Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2006 and Recent Highlights:
-- Gross margin improved to 40.2 percent, an increase of 110 basis points
sequentially from the third quarter fiscal 2006, and 600 basis points
year-over-year.
-- NVIDIA increased its leadership share position in the desktop graphics
processing unit (GPU) segment to 51 percent share, according to the
Mercury Research Fourth Quarter 2005 PC Graphics Report.
-- NVIDIA shipped the NVIDIA nForce(R) 4 SLI XE and NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra
Intel media and communications processors (MCPs). They represent the
Company's first discrete chipsets targeted at mainstream Intel-based
motherboards. NVIDIA nForce MCP revenue for the fourth quarter of
fiscal 2006 increased 83 percent year-over-year and has achieved record
revenue for six consecutive quarters.
-- NVIDIA and Dell showcased the first ever Quad SLI(TM) PC -- the
Dimension XPS Renegade -- at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2006,
and earned the "Best of CES 2006" award for gaming.
-- The NVIDIA Quadro(R) professional product line increased its revenue
42 percent from the fourth quarter fiscal 2005 and again achieved
record revenue.
-- NVIDIA introduced three new notebook GPUs -- the GeForce(R) Go 7800,
GeForce Go 7600 and GeForce Go 7400 -- with leading tier one and system
builders worldwide.
-- NVIDIA shipped two new GeForce 7 desktop GPUs -- the GeForce 7800 GTX
512 and GeForce 7300 GS -- for the enthusiast and mainstream desktop PC
segments.
-- NVIDIA announced its intent to acquire ULi Electronics Inc., one of the
PC industry's most highly-regarded core logic developers.
-- NVIDIA announced that NVIDIA Quadro professional graphics will offer
Adobe users direct GPU acceleration capabilities that increase
application performance and video editing workflow for Adobe Product
Studio. As a member of the Adobe OpenHD Alliance, NVIDIA is working
with the industry to develop tools and technologies that enhance the
productivity of HD video creation.
-- NVIDIA unveiled the NVIDIA GoForce(R) 5500 handheld GPU, the industry's
first handheld GPU to enable true, DVD-quality video, full H.264
processing for fluid digital TV, high-fidelity surround sound, rapid
multi-shot photography, and console-class 3D graphics. Phones based on
the NVIDIA GoForce 5500 handheld GPU are expected to be available from
key handset manufacturers before the 2006 holiday season.
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