Faroudja Successfully Settles Patent Suit

4-Apr-00

Faroudja, Inc. (NASDAQ: FDJA) announced the successful resolution of a patent lawsuit in which Faroudja had alleged that DWIN Electronics, Inc.'s home theatre line multiplier products infringed a patent held by Faroudja and a patent licensed exclusively to Faroudja for the relevant field of use. Financial terms of the settlement agreement between the parties were not disclosed. The patents included in the settlement relate to detecting the 3:2 pulldown sequence of film-originated video and deinterlacing techniques used to improve the picture quality of high resolution and large screen video displays. These techniques are critical for displaying quality video with progressive scan display devices such as digital TVs, digital projectors, CRT projectors, flat panel displays and computer monitors. ""We are pleased with the resolution of this litigation and will continue to vigorously protect and assert our intellectual property rights,"" stated Glenn W. Marschel, Jr., Faroudja's President, CEO and Co-Chairman. Faroudja, Inc is a world leader in high performance video processing technologies for markets requiring superior image quality solutions. The company provides innovative products for the HDTV broadcast, home theatre, digital television and PC/TV convergence markets. Faroudja's technologies are protected by 60 patents. Faroudja has received numerous awards, including an EmmyÆ award for Engineering Development and a Lifetime Achievement Emmy presented to its founder, Yves Faroudja. For more information and news about Faroudja, visit us on the Internet at www.faroudja.com.

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