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News Release from: Kane Computing | Subject: Ateme NVDK at 1GHz
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 27 January 2004
Development board exploits 1GHz DSP for
video
The Ateme NVDK (Networked Video Development Kit) board is based on Texas Instruments' newly released TMS320C64x 1GHz digital signal processor.
The Ateme NVDK (Networked Video Development Kit) board is based on Texas Instruments' newly released TMS320C64x 1GHz digital signal processor The NVDK evaluation boards have been tested by Ateme, and MPEG-4 codecs have been optimised to run on the C64x 1GHz DSP
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 10 Apr 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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This board targets industries of broadcast head-end equipment and other high-end devices designers having high requirements of processing power for complex algorithms such as MPEG-4, H.264/AVC and WM9 video encoding.
"The TMS320C64x has always been the target of choice chosen by Ateme for high-end video applications.
Due to the code compatibility of the high-performance C64x generation of DSPs, Ateme was able to optimise a new demo board in record time," said Marc Guillaumet, Marketing Director, Ateme.
"TI's commitment to providing code-compatible devices simplifies our design and allows us to get the product out much quicker than expected." The 1GHz clock rate strongly boosts existing and already optimised audio/video compression systems from Ateme.
Ateme has a commitment to provide the industry's fastest with highest quality algorithms and systems around video and audio compression.
TI's 1GHz DSPs not only bring higher performance and resolution, but also leave more headroom to integrate several functions in a single chip.
These are specifically audio and video MPEG-4 compression, RTP/RTSP streaming and extra features related to a specific application.
A demo of encode MPEG-4 ASP full D1 video and AAC audio together with streaming capabilities is available now.
The TMS320C64x DSPs running at 1GHz will benefit to all Ateme catalogue products based on it.
Finally, the 1GHz DSP is expected to allow Ateme to run more complex algorithms such as the H.264/AVC codec, now under development at Ateme and of prime importance for the streaming servers and IPTV industry.
The new 1GHz DSP, running Ateme codecs, widens horizons to new high-end vendor applications hosting a single DSP and enables manufacturers to design new lines of products as in broadcasting head-end, medical imaging and other video domains with processing power demanding infrastructures.
The new 1GHz version of the NVDK can be purchased from Kane Computing, Ateme's UK distributor.
The NVDK development kit is also available in 600 and 720MHz versions. Request a free brochure from Kane Computing ...
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