MPEG-2/H.264 Codec LSI and Module Solutions : Hitachi High-Technologies

Full HDTV MPEG-2 Single Chip Video Codec LSI : VASA/C
(Manufacturer : NTT Electronics Corp.)

VASA/C is the world’s first single chip HDTV MPEG-2 codec LSI and has the capability to encode HP@HL video. About 80% broadcasters in Japan adopted VASA/C for their encoder and decoder equipments. So the video quality and stability are highly appreciated in Japan and also in the world broadcasting market.

Peripheral devices and Interfaces :
- Controller for external DDR (32bit, 256Mbits×2 or 128Mbits×4) and SDRAM (32bit, 128Mbits×1 or SDRAM 256 Mbits×1)
- Host processor interface: 32-bit data bus
Video input : Y/C separate(20bit ) or Y/C multiplex(10bit) * Lower 2bit data is cut off during encoding process
Video format supported : 1080i & 1080-24p, 720p, 576i/480i & 480p
HDTV/SDTV 4:2:2 and 4:2:0 chroma format supported
Audio: Audio PES input x 2 ports (serialx2 or 8bit parallelx2)
User Data : User Data PES input x 3 ports(8-bit parallel x 3)
Maximum transport stream bit rate : 160Mbps
Size : 35 x 35mm
Power supply : 1.25V, 1.5V, 2.5V, 3.3V

[Application Example]
- Electronic News Gathering (ENG)
- Satellite News Gathering (SNG)
- Microwave Link
- Program and CM server
- Contribution

Full HDTV MPEG-2 Single Chip A/V Encoder LSI : LibraENC
(Manufacturer : NTT Electronics Corp.)

LibraENC is the single chip A/V encoder LSI for full HD video and achieves both high quality and low delay encoding. The application is not only broadcasting equipments but also consumer products, such as Wireless TV, Projector, etc.

Peripheral devices and Interfaces :
- Controller for DDR (32bit, 256Mbits x 2), SDRAM (16bit, 128Mbits x 1) and FLASH (16bit, 16Mbit or 32Mbit)
- Host processor interface : 3 wire SIO
Video input : Y/C separate(16bit ) or Y/C multiplex(8bit)
Audio input : PCM(serial x 1)
Video format supported: 1080i, 720p, 576i&576p, 480i&480p
HDTV 4:2:0, SDTV 4:2:2 and 4:2:0 chroma format supported
Audio encoding : MPEG-1 audio layer 2 x 1ch
PES : PES Input for Audio or user data x 1 prots
Maximum transport stream bit rate : 108 Mbps
Low latency : < 100ms
Size : 27 x 27mm
Power supply : 1.2V, 1.8V, 3.3V

[Application Example]
- Wireless TV / Wireless home network
- Surveillance camera
- Low-end Encoder box
- Wireless Projector
- Video Editing

HDTV MPEG-2 Encoder / Decoder Modules : SC3000E / SC3000D
(Manufacturer : NTT Electronics Corp.)

Compact HDTV Encoder module : SC3000E (Encoder LSI : LibraENC)
Compact HDTV Decoder module : SC3000D (Decoder LSI : SuperENCV)

SC3000 series is all-in-one compact encoder and decoder modules which support full HDTV video format. The modules adopted NEL original encoder LSI LibraENC and codec LSI SuperENCV which can achieve both high video quality and low latency codec.

Devices on the modules
- LSI : SC3000E : LibraENC / SC3000D : SuperENCV
- Controller for DDR (32bit, 256Mbits x 2), SDRAM (16bit, 128Mbits x 1) and FLASH (16bit, 16Mbit or 32Mbit)
- Audio encoder / decoder : MPEG-1 layer 2 x 1ch stereo
Encoder Video input : Y/C separate(16bit ) or Y/C multiplex(8bit)
Encoder Audio input : PCM(serial x 1)
Video format supported: 1080i, 720p, 576i&576p, 480i&480p
HDTV 4:2:0, SDTV 4:2:2 and 4:2:0 chroma formats supported
Maximum transport stream bit rate : 108 Mbps
SC3000D supports genlock
Size : SC3000E : 90 x 55mm / SC3000D : 96 x 60mm
Low latency : 3 frame delay, combined with SC3000E and SC3000D
Power supply : 3.3V

[Application Example]
- HD wireless camera
- HD wireless transmitter
- Surveillance system
- Microwave Link

Super Compact SDTV MPEG-2 Encoder / Decoder Modules : SC2200E series / SC2110D
(Manufacturer : NTT Electronics Corp.)

SDTV Encoder module : SC2200E series (SC2210E, SC2220E, SC2211E)
SDTV Decoder module : SC2110D

SC2200E series and SC2110D is very small SD codec modules. The modules are most suitable for portable applications such as wireless cameras and wireless links. Compact all-in-one configuration can achieve high performance, high stability and low delay codec.

Devices on the modules
- MPEG-2 video encoder / decoder
- Audio encoder / decoder : MPEG-1 layer 2
1ch stereo : SC2210E, SC2211E
2ch stereo : SC2220E, SC2110D
Encoder Video input : Compliant to SMPTE-125M(TTL), 8bit parallel
Encoder Audio input : PCM IIS
Video format supported: 608i, 576i, 512i, 480i
SDTV 4:2:2 and 4:2:0 chroma formats supported
Maximum transport stream bit rate : 60Mbps
SC2110D supports genlock
Compact size : 90 x 55mm
Super Low delay module : SC2211E (MPEG-1 layer1&2 supported)
Power supply : SC2200E series 3.3V, 1.8V
SC2110D 3.3V

[Application Example]
- SD wireless camera
- SD wireless transmitter
- Surveillance system
- Microwave Link

Single Chip Transcoder LSI from MPEG-2 to MPEG-4 AVC/ H.264

As HD video contents in digital video broadcasting are increasing, larger storage capacity such as HDD, Blue-ray and HD-DVD are highly required. This transcoder LSI can achieve to transcode the original HDTV MPEG-2 stream into HDTV H.264/AVC stream at the double compression ratio without lowering the video quality. So this transcoder LSI is the suitable solution for new generation storages.

[Application Example]
- HD-DVD, Blue-ray and HDD recorder
- Format converter (MPEG-2 -> H.264)
- CATV / IPTV Head-end

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