8x8 processor used in videophones -- this is *not* MPEG...........
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Story posted at 11:45 a.m. EST/8:45 a.m. PST, 1/15/98
8x8's processor in NTT videophone
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-- Fabless chip supplier 8x8 Inc. here today said its
Video Communications Processor (VCP) is being used in a recently
announced videophone for use over Japan's integrated services digital
network (ISDN) lines.
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp.'s ISDN videophone will retain for
about $800 (96,000 yen), making it one of the least expensive systems on
the Japanese market, according to 8x8. The NTT videophone integrates a
5.4-inch color liquid-crystal display and a built-in video camera.
"As one of the world's most forward looking telecommunications companies,
NTT has aggressively deployed ISDN lines in Japan," said Joe Parkinson,
chief executive officer of 8x8. "Developing the NTT videophone is a logical
extension of their strategy to bring multimedia communications to consumers
as well as business. NTT's selection of the VCP as the silicon engine for the
NTT videophone confirms the VCP's standing as the world's best solution
for high-quality, cost-effective video communication."
Officials as 8x8 said the VCP chip was the first IC targeted at the video
conferencing marketplace to use a dual-programmable architecture,
combining a RISC microprocessor and a digital signal processor (DSP) on
one chip. It can operate at an internal clock speed of up to 72 MHz, which
8x8 said will make it the fastest and most powerful processor specifically
designed for videoconferencing applications. |
