S3 Debuts eH1 Graphics Solution For Rugged HD Decoding
S3 Graphics have been making GPUs for longer than you can probably remember. NVIDIA and ATI may get all the attention, but the "Chrome" integrated graphics product is powering a few million devices as we speak. That's pretty monumental, and S3 doesn't show any signs of letting up anytime soon. In an effort to keep on trucking despite being undercover to most of the consumer world, the company has recently unveiled the latest newcomer to the Chrome Series graphics family, the 500E-based eH1.
Shown first at ESC 2010, this new graphics solution is designed for road roads, bumpy terrain and rugged environments. The eH1 is meant mainly for industrial-grade systems, offering extreme reliability and longevity, transforming any embedded platform into a multimedia powerhouse. The fanless eH1 includes support for DirectX 10.1, HD video decoding, and arange of display connectivity options including DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort, and CRT. Who knows, maybe this set will show up in your next military-approved netbook.
Shown first at ESC 2010, this new graphics solution is designed for road roads, bumpy terrain and rugged environments. The eH1 is meant mainly for industrial-grade systems, offering extreme reliability and longevity, transforming any embedded platform into a multimedia powerhouse. The fanless eH1 includes support for DirectX 10.1, HD video decoding, and arange of display connectivity options including DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort, and CRT. Who knows, maybe this set will show up in your next military-approved netbook.
S3 Graphics Demos Forthcoming Chrome eH1 Card for Embedded Devices at ESC 2010
Fanless, flexible and future-proof, S3 Graphics reveals industrial grade AIB for advanced multimedia in embedded applications
Fremont, California, 23 April 2010 - S3 Graphics today unveiled the latest addition to its power-efficient Chrome Series graphics product family, the Chrome 5000E-based S3 Graphics Chrome eH1. Demoed at ESC 2010 April 27–29, Booth No.1238, the S3 Graphics Chrome eH1 is designed for harsh environments and industrial grade systems, offering extreme reliability and longevity, transforming any embedded platform into a multimedia powerhouse.
The fanless and stable S3 Graphics Chrome eH1 brings together a compelling blend of features that meet the needs of next generation embedded systems; these include DX10.1 3D graphics, superb HD video decoding and a range of display connectivity options including DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort, and CRT. With the Chrome eH1, designers can bring the latest graphics and real HD video horsepower to existing platforms, without longevity and product sourcing issues.
“S3 Graphics continues to introduce new graphics technologies to the embedded market, adding a fanless, ultra low power, and feature-rich product to our growing portfolio of embedded solutions,” said Dr. Ken Weng, GM for S3 Graphics. “Our new Chrome eH1 card makes PC grade product features accessible to the broader embedded arena, allowing our embedded partners to easily incorporate the very latest multimedia technologies in their product offerings.”
Visitors to the VIA Technologies booth at ESC Silicon Valley 2010 will be able to see a live demonstration of the S3 Graphics Chrome eH1. Join VIA and S3 Graphics at Embedded System Conference 2010, April 27 – 29, San Jose, McEnery Convention Center, Booth No.1238.
Full Featured Hi-Def Multimedia for Embedded Devices
The S3 Graphics Chrome eH1 gives users the perfect balance of immersive graphics performance and high-quality HD Video, while only using a high-speed, high-throughput 64-bit DDR3 memory bus interface. Display connections come in a combination of the VESA compliant DisplayPort standard, HDMI, dual-link DVI, and CRT for versatile range of display attachment options.
DirectX® 10.1 and OpenGL 3.1 applications on Microsoft® Windows® and Linux platforms can be implemented using the Chrome eH1 board to speed up 3D apps, non-gaming rendering software, and other visual processing functions. Additional graphics API support includes OpenGL ES 2.0 for embedded graphics and OpenVG 1.1 for 2D vector graphics, giving the eH1 board complete support of the latest graphics software stacks found in Windows, Linux, Android and other real-time operating systems.
The Chrome eH1 incorporates a high performance ChromotionHD™ 2.0 video processor unit (VPU), advanced filtering, and clear-image post-processing to perform ultra smooth decoding of MPEG-4/AVC (H.264), MPEG-2, and VC-1 for HD video. To further enhance operation for fanless applications that demand cool-and-quiet operation, the Chrome eH1 features PowerWise™ technology for Green Computing to “Reduce the Heat” without compromising performance, features, or quality.
About S3 Graphics
S3 Graphics is a leading provider of innovative graphics visualization technologies for the embedded, notebook and desktop markets. As a quality supplier to the OEM and retail markets, S3 Graphics powers consumer, corporate and multimedia platforms to bring best-in-class energy efficiency, graphics/video performance, and visual features to the user. Our long-term commitment to customers is to bring reliability, quality, performance and state-of-the-art features to the forefront of PC applications. www.s3graphics.com
