Yamaha uses ADI’s B provides Blackfin processor and ICs

Bangalore: Analog Devices Inc. (ADI) announced that Yamaha Corporation (TOKSE 7951) is using ADI’s Blackfin processor and three ICs from the Advantiv advanced television solutions portfolio to drive high-end functionality, flexibility and intuitive operation in three audio video receivers (AVRs) from its 2008 line. In addition to providing and integrating Blackfin and Advantiv advanced television solutions components that enable true-to-life audio and video, ADI collaborated with Yamaha to engineer additional turnkey functions including HDMI (high-definition multimedia interface) repeater capability and a Blackfin-controlled user interface.

Sadayuki Narusawa, department manager, product development department, AV products division of Yamaha, said, “Our target for these home theater receivers was to further extend high-end capabilities into mainstream price points. Analog Devices’ deep experience in high-performance video and audio applications helped us achieve this objective. We chose to work with ADI because they enabled vibrant audio processing, great video, flawless HDMI output, intuitive operation, and full integration of the software that brings all these capabilities together seamlessly.”

Jerry McGuire, vice president, general purpose DSP group, Analog Devices, stated, “Audio and video receivers such as these digital home theater systems are among the most challenging of consumer electronics applications. ADI’s ability to take system-level responsibility for supplying and integrating high-performance hardware and software in these function-rich, moderately priced receivers has earned us a place as a key solutions provider to Yamaha, one of the world’s most recognized consumer electronics brands.”

To enable shorter time to market and reduced overall system cost for Yamaha’s application, ADI integrated software drivers for three Advantiv advanced television solutions ICs, the ADV7441A, AD9389B and ADV7172, into the Blackfin system software package. Optimized audio and video software modules supplied by ADI included Dolby Digital (AC-3) decoder, DTS decoding, and the standards-compliant HDMI repeater functionality with HDCP (high-bandwidth digital content protection).

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