SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA), the worldwide leader in visual processing
solutions, announced today that its next-generation graphics processors are
poised to deliver higher levels of PC performance by taking advantage of
Intel's Hyper-Threading (HT) Technology on desktop PCs with the Intel
Pentium® 4 processor at 3.06 GHz. The company has implemented support for HT
Technology across its GeForce(TM) family of graphics processing units (GPU) to
significantly elevate the level of graphics performance feasible on the PC
platform.
(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020613/NVDALOGO )"Modern graphics applications need all the CPU and GPU horsepower they can
get," said Dan Vivoli, vice president of marketing at NVIDIA. "NVIDIA's
next-generation of GPUs take advantage of HT Technology to dramatically enrich
the PC experience by providing the ultimate platform for delivering video
content, 3D games, digital photos, and DVD movies."
"As a leader in the graphics industry, we are pleased that NVIDIA has
acknowledged and embraced HT Technology as a ground-breaking advancement for
desktop PCs," said Jason Ziller, Technology Initiatives Manager at Intel.
"With HT Technology, NVIDIA is able to deliver even higher levels of graphics
performance to our customers."
HT technology can be found in PCs based on the Intel 850E, 845GE, 845PE
and 845GV chipsets. For more information, please visit www.intel.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 games consoles. NVIDIA is headquartered
in Santa Clara, California and employs more than 1,400 people worldwide. For
more information, visit the company's Web site at www.nvidia.com .
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relating to the Company's performance expectations for NVIDIA's family of
products and expectations of continued revenue growth, are forward-looking
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results to be materially different than expectations. Such risks and
uncertainties include, but are not limited to, manufacturing and other delays
relating to new products, difficulties in the fabrication process and
dependence of the Company on third-party manufacturers, general industry
trends including cyclical trends in the PC and semiconductor industries, the
impact of competitive products and pricing alternatives, market acceptance of
the Company's new products, and the Company's dependence on third-party
developers and publishers. Investors are advised to read the Company's Annual
Report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, particularly those sections entitled
"Certain Business Risks," for a fuller discussion of these and other risks and
uncertainties.
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