NeoMagic
Manufacturing, e-Commerce foundation = 1993 | |
Headquarters | San Jose, California |
Products | SOCs |
Website | http://www.neomagic.com |
NeoMagic Corporation OTC Pink: NMGC is a fabless semiconductor company and supplier of low-power audio and video integrated circuits for mobile use (MagicMedia).
In October 2012, NeoMagic entered into the e-Commerce arena with the acquisition of its MercadoMagico.com division. MercadoMagico.com is an e-Commerce platform that will initially target the U.S. Market with a special focus on the fast-growing Hispanic and Latino community in the Americas. MercadoMagico.com provides a multivendor platform where users will be able to buy and sell products from one another or buy electronic products directly.
MagicGraph / MagicMedia Products
Model | Chipset |
---|---|
MagicGraph 128 | NM2070 |
MagicGraph 128V | NM2090 |
MagicGraph 128ZV | NM2093 |
MagicGraph 128ZV+ | NM2097 |
MagicGraph 128XD | NM2160 |
MagicMedia 256AV | NM2200 |
MagicMedia 256AV+ | NM2230 |
MagicMedia 256ZX | NM2360 |
MagicMedia 256XL+ | NM2380 |
History
NeoMagic Corporation was founded in 1993 in California.[1] Working alongside Mitsubishi Electric, NeoMagic introduced its first graphics processors in 1995;[2] these were notable for being the first chips to combine a graphics chip and video memory into one package.[3] As this was a more power-efficient method than previous graphics processors had used, most of the major laptop manufacturers of the time began to use NeoMagic graphics chips in their systems.[2] In 2000, NeoMagic left the laptop market completely,[4] and switched their focus to producing systems on a chip, or SOCs, for mobile phones and other handheld devices, like PDAs.[5] The firm's first handheld chips were unveiled in 2001, when NeoMagic introduced the MiMagic line.[6] The initial MiMagic chips were based on a 32-bit MIPS Technologies RISC processor core, and featured 4MB of embedded DRAM, as well as a 1024x768-capable graphics chip, and a AC'97-compatible sound processor.[6] In October 2012, NeoMagic acquired MercadoMagico.com.[1]
References
- 1 2 "About Us". NeoMagic Corporation. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- 1 2 Pitta, Julie (July 1, 1998). "Reboot NeoMagic". Forbes. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
- ↑ Malik, O.P. (June 24, 1997). "NeoMagic on the rise". Forbes. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
- ↑ Hachman, Mark (April 21, 2000). "NeoMagic to exit PC graphics mkt. for wireless". EETimes. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
- ↑ Blickenstorfer, Conrad H. "Magic? No, NeoMagic". Pen Computing Magazine. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
- 1 2 "NeoMagic hopes to weave new magic with RISC-based chips for handhelds". EETimes. July 10, 2001. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
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