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Designed Into Products that Make Life More Fun

Tensilica's Xtensa and Diamond processors have been designed into a wide variety of products that make life more fun and entertaining, including these products:

Nitendo DSi	Denon DVD Players	Mitsubishi Projector
Olevia LCD HDTVs	Yamaha HD Projector	Gateway HDTV
NEC Installation Series Projectors	Onkyo A/V Receivers	BenQ Projectors
Samsung Blu-Ray Player	Toshiba HD DVD Player	Epson HD Projector
NEC Digital Cinema Projector	Toshiba Projector	Konami Games
JVC Camcorder

Nitendo DSi Game

A Tensilica processor handles the control functions in the WiFi chip inside each Nitendo DSi game.

HDTV/SDTV codecs by NEL

HDTV/SDTV codecs by NTT Electronics Corporation (NEL). NEL is now shipping two CODECs that integrate the Xtensa microprocessor core. The new SOC devices bring advanced image processing capabilities to applications ranging from high-performance, high-definition television to low-cost interactive video communications systems.

The NEL VASA (Versatile and Advanced Signal Processing Architecture) chip, the world’s first single-chip MPEG-2 HDTV CODEC, integrates four Xtensa microprocessor cores. The second chip, code-named SuperENCIII, employs an Xtensa processor as a controller for MPEG-2 video encoding.

“Tensilica’s Xtensa core removed the complexity typically associated with designing application-specific ICs, and allowed us to focus on our core competencies," said Dr. Kasai of NEL. “Tensilica’s Xtensa cores helped us get the performance we needed for demanding image processing applications. With Tensilica’s help, we were able to get these new products to market in record time."

Single-chip MPEG-2 HDTV Codec, "VASA"	Single-chip MPEG-2 SDTV Codec, "SuperENC-III"

Denon DVD-3800BD and DVD-2500BT Blue-Ray Players

The Denon DVD-3800BD and DVD-2500BT Blu-Ray DVD players support the 1080p format using a Reon-VX video-processing chip from Silicon Optix, a Tensilica customer and now part of IDT.

Denon 2930CI, 3930CI and 5910CI DVD Players

The Denon 2930CI, 3930CI and 5910CI Progressive Scan DVD Audio/Video/Super Audio CD Players use Silicon Optix's Reon-VX HQV processing to deliver very high picture and sound quality. The DVD-5910CI uses the finest 10-bit I/P converter, capable of performing one trillion operations per second, to not only dramatically improve motion detection but also accurately detect and correct lines on a per-pixel basis to effectively avoid "jaggies."

Denon 2930CI	Denon 3930CI	Denon 5910CI

Mitsubishi HC5000BL 1080p Projector

The Mitsubishi HC5000BL 1080p LCD projector uses Silicon Optic's high-performance Reon-VX video processing chip (now available from Teranex) with Xtensa inside. Reon-VX HQV processing provides true HQV four-field, motion-adaptive, per-pixel, HD deinterlacing to deliver the sharpest, most detailed HD images possible. The HQV multi-directional diagonal filter removes any “jaggies" and/or stair-step artifacts from deinterlaced video sources without blurring the image, while sophisticated HQV noise-reduction technology removes the noise and artifacts caused by compression.

Find out more about the Mitsubishi HC5000BL projector at the Mitsubishi web site.

Syntax-Brillian Olevia LCD TVs

Syntax-Brillian Olevia 7 Series 1080p 42", 47" and 65" LCD TV displays feature integrated Realta HQV video processing engine from Silicon Optix. Teranex‘s professional broadcast-quality video processing platform – with thousands of display signal processors - has been integrated into the Realta chip. Teranex’s software algorithms, which have been refined though over 100,000 hours of content verification and have a proven reputation for quality, have also been ported to run on Realta.
NEC Installation Series Projectors
The NEC NP1150, NP2150 and NP3150 Installation Series high-performance projectors include HQV video processing from Silicon Optix. This gives them inage processing scalaing and noise reduction technology superior to conventional projector models.
Onkyo A/V Receivers
Onkyo's TX-SR875 and TX-NR905 A/V receivers feature Silicon Optix's Reon-VX HQV video processor, which uses a Tensilica processor.
BenQ Projectors
BenQ's SP830, SP831 and W500 projectors feature Reon-VX HQV processing and deliver stunning image quality for both high definition and standard definition content.
Samsung Blu-Ray Player
Samsung's BD-P1200 Blue-Ray DVD player features the Reon-VX HQV video processor froom Silicon Optix, which uses a Tensilica processor.
Toshiba HD DVD Player
Toshiba's HD-XA2, features the Reon-VX HQV video processor from Silicon Optix.
NEC Digital Cinema Projector
NEC's STARUS digital cinema projector and multi-media switcher is designed for movie theater use, and employs the Silicon Optix HQV video processor. This video processor uses Tensilica's Xtensa processor.

Toshiba et20U 480p Projector

The Toshiba et20U 480p projector features integrated Realta HQV video processing engine. The et20U also features integrated DVD player, 5.1-channel audio system, and an exclusive Super Close Projection lens that will produce a 2-meter (diagonal) image from 1-meter and a 1.5-meter image from only 70 centimeters away.

Epson PowerLite Pro Cinema 180 HQV

The Epson PowerLite Pro 810 HQV home theater projector include the Realta HQV video processing engine from Silicon Optix, providing video processing technology that is generally available only to broadcast and post-production experts. Silicon Optix' technology uses pixel-based (rather than frame-based) motion adaptation and detail enhancement to more accurately process de-interlaced images.

Gateway XHD3000 30" Widescreen High-Definition LCD Flat-Panel Display

The Gateway XHD3000 30" Widescreen High-Definition LCD Flat-Panel Display features a stunning ultra-high-resolution 1600P widescreen image. The world's first Quad-HD display is capable of more than four times the resolution of standard 720p high-definition with the integrated Silicon Optix Realta HQV video processor. This display can be easily connected to virtually any video device via its range of inputs including HDMI, dual-link and single-link DVI-D, VGA, Component, S-Video and Composite interfaces-all with an astonishing 1600p upsampling of all video sources.

Yamaha DPX-1300 High-Performance Digital Video Projector

The Yamaha DPX-1300 high-performance digital video projector uses HQV technology from Silicon Optix Inc. to enable programmable per-pixel processing. At high-definition TV resolution, high-level deinterlacing processing (1080i to 1080p) is performed is performed at the pixel level. Complex cadences are handled with ease, not only with 3:2 pulldown, but also with broadcast film and animation programing, for smooth, stable de-interlacing. Other remarkable technologies include highly detailed scaling processing, jaggy line reduction for HD sources. To further improve DVD or SD TV picture quality, powerful Digital Video Noise Reduction minimizes mosquito noise and block noise.

Find out more about this Yamaha product on the Yamaha web site.

Konami's "POEMS" games

Konami's "POEMS" games in Japan. Hudson Soft is using Xtensa processors to deliver breakthrough graphics quality to Konami, a manufacturer of small, battery-operated hand-held devices as well as specialty entertainment consoles.

“Xtensa will enable us to deliver breakthrough graphics quality to manufacturers of small, battery-operated hand-held devices as well as specialty entertainment consoles,�? said Satoshi Murakami, executive officer, Core Technology Division, Hudson Soft. “The ability to configure and extend the Xtensa processor to our exact needs lets us get maximum performance with a shorter time to market.�?

Konami's "POEMS" games are marketed for kids 6-12 years old and are inexpensive - under $40 in US dollars. With the baseball and golf games, kids use a plastic bat or golf club to swing at graphic images on TV. An optical sensor in the base console records motion. An Xtensa-powered graphics engine simulates results in real-time. Konami also markets "Dangerous Grandpa", a game where grandpa saves the kid from dangerous things.

Baseball	Golf	Dangerous Grandpa

JVC Camcorder

NTT Electronics chip inside JVC GR-HD1 "prosumer" camcorder. This was the first high-definition "prosumer" camcorder, bringing high-quality video to a much more reasonable price point.

JVC GR-HD1 - The first high-definition "prosumer" camcorder - Features chip by NTT Electronics Corporation (NEL)