Skyworth selects Pixelworks video display processors for Ultra HD 4K TVs

Friday, January 3rd, 2014
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Established Video Innovator Targets High End Panels for the Chinese Market

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Pixelworks, Inc. (NASDAQ: PXLW), an innovative provider of video display processing technology, today announced that its PA168 MotionEngine™ video display processor has been selected to power Skyworth’s Ultra HD 4Kx2K Dual Core Android 3D Smart TVs. These new high-end flat panels will deliver the very highest picture quality and an immersive TV viewing experience for the Chinese market.

“Pixelworks is very pleased to work with Skyworth to lead the way in delivering Ultra HD 4Kx2K TVs to the China market,” said Graham Loveridge, SVP Strategic Marketing and Business Development of Pixelworks. “The combination of unprecedentedly high resolution, price point, and superior video display processing will quickly affirm Skyworth’s leadership position in this all-important market.”

Pixelworks’ PA168 MotionEngine was designed from the ground up to address the Ultra HD market and solves the most complex and persistent problems associated with displaying video at high resolutions and refresh rates. Pixelworks’ advanced video display solutions include patented Motion Estimation and Motion Compensation (MEMC) technologies and the industry’s only Halo-Free Frame Rate Conversion (FRC).

“Skyworth’s choice of Pixelworks’ video display processor enables unparalleled video performance in our Ultra HD 55E780U Dual-Core Android Smart TV at a very compelling price point,” said a Skyworth company spokesperson. “We believe this industry-leading technology differentiates our products, delivering greater value and quality to our Chinese consumers.”

The PA168 MotionEngine contains a combination of industry-leading technical capabilities, including Pixelworks’ 6th generation Halo-Free FRC technology; an innovative cascading architecture that allows platforms to be scaled for significantly higher resolutions and refresh rates; proprietary n2m™ technology for smooth playback of low-frame internet video content, support for major 3D formats; and real-time 2D to 3D conversion.