Equator Introduces Sailfish Set-Top Box Reference Platform at NAB; Triple-Play Multi-Codec IP-STB Reference Platform Features Expanded Codec, Security, VoIP and Router/Gateway Support.LAS VEGAS Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. -- Equator Technologies, Inc. ("Equator"), a leading provider of high-performance, programmable and power-efficient system-on-a-chip (SoC) processors for video streaming and processing applications, today announced availability of the Sailfish sailfish, common name for a marine game and food fish belonging to the family Istiophoridae and related to the swordfish and the marlin. It is named for its high, wide dorsal fin, colored deep blue with black spots. (TM) set-top box hardware platform. This joint reference design couples the AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. Alchemy(TM) Au1550(TM) processor with an Equator BSP BSP Bromsulphalein, a dye used in the study of liver function. See also sulfobromophthalein clearance test. (TM) SoC and features enhancements requested by platform developers including enhanced codec (1) (enCOder/DECoder) A hardware circuit that performs analog-to-digital conversion (ADC) and digital-to-analog (DAC) conversion. When analog signals are entered into a computer, cellphone or other device via a microphone or video source such as VHS tape or analog TV, support, integrated security features and expanded video input processing. These features simplify the design process and extend device functionality. The hardware reference platform includes software support for AVC/H.264 Main Profile/MPEG-4 Part 10, MPEG-4 Part 2, VC-1 and MPEG-2 at high definition, plus extensibility to support other codec formats and video input processing, as well as network router, gateway, higher performance VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. and Voice-over-IP (VoIP) capabilities. The Sailfish Triple-Play platform uses the Au1550 processor as the host processor, providing a low-power, high-performance MIPS-based(TM) design that implements security features directly into the hardware, reducing software load in processing network security protocols. The Au1550 processor handles network communication, router/gateway functions, and VoIP, and provides a familiar platform for those supporting IP-STB networking and user-interface functions. The Equator BSP(TM) processor powers the multimedia portion of the IP-STB functionality, supporting today's advanced codec technologies including VC-1, AVC (1) (Advanced Video Coding) The video compression techniques used in the H.264 standard, jointly developed by ISO and the ITU-T. See H.264. (2) (Audio Visual C , and MPEG-2, and also provides the ability to support H.263++/H.264 video phone capabilities. The combination of both processors yields a scalable, high-performing design that customer premises equipment See CPE. makers may tailor to network operator requirements and cost targets. "We're taking best-of-breed, pixel-perfect video and multimedia processing to the next level with additional network integrated services," said John O'Donnell, co-founder and CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. of Equator Technologies. "Equator, AMD, and associated companies have collaborated to allow operator deployments to begin this year based on products derived from this reference design. We look forward to the next step of servicing key customer premise equipment suppliers with the working, cost-effective reference design in conjunction with AMD." "AMD collaborated with Equator to provide our shared customers an advanced design platform for demanding multimedia applications. We were collectively able to integrate an array of new platform and codec support, complemented with secure network connectivity features, directly responding to requests from the developer community," said Paul Smith, vice president of operations, Personal Connectivity Solutions Group, AMD. Equator and partners will demonstrate MPEG-4 Part 10 Main Profile L3 on the Sailfish Hardware Reference Platform at the Equator pod in the MPEG Industry Forum The MPEG Industry Forum (MPEGIF) is a non-profit consortium dedicated to "further the adoption of MPEG Standards, by establishing them as well accepted and widely used standards among creators of content, developers, manufacturers, providers of services, and end users. Pavilion, booth # SL5310A. AMD and Equator are also hosting meetings on the technology at Equator's on-floor meeting room, booth # SL3062-MR. About Equator Technologies, Inc. Equator Technologies is a provider of high-performance, programmable and power-efficient system-on-a-chip (SoC) processors for video streaming and image processing applications. Equator offers its proprietary BSP family of chips, iMMediaTools(R) software development toolkit, media libraries and reference platforms to customers worldwide. Equator's video-centric SoC solutions are available for digital media, digital video communications and video security and surveillance applications. Founded in 1996, Equator is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. headquartered in Campbell, California, with additional offices worldwide. More information about Equator is available online at http://www.equator.com. The following are trademarks of Equator Technologies, Inc., and may be used to identify Equator products only: Equator, the Equator logo, Equator Around, the Equator Around logo, MAP, MAP1000(R), MAP1000A, MAP-CA, MAP Series, BSP, FIRtree, DataStreamer, DS, iMMediaC(R), iMMediaTools(R), iMMediaToolsLite, Media Intrinsics, VersaPort, SofTV, StingRay stingray: see ray. stingray or whip-tailed ray Any of various species (family Dasyatidae) of rays noted for their slender, whiplike tail with barbed, usually venomous spines. , Dolphin, Tetra, Starfish, Babelfish, and Sailfish. AMD, the AMD Arrow logo, AMD Alchemy, and combinations thereof, and Au1550 are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. MIPS-based is a trademarked of MIPS Technologies, Inc. Other product and company names contained herin may be trademarks of their respective owners. |
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