3Dfx Interactive Inc, the San Jose, California-based graphics chip maker, has reported a second-quarter net loss of $11.6m, down from a profit of $9m for the same period last year, on revenues that rose 78.8% from $58.6m to $104.8m over the same period. Losses per share were $0.50. It is unfortunate that the merger with STB was not consummated until mid-May as opposed to the end of April as planned. That delay prevented us from including Voodoo3 board sales for the first fourteen days of May in our quarterly revenue numbers, although we think those revenues rightfully should have been included,” said Greg Ballard, President and CEO of 3Dfx. He said that the company’s second quarter revenues represented its best ever. However, rival Nvidia Corp recently announced a 543% revenue hike for the same period.
