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Application processors to support standard codecs

A Renesas Technology Europe product story

Edited by the Electronicstalk editorial team Jan 27, 2004

Renesas Technology is to incorporate digital audio and video codec technology from both Microsoft and RealNetworks into the SH-Mobile Series of application processors.

Renesas Technology is to incorporate digital audio and video codec technology from both Microsoft and RealNetworks into the SH-Mobile Series of application processors for next-generation mobile phone systems.

Microsoft Corp's Windows Media Audio and Video 9 Series, and RealNetworks' RealAudio 10 and RealVideo 10 are widely used in such devices as PCs, PDAs and portable players, and their inclusion in the SH-Mobile, one of the world-leading application processors, will enable them to be installed in mobile phones, greatly increasing their market penetration.

Meanwhile, for Renesas Technology, having the SH-Mobile implementation of these two technologies in a mobile phone system will make it possible to support multimedia content player functions and distribution services, and offer optimal solutions for simple construction of systems linked to information devices such as personal computers, to meet the constantly growing demand for multimedia services in the mobile phone market.

In the initial production phase, the SH-Mobile software product based on Windows Media Audio 9 Series technology is to go on sale in March 2004.

It includes: a software decoder supporting Windows Media Audio 9; processing optimised for the SH-Mobile (40MHz CPU load in 128Kbit/s/44.1 kHz/stereo data case); and system and application building simplified by provision of C-language interface.

Following on from the inclusion of Windows Media Audio 9, Renesas Technology plans to include support for Windows Media Video 9, RealAudio 10 and RealVideo 10 technology based products in the near future.

Renesas Technology will continue to release SH-Mobile Series models in line with mobile phone developments, and to respond to customer needs by expanding its range of support to offer enhanced solutions to a variety of multimedia demands.