PowerLayer Microsystems Licenses 388VDO Video

PowerLayer Microsystems (PLM), a fabless IC design company headquartered in Beijing, China, licensed the 388VDO video engine, a complete video subsystem that will be designed into integrated circuits for HDTV sets. The 388VDO will be used to decode content from the Internet.

“Many people want to enjoy their TV and Internet content on one device, and the 388VDO gives us the video quality we need for the display of Internet video and images,” stated Dr. Xu Dong, president and COO, PowerLayer Microsystems. “We were impressed because it was a total drop-in solution, both hardware and software.”

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Panasonic Picks Tensilica

Panasonic Mobile Communications Co. Ltd. (President: Osamu Waki), located in Tsuzuki-ku, Yokohama, Japan, (Panasonic Mobile) has licensed the Xtensa LX2 customizable processor core for a baseband processor integrated circuit for mobile phones. Now Panasonic Mobile will develop several different configurations of the Xtensa processor. For more information, see http://www.tensilica.com/news_events/pr_2008_10_14.htm

Rhonda Becomes Tensilica’s First Authorized Software Design Center

Rhonda Ltd., a Russian software development outsourcing company, has joined Tensilica’s Xtensions Partner network as the first authorized software design center. Rhonda offers the full cycle of software development from project management through design and test to documentation and maintenance. They are the largest software house in the Russian Far East and have extensive expertise in embedded software for mobile handsets.

For more information, see http://www.tensilica.com/news_events/pr_2008_10_01.htm

Fujitsu Adopts Tensilica’s Xtensa Processor as Baseband Processor for Fujitsu Mobile Phone

Fujitsu Limited of Tokyo, Japan, has licensed the Xtensa LX2 customizable processor core as the baseband processor for Fujitsu’s mobile phone.

“We are pleased to have been selected by Fujitsu, a leader in the mobile phone market,” stated Jack Guedj, Tensilica’s CEO. “With the Xtensa LX2 processor core, Fujitsu’s design teams can innovate more quickly while reducing design risks. Our Xtensa products are a good match for baseband DSP applications as they can be optimized to achieve unparalleled levels of speed/power/performance.”

For more information, see http://www.tensilica.com/news_events/pr_2008_09_29.htm

Tensilica Joins Atrenta’s SpyLinks Partner Program

Tensilica has joined Atrenta’s SpyLinks partner program and has deployed Atrenta’s SpyGlass suite to optimize synthesizability, power management, constraints management, design for test, and timing for new processor cores.

“Atrenta’s SpyGlass is well respected for its ability to find critical problems very early in the design cycle,” stated Chris Jones, Tensilica’s director of industry alliances. “Our engineers feel that the product suite provides high quality results and saves valuable design time.”

For more information, see http://www.tensilica.com/news_events/pr_2008_09_30.htm

Morpho, Inc. Offers Image Processing Software for Mobile Devices

Morpho, Inc., a leading provider of image processing software solutions for mobile devices, has joined the Tensilica Xtensions™ partner network. Morpho, Inc. offers software application expertise for developers of camera-enabled mobile phones, digital still cameras, camcorders and automobile navigation systems.

“Morpho’s PhotoSolid image stabilization and other products provide unique image and video processing capabilities to mobile devices. Combined with Tensilica’s HiFi 2-based audio processors and customizable processors, developers working with Morpho can add these imaging features in very power efficient SOC designs,” stated Larry Przywara, Tensilica’s director of mobile multimedia. “We expect that our customers around the world will leverage the expertise Morpho has to offer to differentiate their portable devices.”

For more information, see http://www.tensilica.com/news_events/pr_2008_09_25.htm

Tensilica Adds AMR WB+ Audio / Speech Decoder and Encoder to HiFi 2 Audio Processor Software Library

The AMR WB+ (Adaptive Multi Rate Wideband plus) speech codec improves on the available AMR Wideband speech codec by adding support for stereo signals and higher sampling rates, providing higher quality at low bit rates. For more information, see http://www.tensilica.com/news_events/pr_2008_09_16.htm

Tensilica’s Xtensa Processor Core Adopted by NEC

NEC Corporation of Tokyo, Japan, has licensed the Xtensa LX2 customizable processor core for NEC’s Mobile Phone SOC (system-on-chip). NEC will develop Mobile Phone SOCs using several different configurations of the Xtensa processor. See http://www.tensilica.com/news_events/pr_2008_09_08.htm for more information

Tensilica Adds Dolby Pro Logic II and Pro Logic IIx Decoders

Dolby Pro Logic II and Pro Logic IIx decoders have been added to the audio codec library for our Xtensa HiFi 2 Audio Engine, one of the most popular commercial audio cores for system-on-chip (SOC) designs. Both Dolby Pro Logic decoders are essential sound processing technologies employed in home theater AV receivers. Dolby Pro Logic II creates a captivating 5.1-channel surround sound experience from any stereo movie, music, TV, or game audio source. Dolby Pro Logic IIx extends the sound experience up to a full 7.1-channel configuration for highly realistic, natural surround sound. See http://www.tensilica.com/news_events/pr_2008_08_26.htm for more information

Tensilica Confirms New Intel Media Processor for Consumer Electronics Devices Uses Company's HiFi 2 Audio Processor

At the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco, Tensilica announced that the new Intel Media Processor CE 3100 (formerly codenamed “Canmore”) for Internet-connected CE devices includes Tensilica’s HiFi 2 audio processor. For more information, see http://www.tensilica.com/news_events/pr_2008_08_20_Intel.htm