Type Subsidiary Founded 1987 Parent organization STMicroelectronics NV | Number of employees 563 (2006) | |
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Key people CEO: Elie Antoun, OOO: Michael Lin & Tommy Lin Revenue 236.98 million USD (2006) Owner ST Microelectronics (since Dec 11, 2007) Subsidiaries Faroudja, Inc., Faroudja Laboratories, Inc., Genesis Microchip (Canada) Co. | ||
Genesis Microchip Inc. was a supplier of integrated circuits (ICs) for video processors in flat panel LCD TVs and Monitors. It was founded in 1987 by Paul Russo in Markham, Ontario, Canada and it became a public company in 1998 and employed over 500 people (2006) worldwide. In 2002, Genesis acquired Sage Inc., a leading supplier of digital display technology. Two years earlier, Sage had acquired Faroudja which was known for its Emmy Award winning video processing technology. Key video processing technology includes: DCDi, MADi, image scaling (key industry patent), color management, LCD response time compensation, and founders of DisplayPort interconnect technology now a VESA standard.
On December 11, 2007, ST Microelectronics announced the acquisition of Genesis Microchip.