English
Xilinx and MindWay Announce New Portfolio of Broadcast Modulation Solutions
New IP modulation cores targeted for Xilinx FPGAs provide designers with lower cost-per-channel, high performance solutions
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands -- Sept. 7, 2007 -- At the International Broadcasting Convention (IBC), Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world's leading provider of programmable logic solutions, and MindWay S.r.l., an IP core and design services company, today announced availability of new digital television modulation IP cores based on Xilinx(R) Virtex(TM)-5 FPGAs and Spartan(TM)-3E FPGAs for digital video broadcast (DVB) technology. This is an integral part of global broadcasting standards for satellite, cable, and terrestrial transmission equipment. The new IP cores support DVB-T/H, DVB-C, DVB-S and ATSC 8-VSB transmission standards, enabling design engineers to quickly adopt DVB technology in their design while drastically reducing overall system cost. The programmable solution offers ultimate flexibility to adapt to user requirements and emerging next generation modulation schemes.
The modulator cores perform all the digital baseband functions required for the transmission side of DVB and ATSC broadcast links. The cores accept an MPEG transport stream, perform various coding, interleaving, modulation, shaping functions, and output an I/R filtered output for use by an external modulator. A DVB-T/H Filter core is also available to perform linear and non- linear pre-distortion, spectrum shoulder filtering, and gain control depending on the 2K, 4K, or 8K transmission mode used by the DVB-T/H modulator.
"The implementation of these modulation cores on Xilinx devices provides designers a lower cost-per-channel solution capable of outperforming DSP-based systems and competing FPGAs," said Michele Corvo, sales manager for MindWay. "We feel strongly that broadcasters will ultimately benefit from the performance and flexibility of our Xilinx FPGA-based designs, giving them the ability to provide cost effective, high performance solutions."
"The collaboration with MindWay to deliver important modulation solutions adds a key element to our expanding broadcast portfolio," said Paolo Masini, senior manager of Broadcast Vertical Marketing at Xilinx. "Through this solid collaboration and innovative technology we are able to meet designers and broadcasters needs to maximize the use of available bandwidth."
About Xilinx in Broadcast
Xilinx offers a wide array of solutions for the broadcast industry, ranging from video, audio and network connectivity, real-time HD video processing and high speed DSP for transmission and modulation. Xilinx offers reference designs and IP cores as building blocks for complete broadcast systems. For more information, visit http://www.xilinx.com/broadcast.
Availability
IP cores for the DVB-T/H, DVB-S, DVB-C, ATSC 8-VSB modulators and the DVB-T/H Filter are available now as netlists or complete design environments. For more information visit http://www.mindway-design.com or contact a Xilinx or MindWay sales representative or distributor.
About MindWay S.r.l.
MindWay S.r.l., founded in 2005, continues the design and consulting experience of Siscad, started in 1984. Headquartered in Agrate Brianza, close to Milan, MindWay is a fast growing privately owned company focused on providing synthesizable HDL or SystemC IP cores, ASIC (SoC) or FPGA design and design verification services. MindWay has a strong background of more than 20 years of design activity and has an internal IP core development program focusing on image compression, broadcasting, telecom and aerospace. MindWay can also develop IP cores according to customer specification. For more info, visit http://www.mindway-design.com
About Xilinx
Xilinx, Inc. is the worldwide leader of programmable logic solutions. For more information, visit http://www.xilinx.com.
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands -- Sept. 7, 2007 -- At the International Broadcasting Convention (IBC), Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the world's leading provider of programmable logic solutions, and MindWay S.r.l., an IP core and design services company, today announced availability of new digital television modulation IP cores based on Xilinx(R) Virtex(TM)-5 FPGAs and Spartan(TM)-3E FPGAs for digital video broadcast (DVB) technology. This is an integral part of global broadcasting standards for satellite, cable, and terrestrial transmission equipment. The new IP cores support DVB-T/H, DVB-C, DVB-S and ATSC 8-VSB transmission standards, enabling design engineers to quickly adopt DVB technology in their design while drastically reducing overall system cost. The programmable solution offers ultimate flexibility to adapt to user requirements and emerging next generation modulation schemes.
The modulator cores perform all the digital baseband functions required for the transmission side of DVB and ATSC broadcast links. The cores accept an MPEG transport stream, perform various coding, interleaving, modulation, shaping functions, and output an I/R filtered output for use by an external modulator. A DVB-T/H Filter core is also available to perform linear and non- linear pre-distortion, spectrum shoulder filtering, and gain control depending on the 2K, 4K, or 8K transmission mode used by the DVB-T/H modulator.
"The implementation of these modulation cores on Xilinx devices provides designers a lower cost-per-channel solution capable of outperforming DSP-based systems and competing FPGAs," said Michele Corvo, sales manager for MindWay. "We feel strongly that broadcasters will ultimately benefit from the performance and flexibility of our Xilinx FPGA-based designs, giving them the ability to provide cost effective, high performance solutions."
"The collaboration with MindWay to deliver important modulation solutions adds a key element to our expanding broadcast portfolio," said Paolo Masini, senior manager of Broadcast Vertical Marketing at Xilinx. "Through this solid collaboration and innovative technology we are able to meet designers and broadcasters needs to maximize the use of available bandwidth."
About Xilinx in Broadcast
Xilinx offers a wide array of solutions for the broadcast industry, ranging from video, audio and network connectivity, real-time HD video processing and high speed DSP for transmission and modulation. Xilinx offers reference designs and IP cores as building blocks for complete broadcast systems. For more information, visit http://www.xilinx.com/broadcast.
Availability
IP cores for the DVB-T/H, DVB-S, DVB-C, ATSC 8-VSB modulators and the DVB-T/H Filter are available now as netlists or complete design environments. For more information visit http://www.mindway-design.com or contact a Xilinx or MindWay sales representative or distributor.
About MindWay S.r.l.
MindWay S.r.l., founded in 2005, continues the design and consulting experience of Siscad, started in 1984. Headquartered in Agrate Brianza, close to Milan, MindWay is a fast growing privately owned company focused on providing synthesizable HDL or SystemC IP cores, ASIC (SoC) or FPGA design and design verification services. MindWay has a strong background of more than 20 years of design activity and has an internal IP core development program focusing on image compression, broadcasting, telecom and aerospace. MindWay can also develop IP cores according to customer specification. For more info, visit http://www.mindway-design.com
About Xilinx
Xilinx, Inc. is the worldwide leader of programmable logic solutions. For more information, visit http://www.xilinx.com.
|
||||||
Related News
- Xilinx and Leading Broadcast and AV System and IP Integrators Deliver Complete, Production-Ready Multimedia Streaming End-Point Solutions
- Xilinx Introduces Kria Portfolio of Adaptive System-on-Modules for Accelerating Innovation and AI Applications at the Edge
- Xilinx Expands into New Applications with Cost-Optimized UltraScale+ Portfolio for Ultra-Compact, High-Performance Edge Compute
- Xilinx Adds Advanced Machine Learning Capabilities for Pro AV and Broadcast Platforms
- Xilinx Expands Alveo Portfolio with Industry's First Adaptable Compute, Network and Storage Accelerator Card Built for Any Server, Any Cloud
Breaking News
- Alphawave Semi Partners with PCISig, CXL Consortium, UCIe Consortium, Samtec and Lessengers to Showcase Advances in AI Connectivity at Supercomputing 2024
- Grass Valley Adds JPEG XS Support to AMPP, Powered by intoPIX FastTicoXS Technology, Enhancing Cloud-Based Live Production
- AI Software Startup Moreh Partners with AI Semiconductor Company Tenstorrent to Challenge NVIDIA in AI Data Center Market
- Achronix and BigCat Wireless Collaborate to Deliver Unprecedented Power Efficiency and Performance for 5G/6G Wireless Applications
- Renesas Unveils Industry's First Automotive Multi-Domain SoC Built with 3-nm Process Technology
Most Popular
- LG and Tenstorrent Expand Partnership to Enhance AI Chip Capabilities
- Silicon Creations Celebrates Milestone with Delivery of 1,000th Production License for Fractional-N PLL
- Renesas Unveils Industry's First Automotive Multi-Domain SoC Built with 3-nm Process Technology
- CHERI Alliance Officially Launches, Adds Major Partners including Google, to Tackle Cybersecurity Threats at the Hardware Level
- Flex Logix Acquired By Analog Devices
|
E-mail This Article | 
|
|
Printer-Friendly Page |