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News Release from: Silicon Hive | Subject: HiveFlex VSP2200 Series
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 11 May 2007
Video cores promise power and area
efficiency
Video signal processing cores target HD widescreen TVs with high quality video displays.
New from Silicon Hive is the HiveFlex VSP2200 Series of processor cores for video signal processing applications The HiveFlex VSP2200 Series targets HD widescreen TVs with high quality video displays
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 18 Jun 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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HiveFlex VSP2100 Series of processor cores targets HD widescreen TVs with high quality video displays.
The HiveFlex VSP 2200 series is built on a tiled architecture.
A tile is fully programmable and can support various video processing algorithms, including, image stabilisation, codecs, de-interlacing, picture rate up-conversion, spatial scaling etc, for displays up to HD (1920 x 1080) and beyond.
The VSP 2200 series builds on the 2100 series that was released last year.
It is not only easier to program but is also more efficient in silicon area and power dissipation for the same performance needs.
Hence it addresses the real-life requirements of SoC and system designers.
The entire video pipeline can be implemented on a VSP-based system, consisting of repeated use of the hardware tiles with different software running on each tile.
TV and SoC manufacturers now have a complete platform to bring their products to market quickly, with the possibility of incorporating either their own or even 3rd party algorithms in software.
The HiveFlex VSP2200 series of processor cores are delivered as synthesisable soft IP with a complete I/O subsystem for easy integration, and a full suite of test and verification tools.
In addition the company sells the HiveGates FPGA based real time hardware emulation system for quick prototyping exercises.
Ease of use has been maintained as with other HiveFlex processors by maintaining C programmability via Silicon Hive's HiveCC compiler technology.
George Szanto, Silicon Hive's Vice President of Marketing says: "The HiveFlex VSP2200 is an improvement over Silicon Hive's VSP2100 video signal processing core that we announced last fall".
"The new product has been simplified by removing one of the processor cores from the design".
"The VSP2200 is now smaller in size, but it still maintains the ability to perform the same functions as our earlier product".
"In addition, by simplifying the multicore design, end users and application programmers benefit because it's easier to program the new VSP2200".
Silicon Hive will be demonstrating an implementation of the HiveFlex VSP2200 series processor during the exhibition hours of the 2007 ESEC show in Tokyo (16th to 18th May).
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