Silicon Hive B.V. of Eindhoven, Netherlands unveiled the HiveFlex VSP 2500 Video Signal Processing solution for full high definition (HD) video codecs. It is the world's first fully-programmable video coding solution for full HD (1080p). The Hive VSP 2500 is a multi-processor system that scales with unique tile architecture. By adding or removing tiles, SoC platform owners can address various operating points in terms of area, power, and performance. A two-tile system can be programmed in software to support 1080p 30fps H.264 baseline Level 4 decoding using a 225MHz Clock. Adding more tiles extends the Hive Flex 2500's functionality addressing encoding and transcoding applications, and even enables further video processing such as scaling, frame-rate conversion, and noise reduction to be realized. Other standards are programmable in software as well, including but not limited to, VC-1, MPEG-2 & MPEG-4. The solution is also scalable to lower performance points like HD-ready (720p) & SD (576p).

The HiveFlex VSP 2500 builds on the tiled architecture of the already announced VSP 2200 series. The Full HD Decoding hardware is supported by three VLIW processors; two VLIW processors that have unique tile architectures, and one Stream Processor meant for entropy coding.

The HiveFlex VSP 2500 solution is available for licensing and is delivered as a synthesizable soft IP core, with support for synthesis, characterization, test-vectors and test logic insertion. Being a complete and modular subsystem, the VSP2500 can be integrated in SoCs. The solution is supported by Silicon Hive's Software Development Tools including the HiveCC compiler, Multi-core API, and the HiveGates Hardware Emulation System.

Silicon Hive will be demonstrating its cores at the Embedded Technology 2007 exhibiton and conference in Yokohama, Japan from November 14 to 16, 2007.

Silicon Hive is a venture funded company with $10 million in investments from New Venture Partners LLC, TVM Capital GmbH, and Philips. The IP firm has been spun out of Philip Semiconductors in April 2007 as an independent company. Philips retains a minority stake. The patented technology originates from 10 years of research within Philips Research and more recent improvements, additions, and commercialization by Silicon Hive.

Contact:
George Szanto, VP of marketing, Silicon Hive, Tel: +31 40 27 74245, george.szanto@siliconhive.com