Graphics Devices

Seaweed Systems understands the embedded systems graphics market, and because of its long track record, its graphics-device partners trust Seaweed Systems to be their preferred distributor in the aerospace & defense market. These are not just any relationships. These are long-term relationships in which the device manufacturers entrust Seaweed Systems with design data and engineering documents so Seaweed Systems can support the DO-178B certification process for its graphics solutions, down to the graphics-device firmware itself. This level of cooperation is unmatched in this industry, and it is essential to the successful production of high-performance, certifiable embedded graphics drivers.

Seaweed Systems' relationships with some of the leading graphics device manufacturers gives it the ability to support virtually any embedded-systems graphics requirement.

	NVIDIA Corporation is the worldwide leader in programmable graphics processor technologies. The Company creates innovative, industry-changing products for computing, consumer electronics, and mobile devices. NVIDIA is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA and has offices throughout Asia, Europe, and the Americas.
	3Dlabs, an innovator in professional visual processing, supplies a broad range of graphics accelerators to Computer Aided Design (CAD), Digital Content Creation (DCC), and visual simulation professionals. 3Dlabs is a wholly owned subsidiary of Creative Technology Ltd.

Seaweed System provides sales and support for its graphics-device partners' products through its Embedded Support Agreement, which gives customers a single point of contact for technical issues related to both graphics hardware and software. Understanding that aircraft avionics systems have a significantly longer market life than do graphics engines for the personal computer and video game market, Seaweed Systems and its graphics-device partners offer a Supply Guarantee Program. This program allows avionics manufacturers to virtually eliminate the risk that the graphics chips on which their products are based cease to be available partway through their programs. Because of its close relationship with its graphics-device partners, Seaweed Systems is able to harmonize its OpenGL® software products and release cycles with those of the graphics devices, reducing the risk of incompatibilities between the companies' products.