Silicon Optix
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Silicon Optix Inc was a privately held fabless semiconductor company
that designed and manufactured video/image digital processing integrated circuit
s. Originally a division of Genesis Microchip
, Silicon Optix was spun off in 2001 by Paul Russo, the CEO of Genesis Microchip at the time. Silicon Optix acquired Teranex and its patents on the GAPP
, which it incorporated into some of their products.
In June 2008, Flexible Picture Systems (FPS) acquired the box systems business from Silicon Optix, and became the exclusive manufacturer and source for the Image AnyPlace video/graphics scaler with Geometry Correction and Edge Blending. Since 2008, Flexible Picture Systems has continued to develop products based on Silicon Optix video processing technology, and introduced the Image AnyPlace-200 in 2009, and OmniScale-200 in 2010.
In October 2008, IDT
acquired video processing technology and related assets from Silicon Optix.. IDT retains the Silicon Optix REON technology.
In May 2009, Paul Russo's new company GEO Semiconductor acquired the REALTA and GEO technologies of Silicon Optix .
In June 2009, Jupiter Systems acquired the Teranex division (based in Orlando) of Silicon Optix .
Fabless semiconductor company
A fabless semiconductor company specializes in the design and sale of hardware devices and semiconductor chips while outsourcing the fabrication or "fab" of the devices to a specialized manufacturer called a semiconductor foundry...
that designed and manufactured video/image digital processing integrated circuit
Integrated circuit
An integrated circuit or monolithic integrated circuit is an electronic circuit manufactured by the patterned diffusion of trace elements into the surface of a thin substrate of semiconductor material...
s. Originally a division of Genesis Microchip
Genesis Microchip
Genesis Microchip Inc. is a leading edge world wide supplier of integrated circuits for video processors in flat panel LCD TVs and Monitors. Founded in 1987 by Paul Russo in Markham, Ontario, Canada and it became a public company in 1998 and now employs over 563 people worldwide...
, Silicon Optix was spun off in 2001 by Paul Russo, the CEO of Genesis Microchip at the time. Silicon Optix acquired Teranex and its patents on the GAPP
Geometric-Arithmetic Parallel Processor
The GAPP , invented by Polish mathematician Włodzimierz Holsztyński in 1981, was patented by Martin Marietta and is now owned by Silicon Optix, Inc. In terms of network topology, the GAPP is a mesh-connected array of single bit SIMD processing elements , where each PE can communicate with its...
, which it incorporated into some of their products.
In June 2008, Flexible Picture Systems (FPS) acquired the box systems business from Silicon Optix, and became the exclusive manufacturer and source for the Image AnyPlace video/graphics scaler with Geometry Correction and Edge Blending. Since 2008, Flexible Picture Systems has continued to develop products based on Silicon Optix video processing technology, and introduced the Image AnyPlace-200 in 2009, and OmniScale-200 in 2010.
In October 2008, IDT
Integrated Device Technology
Integrated Device Technology, Inc. is a publicly traded corporation headquartered in San Jose, California, that designs, manufactures, and markets low-power, high-performance mixed-signal semiconductor solutions for the advanced communications, computing, and consumer industries. The company...
acquired video processing technology and related assets from Silicon Optix.. IDT retains the Silicon Optix REON technology.
In May 2009, Paul Russo's new company GEO Semiconductor acquired the REALTA and GEO technologies of Silicon Optix .
In June 2009, Jupiter Systems acquired the Teranex division (based in Orlando) of Silicon Optix .