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News Release from: Freescale Semiconductor | Subject: PowerQUICC processors
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 11 April 2008
Comms processors power professional disc
system
Sony uses Freescale's PowerQUICC II MPC8248 and PowerQUICC III MPC8548 devices to power its XDCAM HD422 Series products.
Freescale Semiconductor is providing PowerQUICC communications processors for Sony's XDCAM HD422 Series professional disc system, delivering enhanced camcorder and recorder functionality needed for high definition (HD) broadcasts Based on high performance Power Architecture cores and Freescale's heritage of network technology leadership, PowerQUICC processors support demanding audio-visual market requirements such as precise video control and high speed network application processing
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 20 Mar 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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Sony's XDCAM HD422 product line is the flagship model of the company's XDCAM Series professional disc system and consists of the PDW-700 progressive CCD camcorder and PDW-HD1500 recorder deck.
Sony uses Freescale's PowerQUICC II MPC8248 and PowerQUICC III MPC8548 devices to power the cameras, which leverage the processors' outstanding total system performance to enable high-precision video file processing and high-speed file transfer capabilities.
"The low power, high performance PowerQUICC processors that drive our XDCAM HD422 Series products will play a critical role in our ability to deliver affordable, highly advanced HD equipment that succeeds in the marketplace", says Tetsuya Iwamoto, Deputy General Manager, CC Products Design Department Two, Business and Professional System Division, B2B Solutions Business Group at Sony Corporation.
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"We are especially impressed with the processors' ability to support the high speed transfer of HD quality videos".
"Freescale's reputation as a provider of world class networking processors is well deserved".
The evolution of professional video equipment, along with the use of the Internet to transfer video, has led to professional and consumer demand for high-precision content.
Increased data quantity, content protection and insurance for loss-less streaming are all issues dependent on networking technology to increase processing efficiency.
Meanwhile, the worldwide transition from analogue to digital television means more and more high profile events are being broadcast in high definition, thereby driving demand for HD cameras.
"The ability to carry professional video over IP networks is a market requirement that can only be met by the deployment of robust processor architectures", says Tsuneji Inami, Director for Freescale Semiconductor Japan Limited.
"Freescale's PowerQUICC integrated communications processors are helping Sony deliver an industry-leading XDCAM solution that delivers high data transfer rates, long recording times and stunning-quality images - attributes that will, for example, be especially important to meet the high-precision broadcast needs of the upcoming Beijing Olympic Games".
The high-performance MPC8248 PowerQUICC II processor features a distributed architecture designed to reduce power consumption and offer a more balanced approach to processing than traditional processor architectures.
The powerful communications processor module (CPM) offloads communications tasks, freeing the 603e core based on Power Architecture technology to manage high-level processing tasks.
On-chip security makes the MPC8248 an optimal solution for networking and communications applications that require security features in concert with high performance and low system-level cost.
High levels of on-chip integration and a small footprint also enable developers to reduce board space.
The MPC8548E networking/telecomms device is a member of Freescale's PowerQUICC III family of processors.
The device offers a combination of features that makes it an optimal communications processing solution for Ethernet-only or RapidIO interworking applications, including video transmission applications.
Leveraging the high performance e500 core based on Power Architecture technology, it includes 512Kbyte L2 cache, integrated security engine, 64bit DDR1/2 memory controller scaling to 533MHz datarate, 32bit PCI, 64bit PCI-X, x4 Serial RapidIO fabric technology and x4 PCI Express (or single x8 PCI Express 1.0a), local bus I/O interfaces and four Gigabit Ethernet interfaces.
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