IXMicro
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Computer hardware |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Defunct | 2000 |
| Headquarters | San Jose , United States |
Key people | Christopher Knight (vice president of graphics marketing) |
| Products | Graphics chipsets, video cards, video capture devices, ATM cards |
iXMicro, Inc., originally launched as Integrated Micro Solutions (IMS) in 1994, was a private enterprise specializing in graphics chipsets and video card production, headquartered in San Jose, California. The firm discontinued its activities in 2000. Among its notable executives was American actor Christopher Knight, who held the position of vice president of graphics marketing.
Video cards
- The Twin Turbo-128 PCI lineup, which included models such as the 128S and 128P2, was the default graphics solution for the Power Macintosh 9600 and also functioned as a high-end upgrade option for the Power Macintosh 8600.
- The TwinTurbo 128M8, a PCI video card equipped with 8MB of SGRAM, was bundled with the Motorola StarMax 5000/300 and found use in the Umax Pulsar 2500 (SuperMac S900/250).
- The ix3D Dual Monitor card enabled support for dual display setups on Macintosh systems and compatible clones.
- Utilizing the 3dfx Voodoo Banshee chipset, the ix3D Game Rocket served as a dedicated 3D accelerator.
- Designed for Apple Macintosh PowerBook G3 laptops, the ix3D Road Rocket was a CardBus video accelerator featuring 4 MB of SGRAM and supporting extended desktop resolutions up to 1280×1040.
- The ix3D Pro Rez provided 128-bit acceleration capabilities for both 2D and 3D graphics with 8 MB SGRAM, supporting screen resolutions as high as 1600×1200 at refresh rates reaching 100 Hz.
- Targeting the PC x86 segment, the TwinTurbo 128P8 was a PCI video card equipped with a standard 15-pin VGA connector.
Video capture
- iXMicro produced video capture devices known as ixTV or Turbo TV.
ATM cards
- The company also offered the Lightning II ATM 155/25 PCI cards for Asynchronous Transfer Mode networking.
See also
References
External links
- Official website (archived October 13, 1999)
Categories:
- American companies established in 1994
- American companies disestablished in 2000
- Computer companies established in 1994
- Computer companies disestablished in 2000
- Defunct computer companies of the United States
- Defunct computer hardware companies
- Graphics hardware companies
- Manufacturing companies based in San Jose, California