Can graphics chip startup Caustic nab itself loyal developers?
Caustic Graphics is launching an effort today to woo software developers to its new ray tracing graphics chip debuting in 2010.
A rare startup in the mature graphics chip industry, the San Francisco company is creating a 3-D graphics chip that can handle ray tracing, a technique that can produce highly realistic graphics. The initial target customers are movie animators, special effects houses, and product engineers.
The company will be interesting to watch because it will test… Continue Reading
Caustic Graphics to create graphics chips with novel ray-tracing technology
Caustic Graphics is planning to take on graphics chip makers with a new method for rendering images that can enhance realism and improve cost efficiency.
The San Francisco startup, founded by ex-Apple engineers, uses ray-tracing, a technique that has been proven in animated films but remains the subject of intense debate among graphics experts. The Wall Street Journal reported the story today. Caustic Graphics promises far more realistic 3-D graphics than are currently possible.
With ray-tracing, a… Continue Reading