Genesis Microchip

Genesis Microchip Inc. was a supplier of integrated circuits (ICs) for video processors in flat panel LCD TVs and Monitors. It was founded in 1987 by Paul Russo ^[2] in Markham, Ontario, Canada and it became a public company in 1998 ^[2] and employed over 500 people (2006)^[1] worldwide. In 2002, Genesis acquired Sage Inc., a leading supplier of digital display technology. Two years earlier, Sage had acquired Faroudja^[4] which was known for its Emmy Award^[5] winning video processing technology. Key video processing technology includes:^[5] DCDi, MADi, image scaling (key industry patent), color management, LCD response time compensation, and founders of DisplayPort^[6] interconnect technology now a VESA^[7] standard.

Genesis Microchip Inc.

Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Semiconductor, Electronics[1]
Founded	1987 [2]
Headquarters	Santa Clara, California, US, Neihu District, Taipei City, Taiwan R.O.C., Markham, Ontario, Bangalore, India[3]
Key people	CEO: Elie Antoun,[1] OOO: Michael Lin & Tommy Lin
Products	Semiconductor components, integrated circuits [1]
Revenue	236.98 million USD (2006) [1]
Owner	ST Microelectronics (since Dec 11, 2007)
Number of employees	563 (2006) [1]
Website	www.gnss.com

Display controller Genesis gmZAN1

On December 11, 2007, ST Microelectronics announced the acquisition of Genesis Microchip.