Graphics Competence Center
The Graphics Competence Center is the heart of Fujitsu's focussed strategy, both on product development and support, and extends our lead in the graphics controller market. This fully integrated team representing all necessary units for local graphics controller definition, hardware & software development, marketing and technical support, will be measured against its success in embedded graphics. Its mission is to be number one in embedded automotive graphics, while providing European and world-wide customers with our optimised and right-sized graphics controllers for the embedded market with first class customer hardware & software support.
Tasks for the Competence Center include hardware design in line with Fujitsu Japan to cover logic design of, and macros for, graphics controllers; chip architecture, prototyping of new concepts, etc., and software design to include the development of drivers (Open-GL, Open-VG, etc.), customisation of APIs, SoC software and tools. Application engineering support will be provided including in-house technical/customer seminars, evaluation boards, etc., with marketing responsible for pricing; the monitoring of designs, revenue and projects, partner networks and customer contact.
From day one the team will be working on a number of projects including a short-term (three-month) project for the development of a device based on an existing design – but with a modified set of interfaces; and a mid-term (six-month) joint project with Fujitsu Japan to develop a new high-end device – both for key automotive applications.
The future
For the future, FME’s plan is to grow its graphics business faster than the market by aggressively defending its number-one position in embedded automotive graphics while expanding into other challenging areas including markets such as hand-held navigation systems. On-going investment in Fujitsu’s own, in-house, 90nm process technology fully supports these plans.
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