<br><blockquote><i>Motorola E1000, V980, and C980, all featuring GoForce 4000, now Available through Major European and Japanese Carriers.<p>
SANTA CLARA, CA—DECEMBER 16, 2004—NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA), a worldwide leader in graphics and digital media processors, today announced that two leading 3G carriers with operations in Europe and Japan have chosen Motorola phones based on the NVIDIA GoForce™ 4000. The Motorola E1000, V980 and C980, all featuring the GoForce 4000 wireless media processor (WMP), are available in stores throughout Europe and Japan now.<p>
“Motorola’s customers are looking for best in class 3G products which suit the needs and demands of consumers,” said Bill Werner, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Motorola Inc. 3G Products “The GoForce 4000 enables all the digital imaging and entertainment features consumers want to experience, while preserving critical talk time.”<p>
“The adoption of 3G throughout the world will be the catalyst for the deployment of rich multimedia content across cell phones,” said Glenn Schuster, general manager, wireless media processors, NVIDIA Corporation. “As a pioneer in handset technology, Motorola is driving 3G and allowing millions of consumers to experience an unparalleled entertainment experience - whether it’s high-resolution photos, videos and/or games.”<p>
For more information about the Motorola E1000, V980 and C980 phones please visit:<br> http://www.motorola.com.
About GoForce 4000<br>
The NVIDIA GoForce 4000 features up to 3MP camera support with real time capture, storage, and the ability to view multiple digital images. By supporting 8x digital zoom and removable storage to manage digital assets, the GoForce 4000 WMP allows handset manufacturers to incorporate a complete digital feature-set into their products. The GoForce 4000 also allows for simultaneous encode and decode that can be used for applications such as video conferencing with multiple video filters, providing outstanding video preview, capture, and playback. All of these features were designed with digital gamers and entertainment enthusiasts in mind, and with the ability to do so using as little as one tenth of the power of traditional software codecs.<p>
About NVIDIA<br>
NVIDIA Corporation is a worldwide leader in graphics and digital media processors. The Company’s products enhance the end-user experience on consumer and professional computing devices. NVIDIA graphics processing units (GPUs), media and communications processors (MCPs), and wireless media processors (WMPs) have broad market reach and are incorporated into a variety of platforms, including consumer and enterprise PCs, notebooks, workstations, PDAs, mobile phones, and video game consoles. NVIDIA is headquartered in Santa Clara, California and employs more than 2,000 people worldwide. For more information, visit the Company’s Web site at http://www.nvidia.com.