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intoPIX Shows First 8K AV over IP Hardware & Software at ISE 2022

by Artem Alekseenko

intoPIX, leading expert in video compression for Pro AV, is showing first 8K AV over IP solutions with its revolutionary “TicoXS FIP” featuring JPEG XS with Flawless Imaging profile. The 8K solutions include new …

AMD Completed its Purchase of Xilinx

by Bob Raikes

What They Say AMD has completed its purchase of Xilinx after more than a year of processing. Some reports put the deal value at $50 billion as the deal was made based on AMD …

Tags:AMD| FPGAs| Mergers & Acquisitions| Semiconductor Industry| Semiconductors

Xilinx Unveils ACAP Programmable SoC

by Bob Raikes

Xilinx, Inc. announced a new product category that it calls “adaptive compute acceleration platform” (ACAP) that is is claimed to go ‘far beyond’ the capabilities of an FPGA, it’s traditional product category. The firm …

AWS offers NGCodec

by Bob Raikes

Amazon web services (AWS) is working with NGCodec to use the firm’s FPGA-based H.265/HEVC video codec which can support high performance encoding of UltraHD with low latency for AR and VR applications. By running …

Altera Demonstrates Ultra High Definition (UHD) Solutions at NAB; Offering a Path to Virtualized Studio Infrastructure

by Isaac Oburu

Altera, now a part of Intel Corporation, is demonstrating its field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) for broadcast and ProAV markets at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Conference being held at the Las Vegas …

Tags:FPGAs| Intel| Pro AV

Barco Silex validates interoperable VC-2 lightweight video compression solution for ASIC/FPGA – ready for UHD and 4K transport

by Isaac Oburu

Barco Silex, leading provider of IP cores for the audiovisual industry, has validated its hardware solution for lightweight, low-complexity video compression against the SMPTE 2042-3 reference. The low-footprint core is now ready to be …

Tags:ASICs| Barco| FPGAs| Semiconductors| SMPTE

Intel Completes Altera Acquisition

by Bob Raikes

Intel has completed its acquisition of Altera, a maker of field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs).(Intel to Buy Altera for $16.7 Billion) Analyst Comment We have previously reported on the work that Altera was doing on …

Tags:FPGAs| Intel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 52

Xilinx Has Advantages for UltraHD and 8K

by Bob Raikes

We stopped by the Xilinx booth. The company makes FPGAs (programmable chips) and has been on our radar for a couple of years as it has been developing its business in the broadcast space. …

Altera Ships 20 nm SoCs

by Vanessa Browning

Altera Corporation (Nasdaq: ALTR) today strengthened its leadership position in SoC FPGA products by shipping its second-generation SoC family. Arria® 10 SoCs are the industry’s only programmable devices that combine ARM® processors with a …

Tags:FPGAs| SOCs

Altera FPGAs to Help with Dolby Vision Solutions

by Helen Vince

Display Components, Materials and Manufacturing – FPGAs have come a long, long way from their early beginnings and now power all kinds of professional and consumer electronic equipment. Altera and Xilinx dominate the market, but …