SILICON MOTION, MONTAVISTA SOFTWARE PARTNER FOR CHINA SEMINARS.

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SAN JOSE, Calif., March 1 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ -- Silicon Motion Inc., a leading supplier of multimedia storage and acceleration solutions for mobile devices, has partnered with MontaVista Software at its China Seminar Series which takes place in three major cities in China; Shanghai, March 1st, Beijing, March 4th and Shenzhen, March 8th, 2004.

At the seminar, Silicon Motion will be demonstrating its SM501's multiple graphics, video and alpha layer capabilities under MontaVista Linux for the first time. The multiple display layers for graphics, video and alpha blending is key for consumer electronic devices, which require OSD (On-screen-display).

The SM501's Linux driver currently supports 2D acceleration, video overlay and video capture which enable a rich multimedia experience.

The Seminar Series will address the needs of device manufactures to create robust next generation consumer electronics and communications products for system software and development tools. Presentations at the seminar will feature both technology and solutions.

"Silicon Motion is excited about partnering with MontaVista Software for this seminar series," said Michael Sanchez-Parodi, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Silicon Motion, Inc. "We both support rich end-user experiences and now with our Linux support we can help our customers leverage exciting new applications enabling end-users to have a visually rich multimedia experience."

The last series, which took place in March 2003, was a great success. A majority of the attendees were decision makers, engineering management and software/hardware engineers. The seminar series proved ...