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News Release from: Altera Europe | Subject: Stratix FPGAs and Nios II
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 09 January 2006
FPGAs offer faster route to home theatre
systems
Sanyo is using Altera's Stratix FPGAs and Nios II embedded processors to quickly and cost effectively build new home theatre systems with industry-leading features and image quality.
Sanyo is using Altera's Stratix FPGAs and Nios II embedded processors to quickly and cost effectively build new home theatre systems with industry-leading features and image quality "Using Altera FPGAs and processors in our latest home theatre products lets us deliver the most feature-rich and visually rewarding display solutions", said Kaoru Ikeda, General Manager of the Projector Business Unit at Sanyo Electric Co "Altera's programmable solutions allowed the rapid development of this industry-leading product differentiation which would have been impossible with alternatives such as ASSPs, costly ASICs or traditional processors"
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 27 Jun 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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Altera's programmable solutions gave Sanyo the flexibility it needed to build advanced image enhancement functions into its projection TV and its PLV-Z4 home entertainment LCD projector.
In fact, the PLV-Z4 received immediate industry recognition by winning ProjectorReviews.com's Hot Product Award and a HiVi magazine's 2005 best buy award.
Sanyo demonstrated both products at CES.
The projector and TV both use a Stratix FPGA hosting a Nios II processor to implement intelligent image processing and enhancement operations that include automatic gamma adjustment, noise reduction, colour management, matrix sharpness and several presentation modes optimised for specific types of content.
Altera Stratix FPGAs provide a key combination of processing power and programming flexibility for integrating multiple functions into a single device.
The migration path to a low-cost HardCopy structured ASIC for high-volume production extends the value of Altera's product solutions.
"Consumer product manufacturers face enormous pressure to differentiate their products with new features and functions while minimising development and production costs", said Todd Scott, Senior Director of Altera's Broadcast and Consumer Business Unit.
"This is why projector industry leaders such as Sanyo increasingly take advantage of Altera's programmable solutions and why FPGAs are quickly becoming the obvious choice for consumer electronics manufacturers".
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