Faroudja

Faroudja was a company that specialized in very high end home theatre and professional video processing systems and won an Emmy Award [http://svconline.com/mag/avinstall_congratulations_2/ Emmy Award Info] ] [http://www.emmyonline.org/tech/applications/engineering_award_winners_rev3.pdf Emmy Award Info (official site)] ] for its technology.

Faroudja was first acquired by SAGE [http://www.secinfo.com/dRqWm.59Am.d.htm SAGE Acquisition of Faroudja (SEC Info)] ] , and then by Genesis Microchip. Genesis Microchip integrated Faroudja's advanced video technology into its video processing IC's (integrated circuits) which are most commonly used in LCD and plasma screen TVs. Genesis Microchip still uses Faroudja branding but stopped manufacturing the Faroudja boxes. The Faroudja boxes are sold now by Meridian Audio.

Faroudja is world famous for DCDi (directional correlational de-interlacing) technology [ [http://www.gnss.com/tch_dcdi_overview.phtml DCDi by Faroudja] ] , and Film Mode [3:2] pull-down technology [http://www.gnss.com/tch_overview.phtml Genesis Microchip technical overview] ] .

References

External links

* [http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/articles/faroudja.htm Faroudja Video Processing and Genesis Controller Chips]
* [http://www.eetimes.com/press_releases/bizwire/showPressRelease.jhtml?articleID=97094&CompanyId=2 EE Times Article on Genesis Microchip and Faroudja Technology]
* [http://www.meridian-audio.com/p_faroudja.htm Product page for Faroudja hardware sold by Meridian]