Divio And Xilinx Collaborate To Deliver Next-Generation DV Codec And Decoder Reference Designs
New Reference Designs Provide OEMs With Complete Low-Cost Solution For Integrating Digital Video Over IEEE1394 Into Consumer Video Products
SAN JOSE, CA--(INTERNET WIRE)--Dec 18, 2001-- Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX - news) and Divio Inc. today announced the immediate availability of two new Digital Video (DV) IEEE1394 reference designs. Based on the low-cost Xilinx(R) Spartan(R)-II FPGA, the Divio NW701 DV Codec and the NW700 DV Decoder reference designs provide OEMs with a complete low-cost solution for easily integrating DV over IEEE1394 into consumer digital video products. The collaboration further supports Xilinx' entry into the rapidly expanding consumer digital convergence market. For additional details, visit the Xilinx eSP web portal at www.xilinx.com/esp.
The Divio NW701 DV Codec Reference Design provides both input and output of high-quality DV content. The Divio NW701 DV Codec Reference Design can incorporate DV content into consumer digital video products including, storage devices such as optical DVD and Digital VHS recorders, Set Top Boxes (STBs), Personal Video Recorders (PVRs), and video editors.
The Divio NW700 DV Decoder Reference Design is aimed at display-oriented products that require only DV input, such as Digital TVs (DTVs), flat panel displays, and video projectors. Both reference designs incorporate a complete IEEE1394 connectivity solution through an alliance with Philips Semiconductor.
"We are impressed by the strong commitment Xilinx has made to the digital video marketplace through their eSP program," said Steve Musallam, director of marketing of Divio. "We employed the Spartan-II FPGAs because they are ideal for high-volume consumer applications that require fast time-to-market and design flexibility. These two reference designs feature best-of-breed technologies and enable manufacturers to readily differentiate their products, and reduce overall time-to-market and cost."
"We are pleased to be working with Divio, a pioneer in the integrated digital video space," said Robert Bielby, senior director of Strategic Solutions Marketing at Xilinx. "The introduction of these reference designs will serve as a catalyst to drive the broad deployment of DV video technologies across a wide range of consumer applications."
Next-Generation Consumer Video: A Pure Digital-to-Digital Path
Today MiniDV camcorders account for the majority of new camcorders sold into the consumer market. MiniDV camcorders record content digitally in the high-quality DV format and use IEEE1394 to transfer the native digital signals. Today's consumer video products cannot directly display DV content in its native digital format since they require DV to first be converted to an analog signal which substantially degrades picture quality.
Next-generation consumer video products will be based on digital video formats and use IEEE1394 to provide perfect digital-to-digital connections. Today's consumer digital video products, including DTVs and Set Top Boxes, only accept the MPEG-2 video format and cannot directly accept and display native DV. Products based on the Divio NW70x Reference Designs accept DV over IEEE1394 connections and display the content in a pure digital-to-digital path. Divio-driven products can also have the capability to output DV, enabling consumers to capture, edit, archive, distribute and display pure high-quality DV content with no loss of picture quality.
About Xilinx eSP for Digital Video Technology
Xilinx eSP (www.xilinx.com/esp) is the industry's first web portal dedicated to accelerating the design and development of consumer products based upon emerging standards and protocols. Recently updated to contain broad coverage of digital video technologies, the eSP web portal is a comprehensive resource delivering a powerful array of solutions and information in a single location.
Pricing and Availability
An evaluation kit is available now for each of the Divio NW701 DV Codec and NW700 DV Decoder Reference Designs. Each evaluation kit includes one evaluation board, schematics and a user manual. Priced at $1,500, each evaluation kit is intended for OEMs to assess technical capabilities and visual quality. For more information, contact Divio sales at (408) 328-3333 or sales@divio.com.
About Divio, Inc.
Divio, headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, has been a leader in digital video and imaging technology development since it's founding in 1995. SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK - news) has announced a strategic investment in Divio for an approximate 10% stake in the company and a seat on its board of directors. Divio develops, markets and manufactures an innovative family of chip-based solutions that enables the real-time input, capture, editing and distribution of digital video data for PC and consumer applications. The company's products power emerging applications in digital video recording, video publishing, broadcast, digital imaging and video communications. More information about Divio's complete range of products and services can be accessed on the World Wide Web at www.divio.com. Inquiries can be directed to Divio at (408) 328-3333 or via e-mail at info@divio.com.
About Xilinx
Xilinx is the leading supplier of complete programmable logic solutions, including advanced integrated circuits, software design tools, predefined system functions delivered as intellectual property cores, and unparalleled field engineering support. Founded in 1984 and headquartered in San Jose, Calif., Xilinx invented the field programmable gate array (FPGA) and fulfills more than half of the world demand for these devices today. Xilinx solutions enable customers to reduce significantly the time required to develop products for the computer, peripheral, telecommunications, networking, industrial control, instrumentation, aerospace, defense, low power portable and consumer markets. For more information, visit the Xilinx web site at www.xilinx.com.
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Xilinx, Inc
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