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News Release from: LSI Europe | Subject: Domino[X]
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 16 October 2006
Media processor handles multiple HD
streams
Domino[X] is a novel multistream multiformat high-definition media processor architecture.
New from LSI Logic Corp, Domino[X] is a novel multistream multiformat high-definition media processor architecture Focused on providing an ideal balance of quality, performance and flexibility, the Domino[X] architecture cost-effectively enables next-generation digital media applications
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 23 May 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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Manufacturers of consumer electronics and professional products require a flexible and scalable media processor solution that bridges different formats and promotes interoperability between diverse electronics products.
Addressing these challenges, the LSI Domino[X] is a multi-core media processor architecture that is flexible and scalable enough to address high-performance professional codec solutions, as well as cost-sensitive consumer electronics products.
One of the key benefits of the Domino[X] architecture is multiformat encoding, decoding and transcoding of digital video, enabling content to be converted and reformatted for viewing on a wide range of products - from mobile to HDTV.
The Domino[X] architecture processes multiple streams of digital video, including: dual HD decode; dual SD encode + SD decode; HD encode + SD decode; and HD to HD transcode.
Transcoding between H.264 HD and MPEG-2 HD is particularly important to bridge legacy and next-generation digital video equipment.
"The Domino[X] architecture builds on over a decade of proven LSI media processing technology and products, which enables us to deliver highly integrated solutions and unique capabilities to our customers", said Tim Vehling, Vice President of Marketing, Consumer Products Group, LSI Logic.
"We architected the Domino[X] platform to enable high-quality solutions that ideally balance cost and performance for a variety of applications designed for the expanding digital world".
The Domino[X] architecture is based on many years of experience in providing professional-grade, Emmy-award-winning video compression technology.
Products based on the previous-generation Domino architecture will be complementary to the new Domino[X] family of products.
Domino solutions have been utilised by NASA to broadcast HD-quality images from space, have enabled the broadcast infrastructure market, and continue to be deployed in set-top boxes from Motorola, as well as a wide range of DVD recorder products from leading consumer electronics companies such as LG Electronics, Panasonic and Philips.
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