Nvidia kauft 3dfx

[Philipp]

Ist anscheiend kein Scherz. Es kam gerade eine email von Nvidia dazu:


For Further Information Contact:
Brian Burke
NVIDIA Corporation
(469) 247-1682
bburke@nvidia.com

MEDIA ADVISORY:

NVIDIA to hold conference call to discuss the purchase of core graphics
assets of 3dfx

Who: NVIDIA Corporation

What: NVIDIA conference call to discuss the definitive agreement to acquire
the core graphics assets of 3dfx on Monday December 18th at 9AM PST. Member
of the online press community are encouraged to call in to participate in
the press conference to hear details of the recently announced acquisition.
Following a short presentation by Dan Vivoli, senior vice president of
marketing at NVIDIA, there will be a brief question & answer session.

Additional calls and emails from online media regarding the
agreement will be addressed following Monday's conference call.

Call: Monday December 18th at 9AM PST. An RSVP is required to
participate in the conference call. Do not respond to this email. Instead,
please RSVP to Brian Burke at bburke@nvidia.com. Upon receipt of your
intent to participate, the call information will be provided via email.

A press release and frequently asked questions sheet on the
agreement are located at <http://www.nvidia.com/>.
About NVIDIA
NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq - NVDA), based in Santa Clara, CA., is the global
leader in advanced graphics and multimedia processing technology for the
consumer and professional computing markets. It's 2D, 3D, video and
multimedia capabilities make NVIDIA one of the premier semiconductor
companies in the world. NVIDIA offers a wide range of products and services,
delivering superior performance and crisp visual quality for PC-based
applications such as manufacturing, science, e-business, entertainment, and
education.

Hier die Press Release:
NVIDIA® Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA) today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire certain graphics related assets of 3dfx Interactive (Nasdaq: TDFX), a pioneer and a recognized leader in graphics technology. These graphics related assets include, but are not limited to, patents, pending patent applications, trademarks, brand names, and chip inventory related to the graphics business of 3dfx. In addition, 3dfx and NVIDIA have agreed to stay the patent infringement litigation between them through the closing of the transaction, at which time it will be jointly dismissed with prejudice.

Under the terms of the agreement, NVIDIA will pay to 3dfx a total consideration of $70 million in cash and 1 million shares of common stock. The asset acquisition has been approved by the board of directors of each company and is subject to 3dfx shareholder approval, the satisfaction of regulatory requirements and other customary closing conditions. This acquisition will be accounted for as a purchase and is expected to be complete in the first quarter of NVIDIA's fiscal year 2002.

Founded in 1994, 3dfx was an early pioneer in the 3D graphics industry and has been recognized for its ability to bring some of the world's finest games, educational content, interactive entertainment and media-rich business applications to life.

NVIDIA executives will conduct a conference call on Monday, December 18, 2000 at 7:00AM, Pacific Time. The conference call number is 212-231-6017, reservation number 17310062. A recorded playback of the conference call will be available through Wednesday, December 20, 2000. The call-in number for the replay is 800-633-8284 (US), 858-812-6440 (International), (passcode: 17310062). A live webcast (listen-only mode) of the conference call will be available at http://www.nvidia.com/Company.nsf/Investor.html; at http://www.streetevents.com; and at http://www.bestcalls.com. You must have a compatible media player installed on your computer in order to listen to the webcast. You may download a media player for free at the sites listed above.

[Dieser Beitrag wurde von Philipp am 16. Dezember 2000 editiert.]