the first multi-standard subsystem with pre-verified video decoders
elstree, england, february 20, 2006 ?arc international (lse: ark), the world leader in configurable cpu/dsp cores and application subsystems, announced today the general availability of the next in its family of multimedia subsystems for embedded system-on-chip (soc) design. arc?video is a complete pre-verified solution that incorporates h.264, vc-1, mpeg-4, mpeg-2 decoders and industry standard imaging codecs. it is highly efficient for low power applications, and processes any of these decoders at less than 44mw1 for d1 resolutions. early adopter customers already have licensed the arc video subsystem and are designing it into a range of devices targeting multimedia intensive, portable applications.
ultimedia is the human perception of dsp and graphics functionality related to sound and vision,?said will strauss, founder and president of forward concepts. ritical to designing solutions for the multimedia market are support tools and very low power consumption. arc抯 video subsystem provides both with the benefits of simd technology. it is an impressive offering for the white hot video market.?br>
ortable device manufacturers are increasingly required to integrate high quality multi-format video and image processing into their devices. the arc video subsystem arms developers with a highly optimized multi-standard video solution enabling them to overcome the challenges of developing differentiated multimedia intensive devices without compromising die size, power consumption or video/image quality,?asserted greg fawson, president of s2 data corporation.
according to jon peddie research (jpr), the demand for h.264 chips in portable solutions could exceed $1 billion in 2006. 揌.264, with its higher efficiencies and lower bandwidth demands, will be deployed on a range of mobile devices. applications include next-generation phones to game machines, dvd players and recorders, and tv delivery systems such as cable, satellite and terrestrial,?said dr. peddie, principal at jpr.
the arc video subsystem complements the arc sound subsystem, which was introduced one year ago and has been licensed by a wide range of companies throughout the semiconductor industry. arc international抯 media subsystem roadmap will enable soc designers to include audio-, imaging- and video-intensive capabilities in their chips. it will offer configurable solutions for video encoding, high definition video decode and advanced audio. each arc media subsystem is a complete product and includes a configurable arc core, simd accelerator, dma engine, fully integrated hardware, software and development tools. all will operate with any arc or non-arc host processor.
y providing a pre-verified, packaged subsystem arc is solving a greater portion of customersdesign challenges,said derek meyer, senior vice president of sales and marketing at arc international. 揊or the first time, soc developers can easily add video decode capability into their chip and get to market quickly with little additional design effort. instead of just licensing technology, arc is leading the way towards licensing solutions.?br>
about the arc?video subsystem
the arc video subsystem is based upon an arc 700 family core that is coupled with the company award winning single instruction multiple data (simd) accelerator, which was specifically designed for video and audio processing. a media-centric dma engine incorporated in the arc video subsystem is highly tuned to efficiently handle multimedia packet transfers. supported video decoders include h.264, vc-1, mpeg-4 and mpeg-2. supported imaging codecs include jpeg, mjpeg, gif, png and tiff.
the arc video subsystem is programmable, enabling the customer to include additional codecs or algorithms. because it based upon an arc 700 family core, the subsystem can run at up to 533 mhz in a
