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Pixelworks is a new breed of company that truly operates without borders. We believe this will be the model for companies in the new millennium. We have optimized our culture and operations to take advantage of a dynamic new style of business fueled by technology and free trade in which people, products, and ideas flow freely around our planet. We leverage the strengths of every country and every culture where we do business to create a dynamic, flexible, aggressive engine of growth that can quickly take advantage of business opportunities around the world.

1998:Toshiba Corporation helps Pixelworks develop its first semiconductor for use in flat-panel monitors and high-definition televisions in exchange for assuming its manufacturing business.

Pixelworks, Inc. designs, develops, and markets semiconductors and software for advanced televisions, multimedia projectors, and flat-panel monitors. Its system-on-a-chip integrated circuits (ICs) or interface IC products integrate a microprocessor, memory, and image processing circuits that function as a computer on a single chip. Its customers include Dell, Epson, Hewlett Packard, InFocus, LG Electronics, NEC-Mitsubishi, Philips, Samsung, Sanyo, Sony, Tokyo Electron Device, and ViewSonic. Close to 90 percent of the company"s sales come from its Asian customers.

Then, in 1996, Alley along with a group of InFocus employees that included Michael West, Robert Greenberg, Bradley Zenger, and Ken Hunkins, decided that they wanted to "make money, have fun, and play fair" and founded Pixelworks. At the time other, larger companies were moving into selling component technology. Pixelworks instead focused on designing and building semiconductors that let flat panel displays translate output signals from such video sources as digital television receivers, digital video disc players, and computers.

At first, Pixelworks focused on the computer market. Its self-contained modules featuring an embedded operating system, source code, and the software tools needed to customize display devices replaced a handful of electronics in flat panel displays and helped flat-display makers reduce the cost of their products. Displays with a Pixelworks controller could show web pages, spreadsheets, and a television broadcast in different windows on the same screen.

Recognized for its innovative product, Pixelworks also stood out in its industry for its distinctive management approach. In its earliest days, Alley ran the company without a strict budget, a style that grew out of his stints at Ford, Boeing, and InFocus Systems. "Most of the metrics and reports you get are like trying to drive the car by looking in the rearview mirror," he said inOregon Business in 2001. "What I rely on is feedback from customers and employees. I can tell you the health of our business by talking with customers much better than I can by reading any report."

Management"s goals in 1997 were to grow revenues in the millions; secure customers in Europe, Japan, Asia, and the United States; and introduce Pixelworks chips into three basic markets, televisions, monitors, and projectors. It achieved those goals and reached $12 million in revenues in its first year. "The problem with any [technology] market is you can"t figure out how big any of these things is going to grow and when," Alley asserted in the sameOregon Business article. His solution: "[Y]ou don"t bet on it happening next quarter or next year. You build a platform that can survive an up, down or sideways market."

Pixelworks also kept costs down by keeping a small staff and asking its employees each to do a variety of tasks. Every new employee that joined Pixelworks was literally issued a set of juggling balls when he reported to work as a simple, physical expression of the company"s expectations of its workers. Most learned to juggle. They also all flew coach and competed to see who could spend the least on lunch.

Pixelworks" founders also believed that their system-on-a-chip ICs would someday be used in televisions, and they thus positioned Pixelworks to influence television design. "We looked at the business model for computers and said if the model works for computers, the model should work for televisions," said Allen Alley, the new company"s chief executive officer in a retrospective 2003Wall Street Journalarticle.

When, in 1998, the recession in Asia led some Asian high-tech corporations to create partnerships and joint ventures with Northwest firms, Pixelworks had the opportunity to enter the television market. Toshiba Corporation, eager to lure work for its new semiconductor plant in Oita, Japan, agreed to absorb some of the cost of developing Pixelworks" first semiconductor for use in flat-panel monitors and high-definition televisions in exchange for assuming its manufacturing business. Toshiba extended a line of credit to Pixelworks on manufacturing and rushed the production of the first batch of test chips.

In 1999, Pixelworks" staff of 45 workers moved into the company"s new 23,000-square-foot office building, and Pixelworks held its third round of venture capital financing, bringing its total capital raised to close to $20 million. This third round of money went to develop the next generation of the company"s ImageProcessor products designed to take advantage of the surge in liquid crystal display (LCD) monitors. That year, ViewSonic, the top-selling monitor manufacturer in the United States, chose the ImageProcessor to power the first flat panel displays to incorporate digital, analog, and video inputs into one display.

Although the company lost $5 million on revenues of almost $13 million in 1999, Red Herring magazine named it one of the country"s ten young companies to watch in mid-1999. Moreover, Pixelworks continued to grow during troubled financial times. When the company held its initial public offering (IPO) in the spring of 2000, the NASDAQ was past its crest and declining steadily. "A lot of people thought we were crazy to go out," recalled Alley in a 2001Oregon Businessarticle, "but one of my philosophies has been, if I can raise the money, raise the money." The money from the IPO went toward working capital and general corporate purposes. Shares, issued at $10 per share in May 2000, reached more than $50 per share by October. Named Technology Company of the Year by the Oregon Entrepreneurs forum in 2000, Pixelworks became profitable in the quarter ending June 2000 and remained so. Total revenues climbed to $52.6 million for the year 2000, and Pixelworks began to supply products to Compaq and IBM, among others.

Beginning in 2000, some of the major electronics manufacturers began to integrate Pixelworks" ImageProcessor architecture into their products. Samsung Electronics employed the ImageProcessor in a line of its flat panel displays in 2000 to provide its monitors with the flexibility to offer video and computer graphics on the screen simultaneously. In 2001, NEC-Mitsubishi Electronics Displays high resolution, premium-quality LCD monitors incorporated the ImageProcessor.

Also in 2001, Pixelworks expanded its scope through acquisitions. With the purchase of Panstera Inc., which manufactured fully integrated handheld devices, it entered the low-cost XDA market. This acquisition also brought with it the technology to offer screenmakers a single-chip solution that combined analog capabilities with an extended graphics array. Pixelworks" second acquisition, nDSP Corporation, strengthened its advanced video processing product and technology portfolio with the addition of low-cost, high-performance video processing ICs and the technology to enhance the image quality of mainstream consumer televisions and other digital display products. The addition of nDSP Corporation, which had two offices and 24 employees in Beijing and Shenzhen, also established Pixelworks" presence in China.

By 2001, the global economic downturn had caused the projector market growth rate to slow to 25 to 30 percent annually, but growth in flat panel displays more than made up for the decline for Pixelworks. Alley acknowledged his company"s luck inOregon Business: "I absolutely believe it is sometimes better to be lucky than good. We"ve done quite well. It"s fundamentally because the markets we sell our products to are still robust." Pixelworks had grown from its five original founders to 150 employees and had revenues of $90 million.

The following year, Pixelworks put together a complete design for the electronics inside LCD and plasma televisions. When Xoceco decided to use this design as the base for its first flat-screen television, Pixelworks" engineers taught the company how it worked and how it could be modified via software. It also acquired rival Jaldi Semiconductor Corporation as part of the move toward consolidation among the manufacturers of chips used in television and computer displays.

Pixelworks finished work on a new video-processing chip, code-named Photopia, in the fall of 2003. Photopia integrated many functions onto one chip, saving space and cost. Alley took the product first to his customers in China, the fastest-growing market for the company"s fastest-growing product line. That

By 2004, consumer trends were leaning toward flat panel and high definition televisions and Pixelworks decided that its immediate future lay in high definition television. Thus, early in 2004, it partnered with byd:sign and Xoceco to introduce a complete line of flat-panel plasma and LCD televisions for sale in the United States. The plan moved Pixelworks into the position of becoming a dominant supplier of microchips for flat panel LCD televisions. In fact, 2004 revenues for the company were $176.2 million, up 25 percent from $140.9 million in 2003. However, the limited capabilities of the manufacturers LCD panels used in computers and televisions, mostly in Asia, kept prices for 30-inch LCD televisions above $1,000 and out of reach of many consumers. Not to have all of its chips in one basket, Pixelworks also began to look to the next logical extension of its technology by adding browsing capability to its products and moving into Internet appliance space.

Principal Subsidiaries: Pixelworks Japan, LLC; Pixelworks Taiwan, LLC; Panstera, Inc.; nDSP Delaware, Inc.; nDSP Corporation; Pixelworks Ltd.; Pixelworks Nova Scotia; Jaldi Semiconductor.

Pixelworks (NASDAQ:PXLW) has announced that on Jan. 3, 2022, Elias Nader tendered his resignation as the CFO of the Co. and will remain employed as an adviser until Jan. 31, 2022.

Ms. Aman has served as the Vice President of Finance for the Co. since April 2021, as Corporate Controller since January 2013, and as Assistant Controller since January 2011.

Pixelworks" SoC solution for projector display processing includes interfaces and connectors for all the latest, standard networking and connection protocols such as USB, Wi-Fi, Ethernet. The integrated software platform has all the device drivers, apps and development tools for any local or remote device (personal computers, tablets, smartphones) to send an image or video to any projector and control it from anywhere in the world with an internet connection. In addition, connectivity features also help in remote monitoring and diagnostics to check on lamp hours, when maintenance is required etc.

SAN JOSE, CA--(Marketwire - Feb 7, 2013) - Uniquify (www.uniquify.com), a leading high-performance semiconductor intellectual property (IP) and system-on-chip (SoC) design, integration and manufacturing services supplier, today said Pixelworks, Inc., (NASDAQ: PXLW), a pioneer in innovative video and display processing technology, has implemented its DDR Memory Controller subsystem IP blocks in four advanced digital video processor designs.

According to Pixelworks" Graham Loveridge, senior vice president, strategic marketing and business development, "Uniquify has solved tricky timing and dynamic temperature problems that allow our processors to be realized in a compact form factor with a competitive price point. We also appreciate Uniquify"s eager willingness to work closely with our team to implement and debug the chip, and to share the knowledge about the DDR subsystem."

Pixelworks selected Uniquify"s DDR Memory Controller subsystem IP because it includes Uniquify"s patented self-calibrating logic (SCL) technology for a low-power, low-area solution that automatically calibrates the DDR read timing at system power up. Read timing calibration can be the most difficult challenge in DDR memory subsystems.

The IP"s dynamic self-calibrating logic (DSCL) feature was used by Pixelworks in the most recent chip to ensure optimal timing and performance during system operation. DSCL has the ability to dynamically "tune out" temperature variation and runs during system operation to solve problems due to dynamic variation, such as temperature changes or shifts in supply voltage.

"We take great satisfaction in knowing our IP is driving the latest consumer must-have TVs and digital projectors," notes Josh Lee, Uniquify"s chief executive officer. "Pixelworks" use of our DDR memory controller is an excellent example of the benefits of implementing adaptive IP for improved system performance and field reliability."

Pixelworks creates, develops and markets video display processing technology for digital video applications that demand the very highest quality images. At design centers around the world, Pixelworks engineers constantly push video performance to keep manufacturers of consumer electronics and professional displays worldwide on the leading edge. The company is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Pixelworks, Inc. (NASDAQ: PXLW), a leading provider of innovative video and display processing solutions, today announced the newly launched OnePlus 11 flagship smartphone China version incorporates the Pixelworks X7 visual processing chipset and delivers a first of its kind solution, which was jointly developed and tuned by the two brands. By leveraging Pixelworks" core technologies, including the first ultra-low latency MotionEngine®, low power super-resolution and industry leading professiona

Since 1995 Digital View has been providing LCD controller boards, related accessories and engineering services for video display systems, commercial video monitors and other non-consumer displays systems using LCD panels. Offices in USA, UK and Hong Kong with distribution globally.

Watch this 90-second explainer video to learn how MEMC works, what problems it solves and the unique benefits behind the latest advancements in the technology for mobile. #smartphones#mobilephones#display#video@PCarson123@dhurkapic.twitter.com/E8KfTfhT7J— Pixelworks, Inc. (@pixelworksinc) May 8, 2020

Sr. Director Vikas Dhurka: From a capability point of view, the technologies that we provide are agnostic to the screen size and the mechanical design of the display. With the Pixelworks processor, any display could have a visual experience that is far superior than anything else that"s out there.

I think smartphone displays will get more dynamic if you"re following what"s happening in the next round of flagship 120 hertz adaptive frame rate panels - things are going to become more adaptive, not less. So, the whole idea of manually switching and selecting modes, I think, could become outdated.

Powered by Pixelworks™, our dedicated imaging chipset independently processes clearer, smoother graphics. Blacks are blacker, brights are brighter, and colors are more accurate with support for DCI-P3.

Given that the LCD monitor market is still expanding, the high demand issuing from the market is a crucial source of revenue for IC design houses despite the intense price competition that has crimped profit margins. To ensure a steady stream of revenue, controller IC suppliers will need to fortify their position in the market, and future competition in the controller market can be expected to become even more intense.

Although Taiwanese suppliers were late entrants to the LCD controller market, Taiwanese players had already accumulated formidable IC design capabilities, and their R&D personnel costs are relatively low. These advantages have made the Taiwanese design houses very competitive on price. The 60% of global LCD monitor supply that Taiwanese monitor makers supply is another advantage, giving Taiwanese suppliers a firm foundation on which to develop their businesses.

As regards collaboration with customers, cost is not the only concern for LCD monitor makers. Controller IC quality affects the performance of the whole monitor. At the same time, the trend towards higher levels of IC integration has created a situation where many different functions are now integrated on the same IC; IC design houses are now providing customers with total solutions. When an LCD monitor maker switches to a new component supplier there is a higher risk of quality problems, rendering attractive prices insufficient in soliciting new business from monitor manufacturers; customers must have confidence in the compatibility and quality of their offerings for there to be any chance of maintaining a long-term collaborative relationship. It is for this reason that international players such as Genesis have been able to maintain a leading role in the industry. Currently, Taiwanese IC design houses such as Mstar have strong capabilities in the areas of mixed signal technology and structural design, as well as price advantages, but have also succeeded in building a reputation for quality, which should help them to secure more customers in the future.

As Taiwanese suppliers have gradually come to prominence in the LCD monitor controller market, companies such as Genesis have been forced to move up into more high-end segments to maintain profit margins. Such suppliers are now focusing on high-resolution monitors and LCD TV controllers. In the short term, therefore, international suppliers such as Pixelworks and Genesis will remain the leading players in the LCD TV controller IC market.

While Taiwanese design houses are also developing LCD TV controller ICs, the technology needed for TVs is of a higher order; time to market will vary depending on technological capabilities. In the short term at least, most Taiwanese firms will continue to concentrate mainly on LCD controller ICs so as to maintain their main source of revenue.

This report covers controller ICs for adoption in LCD monitors worldwide. Controller IC for other applications such as LCD TV do not fall within the scope of statistics presented herein.

LCD controller IC refers LCD monitor control board scaling engines, which may integrate ADC, PLL, TMDS (Transition Minimized Differential Signaling) Receiver, MCU, OSD and T-CON (Timing Controller). LCD monitor controller ICs are used mainly for processing static images. Controller ICs receive signals from a PC or other audiovisual device and process the signal for conversion to a signal recognizable by the TFT LCD panel.

The input-end signal for an LCD monitor can be either an analog or digital, and as different ICs are needed to process various signals, control boards contain numerous ICs. In the past, CDT monitors were only able to receive analog signals, which required the PC"s VGA (Video Graphics Array) card to convert the digital signal to analog before transmission to the CDT monitor. At present, as TFT LCD panel can only recognize digital signals, the analog signal produced by the VGA card must be converted back into a digital signal by the ADC. Implementing this repeated signal conversion allows LCD monitors to directly replace CDT monitors. Digital input signals are received directly by the TMDS receiver.

Formerly, the ADC, DVI, MCU and scaler ICs were all independent IC units that IC design houses sold separately to LCD monitor makers. Currently, in order to reduce costs, design houses have started to integrate many different components onto the same IC. Genesis, for example, was the first company to integrate ADC, OSD, and PLL into the scaler. As digital interfaces have become more prevalent, the DVI has become more important, spurring integration of DVI. If both the ADC and DVI functions are integrated into the scaler, this is known as a dual interface. There are thus now three types of LCD monitor input interface: analog, digital, and dual interface. At present, because CDT monitors are still the mainstream, the analog interface is still dominates.

LVDS is a type of signal processing technology that reduces the number of wires between the LCD panel and the controller IC, and which can also reduce voltage and keep EMI to a minimum. Main applications include notebook PCs and 17-inch and larger TFT-LCD monitors.

RSDS is a signal standard transmission interface located between the timing controller and source driver. RSDS reduces bus width and pin count, lowers electricity consumption, reduces EMI, lessens interference, and boosts transmission volume.

The signals produced by the scaler are TTL signals. Typically, these need to be converted into LVDS by the LVDS transmitter. As 15-inch LCD monitors encounter fewer EMI issues, most monitors of this size still use TTL output.