ROHM Semiconductor USA LLC
San Diego, CA 92121
Nov 04, 2009 Housed in 12 x 12 mm package, Model BU9457KV is compatible with MP3 format while Model BU9458KV is compatible with MP3, WMA, and AAC formats. Units integrate communication error recovery circuit in USB interface block and provide ESD resistance of 6 kV at USB terminal/15 kV air/8 kV contact discharge, eliminating need for terminal protection ICs. Making it possible to play back music from USB memory and SD memory cards, chips are suited for car, home, and portable audio applications.

Wolfson Microelectronics plc
Edinburgh EH11 2QB  United Kingdom
Oct 20, 2009 Targeted at portable applications such as digital still cameras, digital camcorders, and voice recorders, mono Models WM8944 and WM8945 and stereo Models WM8946 and WM8948 integrate speaker, video and microphone amplifiers, and LDO regulator. Models WM8945 and WM8948 also include touch panel controller. Housed in 36-ball W-CSP package, all include dynamic range control, stereo-widening algorithm, 5 notch filters, 5-band programmable equalizer, and programmable wind noise filter.

BVM Ltd
Southampton Hampsh SO30 0GH  United Kingdom
Oct 07, 2009 Capable of digitally encoding 4 channels at 120 fps with full D1 resolution, MP-840 supports H.264 MPEG-4 video compression standard and employs 4 NTSC/PAL video decoders that convert analog composite video signals to digital data. There are four 10-bit ADCs and four 2D and 3D comb filters for separating luminance and chrominance, reducing cross noise artifacts. Also, 4 audio ADCs and 4 channels of adaptive differential pulse code modulation audio encode reduce bandwidth requirements.

ViXS Systems Inc.
Toronto M2J 1R3  Canada
Sep 17, 2009 Able to simultaneously transcode 2 HD 1080i60 or 1080p30 video streams in real-time, single-chip XCode® 4100 series employs transcoder engine that also supports full 1080p60 MPEG-2, H.264, or VC-1 to 1080p60 MPEG-2 or H.264 transcoding. Included Smart XCode(TM) technology is based on algorithms that dynamically switch between smart transcode, full decode, and full encode transcode mode. ICs also support SVC/MVC formats and have 1250 DMIPS application processor.

Wolfson Microelectronics plc
Edinburgh EH11 2QB  United Kingdom
Aug 12, 2009 Housed in 5 x 5 x 0.9 mm QFN package, Model WM8961 features integrated charge pump, which provides ground-referenced output when driving headphone loads. Class W amplifier, with adaptive dual drive charge pump and DC servo circuit architecture, enables headphone amplifier to deliver up to 30 mW into 16 W load at 1% THD=N. Stereo filter-less class D speaker driver provides 1 W/channel into 8W loads at less than 1% THD+N with 5 V supply.

Wolfson Microelectronics plc
Edinburgh EH11 2QB  United Kingdom
Jul 21, 2009 Featuring HexCore(TM) digital baseband interface, Model WM8994 manages, converts, and processes diverse audio sources, including voice, speaker, microphone, music, and headphone signals. Unit can transform capability of portable multimedia devices, enabling music sharing and ability to use voice control with noise-reduction algorithms in in-car environments. Housed in 4.51 x 4.02 x 0.7 mm package, device includes sample rate converter and 4 digital microphone channels.

BVM Ltd
Southampton Hampsh SO30 0GH  United Kingdom
Jul 09, 2009 Mini PCI Express color frame grabber card, MPX-885 operates at up to 30 frames/s and supports 1-8 composite, 1-4 S-Video or composite with 2 YPbPr inputs. Based on CX23885 chipset, unit supports NTSC, PAL and SECAM video formats. Color and monochrome video are supported with full end-to-end 10-bit video data path, stereo or mono selectable audio path is 16 bit throughout. Card offers 2 x Giga LAN, DVI interface, 24-bit dual channel LVDS, 802.11 b/g/n wireless LAN and 4 x RS232 ports.

Atlona Technologies
San Jose, CA 95131
Jun 18, 2009 Enabling users to retrieve high-quality digital audio signal from any HDMI source, AT-HD570 can accept HDMI input signal and de-embed audio signal to either Optical or Multi-Channel stereo audio outputs. This audio decoder supports uncompressed analog LPCM 7.1 and lossless compressed digital Bit stream as well as HD video signal up to 1080p. Along with Video Pass-Though, support is provided for HDMI signal amplification and equalization with reclocking function.

GAO Research Inc.
Toronto M1B 2K4  Canada
May 20, 2009 Dual rate speech coder, G.723.1, complies with ITU-T standard and performs compression and decompression of 8 kHz speech signals. It encodes 16-bit PCM samples into 16-bit code-words, respectively yielding 10 or 12 code-words per 240 sample frames for 5.3 and 6.3 Kbps channels. Software has switchable transmission rates over 5.3 or 6.3 Kbps channels, providing 4 kHz of quality speech bandwidth. Voice activity detection (VAD) and comfort noise generation (CNG) are included.

GAO Research Inc.
Toronto M1B 2K4  Canada
May 11, 2009 Based on Code Excited Linear Prediction, speech vocoder models G.729, G.729A, and G.729AB operate on 10 ms frames with short algorithmic delays and deliver toll quality speech. Voice codecs are multi-channel-ready, and implementation passes all ITU-T test vectors. Available for most commercial processors, vocoders suit applications such as VoIP, wireless communications, video conferencing, and digital satellite communication systems.

STMicroelectronics
GENEVA   Switzerland
Apr 03, 2009 STi5197 for cable STBs includes QAM demodulator while STi5189 for satellite STBs includes a QPSK demodulator; both products have common architecture for MPEG-2 audio/video-decoding and application-processing functions. Common architecture speeds product development and simplifies pc-board design. Each device supports relevant broadcast standards - STi5197 supports DVB-C including ITU-T J83 Annexes A/B/C, and TSMF, while STi5189 supports DVB-S. All industry-standard middleware is supported.

Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.
Tokyo 105-8460  Japan
Aug 15, 2008 Combining analog circuit design and wafer-level, chip-size packaging, 16-bit Model ML26121 operates at 1.65 V and is targeted to audio recording and playback for portable devices. Unit includes interface circuit to connect with digital microphone, wind-noise-reduction and notch filters, sound effect technologies that enable natural playback of low-pitch sounds, and 3D surround to enable realistic stereo sound, even when microphones are closely laid out.

Bosch Security Systems
Fairport, NY 14450 9199
Jun 24, 2008 Rack-mount base unit, VIP X1600 XF series, accommodates up to 4 multichannel video and audio encoder modules as well as up to 4 VIP X1600 XFMD decoder modules. There are three 1 Gbps Ethernet ports for network connectivity, inside-rack cabling, and redundancy. Also included, 1 Gbps small form factor pluggable optical transceiver slot on front enables direct fiber connection to remote SAN. High-density decoding capability makes device suited for creating monitor walls.

ARC International
San Jose, CA 95134
Jun 13, 2008 Created using VRaptor(TM) Multicore Architecture, Sonic Focus-ready ARC® Media 401V Subsystem can play back virtually any audio/video content on portable media devices. Fully programmable in C language, system includes compilers, debuggers, profilers, and operating systems. AM 401V supports AAC, MP3, and Dolby Digital as well as MPEG-4, Real Video, VC-1, and H.264. With additional processor headroom, more functions can be included such as pre- and post-processing and host applications.

Harmonic Lightwaves, Inc.
Sunnyvale, CA 94089
Jun 10, 2008 Inserted into existing encoder chassis, DiviCom® FLEX(TM) enables full IP processing across all headend devices, and provides real-time, any-to-any video and audio format re-encoding. IP input functionality enables deployment of geographically distributed headend architectures and allows operators to source content from IP networks or IP-ready RF demodulators/descramblers. Module supports MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 AVC streams in HD and SD formats, as well as reuse of incoming stream information.

Spreadtrum Communications Corp.
Sunnyvale, CA 94085
Mar 26, 2008 Enabling real-time decoding of multiple streams, SV6100 integrated AVS/MPEG-2 STB decoder chip offers full set of AVS SD decoder functions to fulfill requirements of emerging video/audio markets in China, including IPTV, DTV, and satellite segments. Solution combines transport processor, video/audio decoder, and display controller with scaling. Ambient temperature range is 0-70°C and 1.8 V device has 3.3 V I/O and power consumption is less than 1.5 W typ.

Aricent
Palo Alto, CA 94304-1388
Feb 18, 2008 Aricent MPEG4-SP 720p video and AAC audio codecs leverage Texas Instruments' (TI) OMAP3430 processor capabilities to achieve encoding and decoding of video streams. Solutions enable recording and playback of 720p video on TI OMAP3430 platform-based mobile devices and can decode 720p MPEG-4 Simple Profile video in real-time. This lets mobile phones be used as HD-quality player, download HD content for playback on HDTV screen, or be used as DVD-quality camcorder.

Toshiba America Electronic Components (TAEC)
Irvine, CA 92618-1811
Jan 16, 2008 Designed for use in mass-market ATSC HD LCD TVs, TC90413XBG incorporates MPEG-2 HD video and Dolby® Digital audio decoding; 64-bit, 333 MHz MIPS processor; dual HDMI 1.3 ports with deep color support; and back-end processor capable of driving WXGA and 1080p display. Level of integration helps reduce component count and BOM for HDTVs while allowing for product differentiation via GUI customization, remote control functionality, LCD panel, and support for multiple tuners.

STMicroelectronics
GENEVA   Switzerland
Jan 15, 2008 Hardware platform DTV150 provides demodulation, full HD video processing, high-quality audio, and video switching functions for integrated digital TV (iDTV) sets. It is built around STi1010 single-chip iDTV processor, which enables use of same chip for digital and analog broadcast decoding and for video TV processing. Processor supports displays up to 1080p, including full 1080i deinterlacing, and includes embedded HDMI, dual LVDS output, and USB 2.0 interface.

ViXS Systems Inc.
Toronto M2J 1R3  Canada
Jan 14, 2008 Suited for set-top boxes, consumer electronics, and PCs, XCode(TM) 3106, 3108, and 3111 provide MPEG2 to AVC transcoding, AVC to MPEG2 reverse transcoding, and AVC/MPEG2 decoding and encoding. To ensure video content remains protected, ICs offer full range of features including integrated CableCard, CAM/CI, and Smart Card interfaces; multiple encryption and decryption engines; and support for multiple DRM schemes such as Windows Media DRM 10 and DTCP-IP.