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UMC''s 130nm CMOS Process Enables Trident''s Breakthrough Performance-Per-Watt DX8.1 Graphics Processor for Notebooks.

Publication: Business Wire
Publication Date: 16-APR-02
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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HSINCHU, Taiwan/SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 16, 2002

Desktop Performance for Notebooks At Less than Three Watts (max.)

Trident Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRID), and UMC (NYSE: UMC) today announced that Trident is now sampling the XP4(TM), the industry's first 3D graphics processor fabricated using UMC's advanced 130nm (0.13um) CMOS process technology. The XP4 fully implements the DirectX 8.1 graphics standard from Microsoft and delivers 1 billion pixels/sec performance while consuming less than three watts (max). The breakthrough performance-per-watt is more than twice that of all other competitors.

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