Ageia è di Nvidia
Nvidia ha acquisito la società californiana Ageia.
Conosciuta soprattutto per il suo business relativo alla realizzazione di hardware e software dedicati all'elaborazione della fisica nei videogames, Ageia era stata in passato accostata ad AMD, ma la recente crisi finanziaria di quest'ultima probabilmente ha influito non poco nelle vicende.
A questo punto si delinea un futuro in cui il ruolo della fisica nei processori potrebbe subire un improvviso aumento di rilevanza, come suffragato anche dall'acquisizione di Havok da parte di Intel.
NVIDIA, the world leader in visual computing technologies and the
inventor of the GPU, today announced that it has signed a definitive
agreement to acquire AGEIA Technologies, Inc., the industry leader in
gaming physics technology. AGEIA´s PhysX software is widely adopted
with more than 140 PhysX-based games shipping or in development on Sony
Playstation3, Microsoft XBOX 360, Nintendo Wii and Gaming PCs. AGEIA physics software is pervasive with over 10,000 registered and active users of the PhysX SDK.
“The AGEIA team is world class, and is passionate about the same thing
we are—creating the most amazing and captivating game experiences,”
stated Jen-Hsun Huang, president and CEO of NVIDIA. “By combining the
teams that created the world’s most pervasive GPU and physics engine
brands, we can now bring GeForce®-accelerated PhysX to hundreds of
millions of gamers around the world.”
“NVIDIA is the perfect fit for us. They have the world’s best parallel
computing technology and are the thought leaders in GPUs and gaming. We
are united by a common culture based on a passion for innovating and
driving the consumer experience,” said Manju Hegde, co-founder and CEO
of AGEIA."
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