A Very High Resolution, 16.7 Million-Color HDTV Graphic System

Hugo P. Gaggioni is a manager of product planning with Sony Advanced Systems. Before joining Sony Advanced Systems, he was a member of the technical staff of the Visual Communications Research District at Bell Communications Research. The District was involved in research of new compression algorithms for the digital transmission of HDTV and standard video signals, as well as in high-resolution graphics and video terminals. He received his B.Sc. in telecommunications and an M.Sc. in electrical engineering from Essex University, Colchester, England, and an M.Sc. in systems engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. He also holds a Professional Engineering degree from Columbia University, New York. He is a vice-chairman of the Working Party 4, System Standard of the Systems Subcommittee of the Advanced Television Advisory Group to the F.C.C. He is also Chairman of the SMPTE Ad Hoc Group Studying the Digital Representation of the 115/60 HDTV Standard.

Masatoshi Imai was born in Tokyo, Japan, on May 13, 1958. He received a B.E. degree in computer science from the University of Electro Communications, Japan, in 1981. From 1981 to 1987, he worked for the Hitachi Microcomputer Engineering Corporation, Tokyo, Japan, where he developed single-board computers. He moved in 1987 to the Sony Corporation. Since joining Sony, he has been engaged in the development of graphics display systems. He is a member of The Information Processing Society of Japan.

Norihito Ichikawa was born in Tokyo, Japan, on April 14, 1959. He received a B.E. degree in electronic engineering from the University of Electro Communications, Japan, in 1983. Since joining the Sony Corporation, Tokyo, Japan, in 1983, where he has been engaged in the development of graphics display systems. He is a member of The Information Processing Society of Japan.

Hidehiro Hirase received his B.S. degree from Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan, in 1983. In 1987, he joined the Workstation Division, Sony Corporation, where he has been engaged in the development of computer graphic systems.

Terada Mitsutoshi was born in Shizuoka, Japan, in 1962. He received B.E. and M.E. degrees in computer science engineering from Yamanashi University in 1985 and 1987, respectively. Since joining Sony Corporation in 1987, he has been engaged in the development of computer graphics software. He is a member of The Information Processing Society of Japan.

Katsushige Hata received a B.S. degree in electronic engineering from the Ibaraki University, Ibaraki, Japan, in 1977. He joined the Sony Corporation in 1977. Since then, he has mainly been engaged in the development of electronic DA/CAM systems. Currently, he is a manager of graphics product design in the Workstation Division, Sony Corporation. Mr. Hata is a member of The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers in Japan.