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To: Urlman who wrote (9913)7/2/1998 4:22:00 PM
From: Ron Mayer  Read Replies (1) of 64865
 
Java Virtual Machine hardware for MPEG-2 digital video encoding!

eet.com
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>a low-cost, highly integrated MPEG-2 encoder
>...iCompression Inc. has started sampling...
>...Java Virtual Machine

icompression.com
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> izC has an unique architecture consisting of two on-chip digital
> signal processors. They execute Java(TM) Virtual Machine
> instructions and perform audio digital signal processing, and high
> level video and sequencing functions.
>

This is a cool use of Java technology in a number of ways:
*) Java in what appears to be a hard-real-time system.
*) Apparently multiple JVM cores in the single chip.
Any other cool applications of embedded Java hardware out there now?
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