San Jose, CA - February 19, 2002-
Quantum3D®, Inc. today introduced two new embedded graphics
subsystems based on NVIDIA® Corporation's (NASDAQ: NVDA)
just announced Quadro4™ graphics technology. These new
products are designed to meet the high performance, realtime
2D/3D graphics requirements of the rapidly growing embedded
visual computing market, which includes both military and commercial
vehicle "smart displays" and Embedded Training (ET)
applications. The new Quantum3D products include Sentiris™
PCI Mezzanine Card (PMC), the first NVIDIA Quadro-based PMC,
and Ventana® PCI, the first single-board, multi-channel,
2D/ 3D PCI graphics subsystem based on dual NVIDIA Quadro Graphics
Processing Units (GPUs). Quantum3D will be demonstrating the
new products at the AUSA Winter Symposium (Booth # 527) February
27-March 1, 2002, in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
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Sentiris
PCI Mezzanine Card (PMC)
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Sentiris PMC and Ventana PCI reflect the latest
efforts by Quantum3D and NVIDIA under the companies' FARSIGHT
nV™ initiative-the exclusive agreement between Quantum3D
and NVIDIA which enables Quantum3D to bring NVIDIA GPU technologies
to the embedded visual computing market. FARSIGHT nV seeks to
provide commercial and military aircraft, vehicles, vessels
and transportable systems with NVIDIA Quadro-based graphics
engines that provide realtime graphical, sensor, symbolic and
imagery-based information for situational awareness and operational
mission effectiveness.
"Our initial FARSIGHT nV-related projects
were focused on custom form factor applications-like the F22
program with Kaiser Electronics," said Ross Q. Smith, co-founder
and vice president of sales and marketing for Quantum3D. "With
Sentiris PMC and Ventana PCI, we're now able to bring the power
of NVIDIA Quadro4 GPU technology to the myriad applications
that employ COTS form factors. For the first time ever, system
integrators working with these important form factors can benefit
from NVIDIA graphics technology-now packaged appropriately for
hostile environment deployment, and with the essential features
that are required for avionics, vetronics and embedded training
applications."
"Quantum3D continues to provide visual
computing industry leadership by developing innovative, value-added
products based on the latest NVIDIA graphics technologies,"
said Dan Vivoli, vice president of marketing at NVIDIA. "Our
collaborative efforts with Quantum3D are really getting traction
with Sentiris and Ventana, since they are targeted at enhancing
the capabilities of the most popular forms of embedded visual
computing systems. We look forward to continuing our efforts
with Quantum3D to meet the needs of the this important, rapidly
growing market segment."
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Sentiris PMC on VMIC™
Single Board Computer
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Sentiris PMC
Quantum3D's Sentiris is the first PMC that brings the power
of NVIDIA GPU technology to COTS embedded visual computing applications.
Based on NVIDIA's new Quadro4 GPU, Sentiris delivers higher
performance and better image quality than any PMC available
in the market today-with anti-aliased line and full scene anti-aliased
texture map performance that far surpasses PMCs based on competitive
graphics chipsets. Sentiris supports NVIDIA's unique nView™
architecture, which provides dual, independent outputs-with
both digital (LVDS/DVI) and analog outputs at up to 2048 x 1536
resolution with 32-bit color and Z-buffering. For sensor, camera
and other advanced video functions, Sentiris also includes advanced
video-in and video-out functionality, with support for color
space conversion, scaling and overlays for NTSC, PAL, S-Video
and RS-170A formats.
Designed for open architecture applications,
Sentiris supports OpenGL® 1.3 under both Intel® IA32™
and PowerPC® architecture systems under Microsoft® Windows®
(IA32 only), Linux and popular real time operating system (RTOS)
environments. Sentiris is compliant with IEEE P1381.1 and is
compatible with VME, CompactPCI, PC-104+, and other single board
computers equipped with IEEE P1381.1 compliant PMC connectors.
Sentiris takes advantage of the Quadro4's PowerMizer™ technology
to deliver unsurpassed graphics performance with power consumption
and thermal dissipation well under 10 Watts-a power and thermal
envelope previously limited to simple frame buffer and entry
level graphics technologies. Sentiris is available in both convective-
and conduction-cooled models (per VITA 20-199x). Sentiris is
also designed to meet the rigorous shock and vibration requirements
of Mil-Std-810E and EMI/EMC requirements of Mil-Std-461D, which
makes it perfect for the hostile environments found in deployed
ground vehicle, marine, avionics and man-portable applications.
Sentiris' underlying Quadro4 graphics technology
is the most powerful embedded graphics processor ever developed.
Equipped with a 128-bit wide interface to 64MB of high-performance
frame buffer/texture memory, Sentiris is capable of delivering
over 2.6 Million anti-aliased lines per second, over 3.4 Million
triangles per second and over 400 trilinear filtered Megapixels/sec,
which surpasses competitive PMCs based on 3DLabs® Permedia3™
technology by over 500%.
International pricing for single unit quantities
of the convection-cooled Sentiris model begins at $4,999. Volume
discounts for OEMs and systems integrators are available. Production
quantities are expected to begin shipments in Q2 2002. Sentiris
reference and development systems, based on Intel Pentium®
III and PowerPC architecture systems for both Windows and RTOS
environments will also be available in a similar timeframe.
More information on both Sentiris and the Sentiris reference
systems may be found at www.quantum3d.com.
Initial customers for Sentiris include Boeing
Phantom Works, which is using Sentiris in advanced avionics
research and development programs, and United Defense, Ground
Systems Division, which is using Sentiris for the prototype
A3 embedded training technology demonstrator. United Defense
is also evaluating the card for use on the Crusader, the Army's
most advanced self-propelled howitzer. Sentiris has also been
selected by Reality by Design for a man-portable embedded training
application related to the U.S. Army's Land Warrior Program.
Ventana PCI
Ventana
is Quantum3D's first NVIDIA GPU-based single-board, multi-channel
graphics subsystem for Visual Simulation and Training (VST)
and ET applications. Ventana PCI is designed for Windows-based
applications where high-performance multiple-channel 2D/3D graphics
and/or video output from PICMG and PCI-based systems is essential.
To provide high performance within this environment, Ventana
employs dual Quadro4 GPUs in a unique PCI bridge-chip architecture
that can drive up to four channels of RGB (analog or DVI digital)
output from a single 66 MHz or 33 MHz PCI bus slot. Ventana
PCI features 64MB per GPU for a total memory footprint of 128MB
per graphics subsystem.
Ventana PCI will be available in two models:
a basic model with 32MB per GPU with 33 MHz PCI operation, and
an advanced model that features 66 MHz PCI support with 64MB
of graphics memory per GPU and support for nVSync™. Quantum3D's
patent-pending technology that provides precision synchronization
of multiple NVIDIA Quadro4-based graphics subsystems for multiple-channel,
wide field-of-view realtime training applications.
Beginning in Q2 of 2002, Ventana PCI models
will be generally available as components of Quantum3D's Graphite™,
Obsidian® nV and AAlchemy™ PC-based image generators
(PC-IGs) where they may be used to provide a low-cost, high-performance
multi-channel capability that complements the existing primary
graphics subsystems within the PC-IG. Specialized versions of
Ventana PCI with unique features sets may also be available
for OEM and systems integrators with volume applications and
set system configurations. For information on Ventana PCI pricing
when packaged as part of a Quantum3D PC-IG, or as a volume component
for OEM applications, please contact Quantum3D.
About Quantum3D
Quantum3D develops and markets integrated interactive PC-based
3D visual computing systems and software for the visual simulation
and training market and realtime 2D/3D graphics subsystems and
software for avionics, ground vehicle and other embedded visual
computing applications. Quantum3D's AAlchemy, Obsidian nV and
Graphite family of scaleable, open architecture PC-based image
generators (PC-IGs) include mission critical features, industry
leading performance, superior graphics and image quality, and
unsurpassed value. In addition, Quantum3D creates and distributes
realtime development software tools and products that enable
developers to fully optimize their applications to benefit from
the company's visual computing solutions. Quantum3D's is the
exclusive supplier of NVIDIA graphics technology into the embedded
visual computing market. Quantum3D's embedded visual computing
offerings include the FARSIGHT nV program for custom form factor
applications, and the Sentiris and Ventana embedded graphics
subsystems for COTS form factor applications. Quantum3D is a
privately held, venture-backed company headquartered in San
Jose, CA. For more information, please see www.quantum3d.com.
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Ventana and Obsidian are registered
trademarks, and Sentiris, AAlchemy, Graphite, nVSync, Farsight
nV and Quantum3D are trademarks of Quantum3D, Inc. NVIDIA is
a registered trademarks and GPU, Quadro4, PowerMizer and nView
are trademarks of NVIDIA Corporation. All other trademarks,
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to their respective companies.
