Amlogic puts ARC core to work as DVD player

Amlogic has selected SoC IP technology from ARC International to be incorporated into a highly integrated, single-chip back-end DVD player solution.

Amlogic has selected SoC IP technology from ARC International to be incorporated into a highly integrated, single-chip back-end DVD player solution.

Amlogic is a leading provider of integrated MPEG-1, MPEG-2, DSP, video processing, and single-chip DVD products in the multimedia markets.

The company's single-chip AML3300 combines a full function MPEG-2 decoding with progressive scan (480p), numerous dedicated and general-purpose peripherals, and an embedded 32bit host CPU derived from the ARCtangent-A4 synthesisable core.

Amlogic also selected ARC's integrated compiler and debugger tool suite to reduce overall design risk and minimise the need for multiple IP suppliers.

"We selected ARC's development platform because of its price, performance and flexibility", said John Zhong, chairman, president and CEO of Amlogic.

"ARC helped make the task of porting the software as seamless as the hardware integration effort.

Ultimately, we found that ARC's documentation and technical support were superior to other third-party processor core companies, and we were not locked into a foundry-specific configuration often associated with other processor cores".

Zhong added, "In migrating to a new foundry, Amlogic had to consider available processor cores and the issues of porting existing software.

The ARCtangent-A4 synthesisable core allowed us to target a particular foundry, technology and operating frequency.

We were able to integrate ARC's IP into our environment instead of dealing with a black box during synthesis and layout.

Another ARC benefit is the ability to select the appropriate cache sizes to maximise performance while at the same time moderate die size.

ARC's highly integrated development platform allowed us to add custom instructions that enabled us to differentiate our audio/video processing applications".

"Our development partnership with Amlogic validates the ARCtangent architecture as a leading choice for high performance multimedia applications", said Mike Gulett, president and chief executive of ARC International.

"We are pleased that ARC was able to provide the most cost efficient and time-saving development platform available to differentiate the Amlogic single-chip DVD chip design".

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