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Improv
Systems delivers industry's first low-power, multiple-standard media
processing core
(Posted
on 11 July 2002 4:40 pm)
Improv Systems, which claims to be a pioneer in application-optimised
Digital Signal Processors (DSPs) has announced the release
of the Crescendo Solution Kits, a technology solution that
enables the development of a low-power, multi-standard processor
core for broadcast and streaming media.
Crescendo claims to be the industry's first programmable core
that can support multiple standards at low clock rates, making
it ideally suited for the diverse, demanding and evolving
needs of the fast-growing media processing market. According
to a company release, the optimised architecture of the Crescendo
Solution Kits eliminates the need for multiple, single-purpose
chips found in many of today's new portable and home consumer
devices such as 3G phones, PDAs, set-top boxes, Personal Video
Recorders (PVRs), DVDs and TV on PCs. Tuned to the specific
needs of the broadcast and mobile media domains, the Crescendo
Solution Kits combine and integrate Improv's configurable
DSP technology and methodology; a suite of application software;
SOC integration and extension capabilities, including ARM/MIPS
interfaces; a full SOC verification environment and tool suite;
and a reference platform.
With Crescendo, companies can create optimised, programmable
chips that will allow them to provide meaningful product differentiation
today and flexibility for the future, the release states.
The Crescendo Broadcast Media Solution Kit is an optimised
core for broadcast-quality video and audio processing. It
is the first low-power solution to support the MPEG4 Advanced
Simple Profile (ASP) suitable for broadcast quality video
and provides the flexibility to support the emerging ITU H.26L
standard that many industry experts feel will be the future
standard for broadcast video. Support is also included for
the popular audio standards: Dolby Digital, Dolby Prologic,
and MPEG level 1,2,3 for both encode and decode.
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