Genesis Microchip
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| Genesis Microchip Inc. | |
|---|---|
| Type | Public, NASDAQ: GNSS [1] |
| Founded | 1987 [2] |
| Headquarters | Santa Clara, California, Markham, Ontario, Bangalore, India[3] |
| Key people | CEO: Elie Antoun [4] |
| Industry | Electronics[5] |
| Products | Semiconductor components, integrated circuits [6] |
| Revenue | 236.98 million USD (2006) [7] |
| Employees | 563 (2006) [8] |
| Website | www.gnss.com |
Genesis Microchip Inc. is a leading edge world wide supplier of integrated circuits (ICs) for video processors in flat panel LCD TVs and Monitors. Founded in 1987 by Paul Russo [9] in Markham, Ontario, Canada and it became a public company in 1998 [10] and now employs over 563 people (2006)[11] worldwide. Genesis acquired Faroudja which is famous for its Emmy Award [12] wining video processing technology and a household name among Home Theatre enthusiasts. Key video processing technology includes [13]: DCDi, MADi, image scaling (key industry patent), color management, LCD response time compensation, and founders of DisplayPort[14] interconnect technology now a VESA[15] standard.
On December 11, 2007, ST Microelectronics[16] announced the acquisition of Genesis Microchip.
[edit] References
- Genesis Microchip Inc.. Annual Report 1998 (Form 20-F). SEC US Securities Exchange Commission.
- Genesis Microchip Inc.. Annual Report 2006 (Form 20-F). Corporate IR.
- Genesis Microchip Inc.. Genesis Microchip Website. Genesis Microchip Inc..
- Yahoo and SEC. Yahoo Finance Summary and reports on GNSS. Yahoo.
- VESA. VESA Unveils Display Port (v1.1) Standard's CE Convergence Roadmap: Features Seemless Connectivity for TV's, Monitors, and Projectors. VESA.
- PR Newswire. STMicroelectronics To Acquire Genesis Microchip. CNNMoney.com.
