| Type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Semiconductor, Electronics[1] |
| Founded | 1987 [2] |
| Headquarters | Santa Clara, California, Neihu District, Taipei City, Taiwan R.O.C., Markham, Ontario, Bangalore, India[3] |
| Key people | CEO: Elie Antoun [1], OOO: Michael Lin & Tommy Lin |
| Products | Semiconductor components, integrated circuits [1] |
| Revenue | 236.98 million USD (2006) [1] |
| Owner(s) | ST Microelectronics (since Dec 11, 2007) |
| Employees | 563 (2006) [1] |
| 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 [2] in Markham, Ontario, Canada and it became a public company in 1998 [2] and now employs over 563 people (2006)[1] worldwide. Genesis acquired Faroudja which is famous for its Emmy Award [4] winning video processing technology and a household name among Home Theatre enthusiasts. Key video processing technology includes [4]: DCDi, MADi, image scaling (key industry patent), color management, LCD response time compensation, and founders of DisplayPort[5] interconnect technology now a VESA[6] standard.
On December 11, 2007, ST Microelectronics announced the acquisition of Genesis Microchip.