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Diamond Standard 38xVDO Video Engines

Tensilica's four Diamond Standard 38xVDO video engines are customized for multi-standard, multi-resolution video in SOC designs. Targeted at mobile handset and personal media players (PMPs), these video subsystems are fully programmable to support all popular VGA and standard definition (DS, also known as D1) video codecs with resolutions up to 720x480 (NTSC) and 720x576 (PAL) including H.264, VC-1, MPEG-4 and MPEG-2.

For more information on our video engines, see our Products section.

Xtensa-based Video Subsystems

The Xtensa processor is an ideal platform for creating programmable video encode and decode systems. The ability to extend the processor enables video system architects to create programmable video engines that encode and decode multiple video standards at multiple resolutions. Several of Tensilica’s customers are shipping video platforms using Xtensa processors in volume chip production in the low-power, low-cost mobile handset market.