For Release: April 10, 2007
Altera Unveils First 3-Gbps SDI Interface Enabling Maximum HD System Quality at NAB2007
San Jose, Calif., April 10, 2007—
What:
Altera Corporation (NASDAQ: ALTR) and its high-definition (HD) video partners will showcase a broad portfolio of industry-first programmable solutions, including a 3-Gbps serial digital interface (SDI) for use in broadcast system designs, at the upcoming National Association of Broadcasters (NAB2007) show in Las Vegas. Visitors to Altera’s booth C3347 will see demonstrations of:
- The first FPGA-based 3-Gbps SDI audio/video development kit for accelerating the design of new systems based on the full HD format, 1080p
- An FPGA-based Video over IP reference design incorporating the Pro‑MPEG Code of Practice (CoP) #3r2 standard with forward error correction (FEC) supporting 256 channels
- A Digital Media Broadcast Terrestrial/Handheld (DMB-TH) modulator for television broadcast in China
- Altera’s integrated broadcast design framework and Video and Image Processing Suite
When:
April 16–19, 2007
Where:
Booth C3347
Las Vegas Convention Center
Las Vegas, Nevada
Additional Information:
Visitors to Altera’s booth will also see demonstrations from key Altera broadcast design ecosystem partners including:
- ATEME—H.264 HD unprecedented video quality at low bitrates
- Let It Wave—Breakthrough standard-definition (SD)/HD format conversion
- 4i2i—MPEG2 pro-decoder
- BroadMotion—High-quality JPEG2000 CODEC technology
Altera products are employed through the broadcast chain as shown by the table below, which shows some of Altera’s customers in the broadcast space, many of whom are exhibiting at NAB 2007.
| Acquisition & Production |
Post-Production |
Management & Systems |
Distribution & Delivery |
Display Systems |
Pro Audio |
| For-A |
Avid |
Axon |
Arris |
Daktronics |
Digidesign (Avid) |
| Ikegami |
Matrox |
DekTec |
Ateme |
LG |
Dolby |
| Matsushita |
Pixelpower |
Doremi Labs |
Barco |
Loewe |
Euphonix |
| NEC |
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Edgeware |
BBN |
Panasonic |
Fairlight |
| Panasonic |
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Evertz |
Harmonic |
Philips |
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| Sony |
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EVS |
Ktech |
Samsung |
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| Thomson |
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Insync/Snell |
Motorola |
Sharp |
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Leitch/Harris |
Pace |
Sony |
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Miranda |
Pixelmetrix |
Toshiba |
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NVISION |
Radyne |
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Snell & Wilcox |
Radyne |
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Tektronix |
Rhode & Schwarz |
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Vistek/Pro-Bel |
Scientific Atlanta (Cisco) |
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Sagem |
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Tandberg |
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Thomson |
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T-VIPS |
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W & W |
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For additional information on Altera at NAB2007 or to register for the event, please visit www.altera.com/education/events/northamerica/evt-nab2007.html.
About Altera
Altera programmable solutions enable system and semiconductor companies to rapidly and cost-effectively innovate, differentiate and win in their markets. Find out more at www.altera.com.
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