SoCs Stream Video, Process Images

Designed for video streaming and image processing applications, the BSP-15 family of system-on-a-chip processors debuts the low-cost BSP-15-D1 for video-over-IP applications based on the Windows Media 9 Series. The device provides D1 (720 x 480) resolution decoding at 30 fps for most of the popular media formats. Supported formats include Windows Media 9 Series at Main Profile, MPEG-2 Main Profile at Main Level, MPEG-4 Simple Profile and Advanced Simple Profile decoding, MP3, and JPEG. Additionally, it is C/C++ programmable and capable of supporting high-resolution playback of DivX, RealVideo 9, RealVideo10, H.264, VP4TM, VP5 TM, and VP6TM media. Other features include the ability to run Linux, networking stacks, video-on-demand and interactive TV middleware, virtual machines for Java, and Internet browsers. Pricing starts at $19 each in high volume. For more details, call Ying Dillaha at EQUATOR TECHNOLOGIES INC.,Campbell, CA. (408) 369-5457.