Freescale and Techno Mathematical Deliver H.264 Video Encoding/Decoding Capability; New Solution Implements Windows Media(R) Format Playback for Portable Appliances.TOKYO -- Freescale Semiconductor Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. is an American semiconductor manufacturer. It was created by the divestiture of the Semiconductor Products Sector of Motorola in 2004. Freescale focuses their integrated circuit products on the automotive, embedded and communications markets. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :FSL FSL - Formal Semantics Language. A language for compiler writing. ["A Formal Semantics for Computer Languages and its Application in a Compiler-Compiler", J.A. Feldman, CACM 9(1) (Jan 1966)]. [Sammet 1969, p. 641]. ) (NYSE:FSL.B) and Techno Mathematical have succeeded in full-duplex encoding and decoding H.264 high-quality video using Techno Mathematical's proprietary software on Freescale's i.MX multimedia applications processors. In addition, the companies have implemented a highly-efficient playback function for Windows Media Microsoft's audio and video framework for Windows, which embraces playback, encoding and streaming. Windows Media Player is the digital jukebox and media player that comes with every version of Windows. (R) format. H.264 is a next-generation video encoding/decoding standard and is adopted for mobile terrestrial digital video one-segment broadcasting and next-generation DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. devices. H.264 is also one of the most likely standards for encoding/decoding for next-generation IP videophones. Windows Media is the most widely used PC format for encoding and decoding multimedia. The VC-1 standard, which is being reviewed for mobile terrestrial digital video broadcasting by the North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. region, is the international video encoding/decoding standard based on Windows Media Video See Windows Media formats. 9. It is also specified as a standard format for next-generation DVD devices. Freescale and Techno Mathematical achieved full-duplex encoding and decoding of H.264 video format (QCIF See CIF. QCIF - Quarter CIF 15 fps) by running Techno Mathematical's H.264 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, software on Freescale's i.MX21 multimedia applications processor, operating at 266 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. . The companies achieved simultaneous decoding of the Windows Media video/audio format by running the Techno Mathematical's high-speed Windows Media decoder on Freescale's i.MX21 processor. The combination of Freescale's high-performance, low-power i.MX21 processor and Techno Mathematical's innovative algorithm software effectively enables difficult functions and allows playback of multimedia files in the Windows Media format without decoding hardware. Functions such as the H.264 type video phone and concurrent recording and playback of one-segment broadcast programs are considered very difficult to implement on traditional mobile platforms. "By collaborating with Techno Mathematical, we have an effective environment to supply H.264 mobile terrestrial digital video broadcasting or multimedia format in the Windows Media solutions," said Akihide Usui, general manager of the Consumer Business Group, Freescale Semiconductor Japan. "As a result of Freescale and Techno Mathematical's continuous partnership, we were able to encode and decode H.264 video and Windows Multimedia format, like VC-1 playback on the i.MX21 processor," said Masafumi Tanaka, president of Techno Mathematical. Full-duplex encoding/decoding Conventionally, full-duplex encoding/decoding of H.264 format video has required a high frequency CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. or a DSP (1) (Digital Signal Processor) A special-purpose CPU used for digital signal processing applications (see definition #2 below). It provides ultra-fast instruction sequences, such as shift and add, and multiply and add, which are commonly used in math-intensive with a very high, battery-killing operating frequency or dedicated hardware. This has made it difficult to implement smooth encoding/decoding of H.264 format video with only a mobile applications processor and software due to the large amount of operations required for encoding and decoding H.264 video (particularly for encoding). In addition, the applications processors for mobile devices are required to operate at lower power, making it difficult to raise the operating frequency. Techno Mathematical's H.264 codec software, which is based on its innovative algorithm "DMNA DMNA dimethylnitrosamine. ," solved this problem by significantly reducing necessary operations for encoding and decoding. Combining the software with Freescale's i.MX21 processor's versatility, high speed data rate and Smart Speed Technology, resulted in a new system that full-duplex encodes and decodes H.264 format video at 15 fps QCIF. Windows Media format The Windows Media format is an excellent encoding/decoding method with a high compression/decompression rate. However, it has a long history as a proprietary standard of Microsoft. Thus, it has been difficult to reduce code size for embedded devices while improving Windows Media software performance. Techno Mathematical's innovative algorithm "DMNA" solved this problem by significantly reducing necessary operations for high-speed Windows Media playback and WMV/WMA decoding software. Freescale's i.MX 21 processor, which supports Windows CE(TM) and other operating systems, helped build a new system to decode multimedia files in the Windows Media format. Freescale and Techno Mathematical collaboration Freescale and Techno Mathematical have been collaborating to supply solutions to their mutual customers in Japan and other countries. The companies plan to continue collaboration to cope with terrestrial digital video broadcasting standards in various countries and to supply solutions for next-generation videophones, VoIP and automotive information systems. Freescale provides comprehensive high-quality platforms and solutions for mobile and automotive information systems around its widely-adopted i.MX processor family. Techno Mathematical extensively supplies multimedia encoding/decoding software products, based upon its proprietary and highly-mathematical algorithm "DMNA," targeted for mobile phone, digital still camera, monitoring camera and automotive navigation system An automotive navigation system is a satellite navigation system designed for use in automobiles. It typically uses GPS to acquire position data to locate the user on a road in the unit's map database. . About Freescale Semiconductor Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. (NYSE:FSL)(NYSE:FSL.B) is a global leader in the design and manufacture of embedded semiconductors for the automotive, consumer, industrial, networking and wireless markets. Freescale became a publicly traded company publicly traded company A company whose shares of common stock are held by the public and are available for purchase by investors. The shares of publicly traded firms are bought and sold on the organized exchanges or in the over-the-counter market. in July 2004 after more than 50 years as part of Motorola, Inc. The company is based in Austin, Texas, and has design, research and development, manufacturing or sales operations in more than 30 countries. Freescale, a member of the S&P 500(R), is one of the world's largest semiconductor companies with 2005 sales of $5.8 billion (USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. ). www.freescale.com About Techno Mathematical Techno Mathematical Co. was established by Masafumi Tanaka, a visiting professor at Tokyo University and Doctor of Engineering, in June 2000 in Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, and is capitalized at 467.5 million yen. The company is composed of algorithm specialists, mathematics professionals and electronic engineers. Techno Mathematical's mission is to provide low power, high speed, high quality video/audio compression/decompression, etc., solutions based on its distinguished proprietary technology. Techno Mathematical's own unique mathematical algorithm, suited to next-generation mobile devices and digital appliances, is experiencing rapid roll out with the success and satisfaction of client developers and users. For more information, visit www.tmath.co.jp. Reader Inquiry Response: Freescale Semiconductor P.O. Box 17927 Denver, CO 80217 USA Freescale(TM) and the Freescale logo are trademarks of Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners. (C) Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. 2006. |
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