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Model Hz7120 HD-DVD/Blu-Ray SoC enables dual-channel native 1080/60p decoding, encoding, and transcoding for media players/recorders supporting HD-DVD and Blu-Ray(TM) formats, iVDRs, place shifting boxes, and location-free TV markets requirements. It features display processor; HD 2D and 3D graphics accelerator; still image decoder; and multistream high-bandwidth transport processor. Various connectivity features are included as well as API and universal optical disc software stack.
Original Press Release:
Horizon Semiconductors Sets in Motion Next Generation Location-Free Universal HD-DVD/Blu-Ray(TM) Decoder/Transcoder SoC
HERZLIYA, Israel, November 19 / / -- Horizon Semiconductors, a leading provider of highly integrated silicon
solutions that enable secure video and audio compression & transmission for
the consumer electronics and home entertainment markets, announces the
immediate availability of the industry's first universal System-On-a-Chip
(SoC) solution enabling dual channel native 1080/60p decoding, encoding and
transcoding for next generation media players/recorders supporting the HD-DVD
and Blu-Ray(TM) optical disc formats (as well as legacy red laser DVD
format),iVDRs, place shifting boxes and location-free TV markets requirements
on a single platform.
Horizon's Hz7120 HD-DVD/Blu-Ray SoC supports wide range of features and
capabilities including conformance to leading video compression standards
such as native high-definition 1080/60i & 1080/60p profiles of AVC/H.264,
VC-1, MPEG-2 and DV/HDV, leading audio compression standards such as DTS-HD,
Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby TrueHD, as well as HD-DVD and Blu-Ray HDi and
BD-J (BD-Java) interactive technologies. The Hz7120 is provided with a
comprehensive software stack compliant with both Blu-ray & HD DVD
specifications, and a reference hardware platform designed to significantly
accelerate OEM/ODM development cycle.
"Consumers are not really sure which player format will prevail, and will
naturally wait for lower cost native 1080p60 universal HD-DVD/Blu-Ray
playback & recording platform,", said Amir Morad, President and CEO of
Horizon Semiconductors. "Consumers also want the flexibility of watching
content wherever they like, and will therefore naturally prefer devices
incorporating higher quality, low bitrate transcoding & integrated iVDR
support, as offered in Horizon's Hz7120 SoC."
Product Information
The Hz7120 is designed with the highest level of integration, embedding a
variety of cutting edge technologies such as:
o Powerful multi stream decoder and encoder engines, supporting real-time
dual channel HD decoding simultaneously with HD encoding/transcoding, using
leading compression standards including: H.264 (AVC) Main and High Profile up
to Level 4.2, VC-1 (SMPTE 421M) Advanced Profile @ Level 3, DV, HDV, MPEG-2
MP@HL and MPEG-4 at resolutions up to 1080/60p (1920x1080, 60 frames/sec) and
bit rates of up to 50Mbps per channel, compliant with the HD-DVD/Blu-Ray
optical disc formats.
o Advanced display processor enabling multiple plane true color blending
and HD Picture-in-Picture (PiP), flexible resizing, motion adaptive
high-definition de-interlacing, and advanced motion-compensated picture
enhancement.
o High definition (1920x1080), powerful 2D and 3D graphics accelerator
with dedicated high definition sub-picture decoder and font rendering
engines, supporting all HD-DVD and Blu-Ray graphics modes as well as popular
graphics standards such as X Windows System and OpenGL.
o Still image decoder & Thomson Multimedia's Film Grain Technology (FGT)
accelerators, compliant with HD-DVD specifications.
o Multi-channel multi-format audio encoder, decoder and special audio
effects processor, supporting all HD-DVD and Blu-Ray standards and
operational modes such as: Dolby(R) Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, DD+ to DD
conversion, Dolby TrueHD, DTS/DTS-HD, MPEG1 Layer I and II, MP3, HE-AAC v2,
WMA pro, simultaneous primary and secondary stream decoding/encoding in up to
7.1 channels per stream, mixing, down mixing and Karaoke.
o High performance application CPU with MMU dedicated exclusively for
running standard operating systems such as Linux or Microsoft Windows-CE as
well as enabling customer's specific applications, in addition to a dedicated
co-processor designed to materially offload the main application CPU.
o Multi-stream high bandwidth transport processor, designed to process
program & transport streams from DVD, HDD or IP network.
o Wide variety of advanced connectivity and peripherals including
10/100/1G Ethernet, USB 2.0, IDE/ATAPI, SMPTE-292, Flash, I2C, SPI/SSI, UART
and others.
o DVI/HDMI output with integrated HDCP security.
o IEEE 1394 (FireWire) with integrated DTCP security supporting direct
camcorder & digital movie camera content streaming.
o iVDR interface with integrated SAFIA content protection scheme
o IR & UHF Remote control processor supporting IR/UHF keyboard and
IR-Blaster.
o World-class security processor with embedded secure OTP memory,
enabling complete content protection in strict compliance with the
HD-DVD/Blu-Ray standards such as AACS and BD+, as well as numerous other
CA/DRM schemes commonly used in the consumer electronics environment.
o Powerful, easy to use API, with the ability to accelerate and off-load
host application code, as well as comprehensive universal optical disc (UOD)
software stack supporting legacy & advanced blue laser disk profiles.
"By integrating our advanced encoding & display technologies into our
existing universal HD-DVD/BluRay solutions, Horizon is able to offer the most
comprehensive DVD content creation, playback & streaming technologies, in a
single low cost integrated silicon.", said Leonid Yavits, Chief Technology
Officer of Horizon Semiconductors. "Hz7120 compelling offering that combines
dual channel native 1080/60p decoding support for both high-definition
optical formats, along with encoding/transcoding capability, together with
our powerful 2D/3D graphics & display processing, iVDR support, sophisticated
HDi and BD-Java acceleration engines and comprehensive software stack, will
allow manufacturers to introduce the ultimate next generation location-free
media players/recorders."
To facilitate faster time-to-market, Horizon is also announcing the
immediate availability of the HzR7120 reference design kit. This fully
operational HD-DVD/Blu-ray development system includes software support for
legacy & advanced blue-laser disk profiles, as well as PCB schematics and
documentation.
About Horizon Semiconductors
Horizon Semiconductors is a leading provider of highly integrated silicon
solutions that enable secured video and audio compression & transmission for
the consumer electronics and home entertainment markets. Using proprietary
technologies and advanced design methodologies, Horizon designs, develops and
supplies complete system-on-a-chip solutions and related hardware and
software applications. Horizon's diverse product portfolio includes solutions
for digital cable, satellite and IPTV Set-top boxes, DVD, HD-DVD and Blu-Ray
players and recorders, HDTV, Digital Video Recorders and Home Media Centers.
Horizon is headquartered in Herzliya, Israel, and may be contacted at
+972-77-2020400 or at horizonsemi.com.
Horizon(R), the Horizon logo(R) and Beyond Vision(TM) are
trademarks of Horizon Semiconductors Ltd., and/or its affiliates in Israel,
United States and certain other countries. All other trademarks mentioned are
the property of their respective owners.
Contacts:
Ofer Austerlitz, Vice President of Marketing, Horizon Semiconductors
Tel: +972-77-2020400
Fax: +972-77-2020401
Email: marketing@horizonsemi.com
Satoshi Konno, Senior Marketing Manager, Horizon Semiconductors
Tel: +81-3-57716411 (CSK-VC Office)
Mobile: +81-80-34115664
Email: marketing.jp@horizonsemi.com
Source: Horizon Semiconductors Ltd.
