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Parthus announces processor agreement
Thursday, November 30 2000
by Emmet Cole


Dublin-based Parthus Technologies has announced a licensing agreement with Nvidia
Corporation for the Parthus MediaStream DSP (Digital Signal Processor).

"It's a digital audio processor which supports 3D surround sound and the latest
audio technologies," Barry Nolan, VP Marketing, Parthus Technologies, told
ElectricNews.Net. 



The MediaStream DSP will be deployed in Nvidia's recently announced Media
Communications Processor (MCP). The MCP is an advanced multimedia processor
delivering broadband connectivity, communications and the latest audio
capabilities. The audio portion of the MCP will include a pair of high
performance Parthus MediaStream DSPs executing up to 4 billion operations per
second. 



Nvidia's first deployment of the MCP containing Parthus MediaStream is for
Microsoft's Xbox. Scheduled for release in the autumn of next year, Xbox is
Microsoft's much-anticipated video game console. 



Last month, another Dublin company involved in the X-Box story, Havok, announced
that it is working with Microsoft to provide its physics development tools to
Xbox developers and that it is the approved developers for the new X-box console.
The company specialises in virtual game physics and its technology is used to
develop the physical interaction in gaming environments for the PS2 and PC. Havok
has also developed the first Game Development Kit for the PlayStation2 which went
on sale in Ireland last week. 



Parthus would not be drawn on how much the licence is worth, but Parthus licences
would generally cost in excess of one million pounds. Parthus' mobile Internet
platforms are used by microprocessor companies and electronics manufacturers in
MP3, GPS, GPRS, GSM, 3G and Bluetooth applications. Parthus has its headquarters
in Dublin and has offices in six countries. It is listed on the London Stock
Exchange and NASDAQ.