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LICENSEES AND AWARDS
1987: SMPTE
DAVID SARNOFF GOLD MEDAL AWARD
for
“Contributing in 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
LD100 Line Doubler “10 Best Products”
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Licensees Around the World
Faroudja’s inventive approach to improving the qual-
ity of video imaging has caught the eye of some of
the world’s greatest high technology companies.
The following list represents those that have recog-
nized 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 December 1993):
Canon Microtime
Conrac Mitsubishi
General Instrument NAC
Grass Valley NEC
Hitachi Sanyo
Ikegami Sharp
JVC Sony
Matsushita (Panasonic) Toshiba
Awards and Achievements
In just the last four years, Yves Faroudja and
Faroudja Labs have garnered worldwide recognition
and a number of industry awards. These honors are
notable for several reasons. They are in response to
the significant impact that Faroudja’s technology has
made on the serious improvement of video quality.
They are also a reflection of his long term dedication
to continually improving and optimizing the perfor-
mance of the NTSC video format.
In chronological order, these awards and their spe-
cific focus are listed including an EMMY in 1991 for
minimizing artifacts in the NTSC broadcast encod-
ing process.