NV30 will be a important discontinuity in 3D graphics. Made at TSMC at 0.13u with significantly higher engineering costs and a record number of new chip tapeouts.
On the topic of when NV30 will be launched, NVIDIA said Fall, as it would only be possible on .13u process. They claim it to have the biggest performance jump ever, with a record number of tapeouts (again).
Reiterate that NV30 would support AGP 8X.
On the topic of operating systems, NVIDIA said that Longhorn will be terrific, look/feel different, and that OSX will be fully 3D.
On the topic of 3DLabs/Matrox, NVIDIA reiterated that future generation products will always be better than previous generations, and added that they're very excited about NV30.
On the topic of manufacturing foundry's, NVIDIA isn't planning to have a backup foundry, and they're working hard with TSMC to get the .13u process up to scratch.
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