- Xilleon
The AMD Xilleon video processor (previously branded as ATI Xilleon) is a 32-bit
system-on-a-chip MIPS processor, for use inset-top box es anddigital TV s, providingMPEG2 decoding and other functions for major worldwide broadcast networks (includingPAL ,NTSC ,SECAM and ATSC).The Xilleon line consists of four products, models 210D/H, 226, 240S/H, and 260 respectively with slightly different features including HD deinterlacing, 3D comb filter, dynamic contrast, noise reduction, sharpness, color control, and integated 2D graphics acceleration.
While AMD announced the completion of acquisition of
ATI Technologies on the third quarter of 2006, the Xilleon products would be sold under the AMD brand as AMD Xilleon.It was revealed that the next generation of
AVIVO , named as "Unified Video Decoder ", UVD in short, was based on Xilleon video processor to provide hardware decoding ofH.264 , andVC-1 video codec standards.A new line of Xilleon video processors for flat panel LCD TVs, named as Xilleon panel processors with four models 410, 411, 420 and 421, were announced on CES 2008. Supporting
1080p video resolution and featuring Technology advancedmotion estimation ,motion compensation and frame rate conversion technology based on enhanced phase-plane correlation technology, which converts 24 or 60 Hz input video signals to 100 or 120 Hzrefresh rate s used in most of the LCD TVs by creating additional frames to form a smoother motion. [ [http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/content_type/DownloadableAssets/AMD_Xilleon_CES08_Media_Pres_Final080103.pdf AMD Xilleon panel processor press presentation] , retrieved January 11, 2008]AMD had signed an agreement with
DivX, Inc. to allow several of the future Xilleon video processors to implement hardwareDivX video decoding with DivX certification on January 2008. [ [http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/01/16/divx-inks-pact-amd The Inquirer report] : DivX inks pact with AMD - For tomorrow's tellies. Retrieved January 17, 2007] However as a result of company restructuring, AMD has divested the digital TV chipset business starting from the second quarter of 2008. It was announced in late August 2008 that the product line would be sold to Broadcom. [ [http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-10024509-92.html?hhTest=1&tag=xlr8yourmac CNET report on the AMD/Broadcom Deal] , retrieved August 25, 2008]References
External links
* [http://ati.amd.com/ ATI official website]
* [http://ati.amd.com/products/dtv.html ATI digital TV products page]
* [http://apcmag.com/7851/amd_promises_divx_support_in_cpus APCMag.com: AMD promises DivX support in CPUs]
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