TI expands digital-media-processor suite
JUNE 27--Providing video and imaging designers the flexibility to choose the optimal combinations of performance, price, and peripheral integration, Texas Instruments (TI; Houston, TX; www.ti.com/dm64xpr) has expanded its digital-media-processor suite. The new 500- and 600-MHz versions of the TMS320DM641 (DM641) and the 400-MHz TMS320DM640 (DM640) processors address the needs of a wide spectrum of video applications such as IP-based video recorders, set-top boxes, security surveillance, and network cameras with next-generation functionality, such as single and multi-channel D1 encode and decode, with headroom to spare for product differentiation.
The DM642, DM641 and DM640 processors offer on-chip integrated video ports, glueless Ethernet and multi-channel audio. This level of integration surpasses many traditional hard-wired fixed function chipsets while offering the convenience of software programmability. The processors are capable of performing up to four simultaneous MPEG-2 main-profile-at-main-level video decodes at full D1 resolution in real time. The suite of devices is also capable of full video encoding in real time and offers the industry's first code support for broadcast-quality Windows Media 9 encode and decode technology. In addition, these devices support the latest industry standard algorithms including MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) decode.