Vivante Corporation
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Vivante Corporation is an Graphics processing unit
technology designer, licensing its Mobile Visual Reality to semiconductor solution providers that serve embedded computing markets for mobile gaming, high-definition home entertainment, image processing, and automotive display and entertainment. Vivante is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California
, with an R&D center in Shanghai, China.
Vivante Corporation (originally known as GiQuila) was founded in 2004 as a fabless semiconductor company
focused on the portable gaming market. The company's first product was a DirectX
compatible graphics processing unit
(GPU) capable of playing PC
games. In 2007, GiQuila changed its name to Vivante and changed the direction of the company to focus on the design and licensing of embedded
GPU designs.
Since changing directions Vivante has developed a range of GPU cores that are compliant with the OpenGL ES
1.1 and 2.0 standards as well as the OpenVG
standard. They have announced that they have at least fifteen licenses who have used their GPUs in twenty embedded designs.
Vivante's GC series graphics processors powers the ARMADA range of SoCs by Marvell
.
Vivante GPU IP cores power the latest Freescale i.MX 6 series of application processors.
Graphics processing unit
A graphics processing unit or GPU is a specialized circuit designed to rapidly manipulate and alter memory in such a way so as to accelerate the building of images in a frame buffer intended for output to a display...
technology designer, licensing its Mobile Visual Reality to semiconductor solution providers that serve embedded computing markets for mobile gaming, high-definition home entertainment, image processing, and automotive display and entertainment. Vivante is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California
Sunnyvale, California
Sunnyvale is a city in Santa Clara County, California, United States. It is one of the major cities that make up the Silicon Valley located in the San Francisco Bay Area...
, with an R&D center in Shanghai, China.
Vivante Corporation (originally known as GiQuila) was founded in 2004 as a fabless semiconductor company
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...
focused on the portable gaming market. The company's first product was a DirectX
DirectX
Microsoft DirectX is a collection of application programming interfaces for handling tasks related to multimedia, especially game programming and video, on Microsoft platforms. Originally, the names of these APIs all began with Direct, such as Direct3D, DirectDraw, DirectMusic, DirectPlay,...
compatible graphics processing unit
Graphics processing unit
A graphics processing unit or GPU is a specialized circuit designed to rapidly manipulate and alter memory in such a way so as to accelerate the building of images in a frame buffer intended for output to a display...
(GPU) capable of playing PC
Personal computer
A personal computer is any general-purpose computer whose size, capabilities, and original sales price make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer operator...
games. In 2007, GiQuila changed its name to Vivante and changed the direction of the company to focus on the design and licensing of embedded
Embedded system
An embedded system is a computer system designed for specific control functions within a larger system. often with real-time computing constraints. It is embedded as part of a complete device often including hardware and mechanical parts. By contrast, a general-purpose computer, such as a personal...
GPU designs.
Since changing directions Vivante has developed a range of GPU cores that are compliant with the OpenGL ES
OpenGL ES
OpenGL for Embedded Systems is a subset of the OpenGL 3D graphics application programming interface designed for embedded systems such as mobile phones, PDAs, and video game consoles. OpenGL ES is managed by the not-for-profit technology consortium, the Khronos Group, Inc.- Versions :Several...
1.1 and 2.0 standards as well as the OpenVG
OpenVG
OpenVG is a standard API designed for hardware-accelerated 2D vector graphics. It is aimed primarily at mobile phones, media and gaming consoles such as the PlayStation 3, and other consumer electronic devices. It will help manufacturers create flashier user interfaces that are less dependent on...
standard. They have announced that they have at least fifteen licenses who have used their GPUs in twenty embedded designs.
Vivante's GC series graphics processors powers the ARMADA range of SoCs by Marvell
Marvell Technology Group
Marvell is an American producer of storage, communications and consumer semiconductor products.Founded in 1995, Marvell Technology Group Ltd. has operations worldwide and approximately 5,700 employees. Marvell’s U.S. operating subsidiary is based in Santa Clara, California and Marvell has...
.
Vivante GPU IP cores power the latest Freescale i.MX 6 series of application processors.