LICENSEES AND AWARDS
1987: SMPTE
DAVID SARNOFF GOLD MEDAL AWARD
for
“Contributing to Optimizing NTSC Performances”
1988: MONITOR AWARD
for
“Excellence in Engineering
NTSC Encoders and Decoders”
1989: BM/E AWARD
for
“Excellence in Engineering”
1991: Technology Executive of the Year
from Cable TV Business
1991: EMMY
from The National Academy
of Television Arts and Sciences
for
“Techniques for Minimization of NTSC Artifacts
Through Advanced Encoding Techniques”
1992: VIDEO GRAND PRIX AWARD
Audio/Video International
LD100 Line Doubler “Advanced Technology Award”
1993: VIDEO MAGAZINE
Video Visionary
1995: BROADCAST ENGINEERING AWARD
1997: VISUAL GRAND PRIX AWARD
Audio Video Review Magazine (Japan)
LD200
1997/1998: RECOMMENDED COMPONENTS
Stereophile Guide to Home Theater Magazine
AAA Rating: VP250, VP400A
1998: PLATINUM AWARD
AV Video Multimedia Producer Magazine
Outstanding Achievement: VP250
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Licensees Around the World
Faroudja’s inventive approach to improving the
quality of video imaging has caught the eye of
some of the world’s greatest high technology com-
panies. The following list represents those that
have recognized the value of Faroudja’s solutions
to imaging problems and pay for the opportunity to
incorporate this technology in their advanced video
products (as of January 1998):
Canon
Microtime
Conrac
Mitsubishi
General Instrument
NAC
Grass Valley
NEC
Hitachi
Sanyo
Ikegami
Sharp
JVC
Sony
Matsushita (Panasonic)
S3
Toshiba
Awards and Achievements
Yves Faroudja and Faroudja Laboratories have
garnered worldwide recognition and a number of
industry awards. These honors are notable for
several reasons. They are in response to the sig-
nificant impact that Faroudja’s technology has
made on the serious improvement of video quality.
They are also a reflection of his long term dedica-
tion to continually improving and optimizing the
performance of the NTSC and PAL video formats.
On June 24, 1998 Yves Faroudja was awarded
the prestigious Charles F. Jenkins Lifetime
Achievement Award from the Academy of
Television Arts & Sciences for his video process-
ing technology. Faroudja’s first Emmy was
awarded in 1991. Some of this award winning
technology is used in the VP250SE.
