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Guest Lecture for 18-747/Special LCS Seminar
Monday, November 29
2:30 - 4:00 (posters MISTAKENLY said noon - 1 pm - sorry!)
Hamerschlag Hall, B131

Informal talk about S3 with Derek to follow - 4:30 - 5:30 in HH 1112

Derek Noonburg from S3 (PhD from ECE in 1997) will be visiting CMU on
Monday, November 29th. He will give a 18-747 guest lecture in HH-B131
at 2:30-4:00pm. All are invited. His abstract and bio are attached.

He would like to meet with those who are interested in job opportunities

at S3. If you are interested in meeting with Derek, come to HH-B131 at
4:00pm or send email to karen@ece to arrange a time. Brief description
of S3 is attached below.

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ABSTRACT: Multimedia Processors

"Multimedia processor" is an ambiguous term.  The easiest way to
define it is to simply say that anything designed or used to run
multimedia applications is a media processor.  So I'll start by
describing media applications and their characteristics, using MPEG
video encode/decode and 3D graphics as examples.  I'll follow this
with a description of a range of media processors, from specialized 3D
graphics chips, through DSPs and VLIW media processors.  As part of
this, I will present the work done by Andy Wolfe and myself (and
recently presented at MICRO-32) on applying standard ILP techniques to
a 3D graphics engine.  The emphasis will be on what distinguishes
media applications from others, and on the characteristics a media
processor needs in order to run media apps efficiently.
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A short bio:

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I escaped CMU ECE with a Ph.D. in 1997.  Since then, I've been working
in Silicon Valley at S3 Inc. as a system architect in the R&D group.
I've worked on a range of projects including an MPEG video decoder, a
media processor, an integrated graphics chipset, and DSP firmware for
MP3 audio.
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official corporate blurb on S3:

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Founded in 1989, S3 Incorporated pioneered graphics acceleration with
the
world's first single-chip graphics accelerator, significantly improving
the
performance of the personal computer (PC).

Since then, S3 has delivered several generations of firsts - from the
first
32-bit and 64-bit graphics accelerator families to the first integrated
2D
and 3D graphics and video accelerator to the first true
"desktop-equivalent"
3D notebook accelerator.  Consistently meeting the needs of the rapidly
evolving PC market, S3 combines high-performance hardware with optimized

software drivers to deliver complete multimedia solutions.

Moving forward, S3 intends to expand its market focus -- combining core
graphics strengths with key partnerships and a solid intellectual
property
portfolio to develop winning products for the Computing Integration and
Consumer Appliance markets.
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