LAS VEGAS, NV--(Marketwire - January 7, 2010) -
2010 INTERNATIONAL CONSUMER ELECTRONICS
SHOW (South Hall 4 - Booth #35912) -- NVIDIA today launched its Next
Generation Tegra, the world's first processor for the mobile web,
specifically designed for the high-resolution needs of tablets.
Consumers have been waiting for a truly portable, high-resolution,
no-compromise Internet experience. NVIDIA's new Tegra processor delivers
that by combining lightning-quick browsing, streaming 1080p video and
Adobe® Flash® Player 10.1 acceleration with an immersive 3D user
interface and days of battery life.
"Without question, 2010 is going to be year of the tablet," said Tim
Bajarin, President, Creative Strategies, Inc. "The new NVIDIA Tegra
processor has a unique feature set critical for tablets -- fast web
browsing with fully rendered pages, uncompromised graphics, snappy user
interface and HD video -- all with the battery life we've only seen with
cell phones."
Key to Tegra's capabilities are eight independent processors, including the
world's first dual core CPU for mobile applications. These processors are
used together or independently to optimize power usage at all times. With
its ultra low-power design, Tegra delivers over 16 hours of HD video or 140
hours of music -- on a single charge.(1)
Highlights / Key Facts:
- Tegra is the power behind the new generation of tablets, offering:
- 3D touchscreen user interfaces
- Amazing battery life -- always-on and always-connected
- Adobe Flash Player 10.1 acceleration for streaming video and 3D mobile
games
- Resolution ranging from four-to-eight times that of smartphones
- Form factors and screen sizes ranging from 5-15 inches
- Immersive gaming, vivid photos and video, and crystal-clear
audio
- Next Generation Tegra is a leap in mobile computing performance with:
- The world's first dual-core ARM Cortex A9 CPU running up to 1GHz
- Eight independent processors to handle web browsing, HD video encode
and decode and mobile 3D gaming
- 10x faster than the processors used in smartphones today, and up to 4x
the performance of the previous generation Tegra processor
- Advanced TSMC 40nm process with active power management
- Next Generation Tegra is now in production. Developers can order the
Tegra Developer Kit to create applications for Tegra-powered devices such
as tablets, smartbooks and smartphones at developer.nvidia.com/tegra.
- At CES 2010, NVIDIA is hosting many revolutionary new tablets that
leverage the power of the next generation Tegra. Visit NVIDIA's booth in
South Hall 4 #35912 to see the latest designs.
Quotes:
- "Consumers can now get the tablet experience they've always dreamed of
and they can leave the power cord at home. Only NVIDIA Tegra can make this
happen. We're driving tomorrow's tablets today."
- Michael Rayfield, General Manager of the Mobile business,
NVIDIA
- "We are pleased with the quality of Flash based videos, games and other
rich Web based content that we see with NVIDIA's Tegra mobile processor.
Mobile devices like tablets, smartbooks, and smartphones are now able to
play smooth, HD content delivering hours of stutter-free video without
draining your battery."
- David Wadhwani, vice president and general manager, Platform Business at
Adobe
- "ASUS' newest tablet designs are packed with innovation, demanding
sophisticated graphics processing capabilities, quick touchscreen UI
performance, with very low power consumption for long battery life. The
next generation NVIDIA Tegra processor has been chosen because it measures
up to the stringent design requirements of our products. These products
will continue to embody the innovation and forward thinking that ASUS is
known for."
- Samson Hu, Vice President at ASUS
- "NVIDIA has been a great partner over the years and with Tegra they're
bringing their brand of graphics features and performance to next
generation mobile devices. We're very excited to partner with NVIDIA to
demonstrate Unreal Engine 3 on Tegra here at CES."
- Mark Rein, Vice President, Epic Games
- "We are very excited by what NVIDIA is doing for mobile gaming. Tegra
will open a whole new set of mobile devices for our awesome 3D
technology."
- David Helgason, Founder and CEO of Unity Technologies
Useful Links:
www.nvidia.com/tegra
www.nvidia.com/tegra_250
http://www.youtube.com/tegrabynvidia
developer.nvidia.com/tegra
http://www.nvidia.com/object/mobile_games_demos.html
Tags / Keywords:
NVIDIA, Tegra, tablet PCs, mobile, wireless, high definition, mobile
computing, smartbooks, smartphones, mobile Internet devices
About NVIDIA
NVIDIA (
NASDAQ:
NVDA) awakened the world to the power of computer graphics
when it invented the graphics processing unit (GPU) in 1999. Since then, it
has consistently set new standards in visual computing with breathtaking,
interactive graphics available on devices ranging from portable media
players to notebooks to workstations. NVIDIA's expertise in programmable
GPUs has led to breakthroughs in parallel processing which make
supercomputing inexpensive and widely accessible. Fortune magazine has
ranked NVIDIA #1 in innovation in the semiconductor industry for two years
in a row. For more information, see
www.nvidia.com.
Certain statements in this press release including, but not limited to,
statements as to: the benefits, features, impact, performance and
capabilities of the next generation NVIDIA Tegra processor; are
forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that
could cause results to be materially different than expectations. Important
factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include:
development of more efficient or faster technology; design, manufacturing
or software defects; the impact of technological development and
competition; changes in consumer preferences and demands; customer adoption
of different standards or our competitor's products; changes in industry
standards and interfaces; unexpected loss of performance of our products or
technologies when integrated into systems as well as other factors detailed
from time to time in the reports NVIDIA files with the Securities and
Exchange Commission including its Form 10-Q for the fiscal period ended
October 25, 2009. Copies of reports filed with the SEC are posted on our
website and are available from NVIDIA without charge. These forward-looking
statements are not guarantees of future performance and speak only as of
the date hereof, and, except as required by law, NVIDIA disclaims any
obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect future
events or circumstances.
© 2010 NVIDIA Corporation. All rights reserved. NVIDIA, the NVIDIA logo
and Tegra are trademarks or registered trademarks of NVIDIA Corporation in
the U.S. and other countries. Other company and product names may be
trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated.
Features, pricing, availability, and specifications are subject to change
without notice.
(1) Testing done on a 5" tablet
Contact Information: For More Information Contact:
Bruce Chan
NVIDIA Corporation
(408) 562-7596
bchan@nvidia.com
