Fujitsu launches full HD multi-decoder LSI to support MPEG-2 and H.264

Bangalore: Fujitsu Microelectronics Asia Pte Ltd (FMAL) introduced a new full high-definition (HD) multi-standard video decoder LSI for Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) HD broadcasts, that decodes both MPEG-2 and H.264 compression formats in full HD resolution (1920 dots x 1080 lines).

The company claims that this LSI is an integrated system-on-chip (SoC) for televisions, set-top-boxes (STBs), and portable receivers and complies with the DVB standard currently used in various regions, mainly Europe. The LSI decodes full HD video compressed in either MPEG-2 or H.264 and integrates on a single chip the necessary processing functions for a HD broadcast receiver, including processing of digital video, audio, and graphics. This makes the multi-decoder suitable for TVs, set-top boxes, and portable TV receivers. Also, as the LSI’s functions can be employed with the addition of only two 16-bit wide external memory chips, it allows set vendors to reduce their overall costs when designing their TVs and STBs.

The CPU core in the LSI is the high-performance ARM1176JZF-S, which supports a wide range of functions including system control for TVs and set-top boxes, teletext, subtitles, and JPEG decoding. In addition, by integrating audio, graphic video processing, and functions required for processing HD broadcasts on one chip, Fujitsu’s full HD multi-decoder LSI enables set vendors to more easily construct their systems.

With four video-transfer ports, this multi-decoder LSI can be connected to a variety of external devices. For example, the LSI makes it possible to connect to digital video recorders (DVRs) which record TV broadcasts to a hard disk drive, or to connect to a conditional access card to view restricted digital broadcasts.

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