ISS Introduces 6100 Family of Motion-JPEG Cores.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 27, 2000

First Comprehensive 'Shrink-Wrapped' IP Cores for Image/Video Compression Simplify System Design for Digital Cameras, Video Editing,

and Office Automation Equipment

Integrated Silicon Systems, The Multimedia ASVC Company (TM), introduced today the first of a series of high-performance image and video compression Application Specific Virtual Components (ASVCs). ASVCs are a form of licensable semiconductor intellectual property designed for easy implementation in sub-micron ASICs or high-density FPGAs. The 6100 family of products include the CS6100 encoder, CS6150 decoder and CS6190 codec. Each product in the 6100 series is designed to accommodate continuous data flow (i.e. one image sample per clock cycle), and can be used in the most demanding frame-based video compression applications -- without the need for host processor intervention.

Powerful, Flexible, Affordable

The 6100 series of products are a fully comprehensive JPEG IP core solution. They offer industry-leading performance (up to 180 Msamples/sec), a high degree of configuration options and supports an unlimited range of image sources and color formats. Equally suited to battery-operated consumer electronics and professional video editing and document imaging equipment, the 6100 family of products is available in versions for ASIC and programmable logic. The fully synchronous, highly autonomous design offers automatic and manual configuration modes, and allows standalone operation (without co-processor). Additionally, these 6100 products include a sophisticated bit rate control for bandwidth limited applications. All are fully compliant with ISO/IEC 10918-1/2 Baseline JPEG standards. As an example of the high performance capabilities of these ASVCs, the CS6100 encoder compresses full-motion (30 fps), full-color video images up to 4-Megapixels. The CS6100 sustains data rates over 180-MSamples/sec and offers zero-power standby mode for portable applications.

"An ASVC is a complete package and truly brings standard product, off-the-shelf accessibility to the world of multimedia IP. The 6100 series are a ready-to-use solution for system designers. These cores are delivered in targeted-netlist format, with comprehensive testbenches and in-depth technical documentation," said Jordan Selburn, director of Product Marketing, ISS. "We are setting a new standard for ease of access and assurance of success. An ASVC is not a tool. It's a finished component ready for use by the system designer."

Target Market: Digital Video and Digital Still Cameras

"A key market for the 6100 series is digital video and still cameras," commented Selburn. "Digital cameras are approaching 4 megapixels and need increasingly powerful yet cost-effective image compression solutions. Battery-hungry DSP or microprocessor based system architecture aren't appropriate for these high-resolution consumer products. The 6100 series ASVCs offer higher performance with minimal power consumption." Other target applications for the 6100 series include digital video editing, digital photocopiers, and security systems.

Pricing and Availability

The 6100 series ASVCs can be purchased directly from ISS and its sales agents.

Optima(TM) Cores

For ASIC implementations, ISS offers the Optima series of ASVC products. The single use license list price for the Optima version of the CS6100 is $195,000. Optimized netlist versions are available now:

-- Product No. CS06100TK JPEG Encoder for TSMC 0.18-micron process
-- Product No. CS06100KJ JPEG Encoder for Amkor 0.25-micron process

ISS can port an Optima core to any ASIC process and cell library.

Celerity(TM) Cores

For FPGA users, ISS offers the Celerity series of ASVCs. Optimized netlist versions are available now for Altera and Xilinx users -- single use license fee list price is $65,000.

-- Product No. CSC6100AA JPEG Encoder for Altera APEX 20K
-- Product No. CSC61000XE JPEG Encoder for Xilinx Virtex-E

The CS6150 JPEG Decoder and CS6190 JPEG Codec will be available for delivery in Q3-2000. For more information please check our website (http://www.iss-dsp.com) for a sales office near you.

About Integrated Silicon Systems

http://www.iss-dsp.com

Integrated Silicon Systems Ltd. (ISS) is the leading supplier of application-specific virtual components (ASVCs) for multimedia and communications System-on-a-Chip (SoC) integrated circuits. ISS delivers video/image compression, audio compression, and channel coding solutions for consumer and communications applications. Using proprietary techniques for direct-mapped implementations of digital signal processing functions and algorithms in hardware, ISS develops and licenses IP cores that realize 10X to 1000X improvements in performance compared to conventional implementations using software-programmable DSP microprocessors. ISS is a privately-held company with corporate headquarters in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK and worldwide sales and marketing operations in San Jose, California.

Notes to Editor:

1. The ISS Logo, "The Multimedia ASVC Company", Optima and Celerity

are trademarks of Integrated Silicon Systems Ltd.

2. All other brand or product names may be trademarks or registered

trademarks of their respective companies.