics have been
employed on SBS computers.
"We have had tremendous interest in our Sentiris(TM) PMC offering,
licensed from Quantum3D last year, aimed at meeting the most demanding needs
of the military and aerospace embedded graphics market," said Frank Willis,
SBS Technologies' vice president of business development. "We found that our
customers also want an integrated, Sentiris-compatible solution for broader
market segments as the needs for advanced graphics expand. Quantum3D's new
Farsight offerings that employ the NVIDIA MAP GPUs are perfect for such
applications."
About Farsight
Farsight is the exclusive Quantum3D program aimed at bringing the power of
NVIDIA graphics technology to unique form factor and "graphics down" embedded
military and aerospace applications where standard form factor graphics
subsystems, such as Sentiris PMC are not applicable. Under the auspices of
the program, Quantum3D provides PCI or AGP reference designs, companion video
designs, board level schematics, diagnostics, driver and utility software, as
well as volume GPU kits that enable Farsight licensees to integrate NVIDIA
GPU-based graphics subsystems with comprehensive video capabilities into
avionics, vetronics, shipboard and man-portable embedded visual computing.
Quantum3D Farsight Program designs are compatible with Intel(R) or PowerPC(R)
architecture systems under Microsoft(R) Windows(R), Linux and Wind River(R)
VxWorks(R) operating systems. For details on the Farsight Program or other
Quantum3D embedded visual computing offerings, please contact Quantum3D at
+1-408-361-9918 or send email to salesinfo@quantum3d.com.
About SBS Technologies
SBS Technologies, Inc., founded in 1986, designs and builds open
architecture embedded computer products that enable original equipment
manufacturers (OEMs) to serve the commercial, communications, enterprise, and
government markets. SBS products are integrated into a variety of
applications, including communications networking, medical imaging, industrial
automation, and military systems. The portfolio includes an extensive line of
CPU boards, computer interconnections, avionics, telemetry, and fully
integrated systems and enclosures. Headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico,
SBS maintains eight primary operating locations, has regional sales offices
throughout the United States and has international sales offices in four
countries. More information on SBS is available at http://www.sbs.com.
About NVIDIA
NVIDIA Corporation is a market leader in visual computing technology
dedicated to creating products that enhance the interactive experience on
consumer and professional computing platforms. Its graphics and
communications processors have broad market reach and are incorporated into a
wide variety of computing platforms, including consumer digital-media PCs,
enterprise PCs, professional workstations, digital content creation systems,
notebook PCs, military navigation systems and video game consoles. NVIDIA is
headquartered in Santa Clara, California and employs more than 1,500 people
worldwide. For more information, visit the Company's Web site at
http://www.nvidia.com.
About Quantum3D
Quantum3D develops and markets realtime, open architecture IG solutions,
embedded graphics subsystems, development software and support services for
the VST and EVC markets. Quantum3D is the exclusive supplier of NVIDIA(R)
graphics technology for the embedded military and aerospace visual computing
market, and is a privately held, venture-backed company headquartered in San
Jose, CA. For more information, please see http://www.quantum3d.com.
NOTE: Quantum3D is a registered trademark, and Sentiris and Farsight are
trademarks of Quantum3D, Inc. NVIDIA, GeForce and NVIDIA Quadro are
trademarks or registered trademarks of NVIDIA Corporation in the United States
and other countries. SBS Technologies is a registered trademark of SBS
Technologies, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective
owners.
This announcement contains forward-looking statements concerning SBS'
product strategy, technology capability and product capabilities. These
statements reflect the perspectives and expectations of SBS management as of
the date of this release. Actual results may differ materially from those
projected or implied in these forward-looking statements as a result of a
number of risk factors, including changes in the general economy and in SBS'
business; changes in demand for SBS' products; technological difficulties and
resource constraints encountered in developing Sentiris-based products; the
impact of rapid technological and market change; and other risk factors listed
from time to time in SBS' SEC reports, including those listed under "Risk
Factors" in SBS' Annual Report on Form 10-K and other reports.
SOURCE Quantum3D, Inc.
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CONTACT:
Barbara Kohn, +1-650-342-9853, or
bkohn@quantum3D.com, or Jill Dornan, +1-503-262-6505, or
jdornan@quantum3D.com, both of Quantum3D, Inc.; or Charles Rasch
of NVIDIA Corporation, +1-408-486-8236, or crasch@nvidia.com; or
Greg Morgan of SBS Technologies, Inc., +1-505-888-9855, or
gmorgan@sbs.com
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