Allegro DVT Adds VP9 Support to its Multi-format Hardware Encoder IP

Allegro DVT Adds VP9 Support to its Multi-format Hardware Encoder IP

GRENOBLE, France, June 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --

    Allegro DVT announces the immediate availability of its multi-format hardware video
encoder IP with H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC and VP9 support. This enhanced version of the
Allegro DVT multi-format encoder IP now supports:

       
        - H.264/AVC Baseline, Main and High Profile,
        - H.265/HEVC Main and Main 10 Profile,
        - VP9 Profile0 (8 bit) and Profile2 (10 bit),

    for any resolution ranging from HD up to 4K@60Hz-10 bit.

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    This new IP brings 3 major benefits to our customers:

       
        - Best-in-class video quality: Allegro DVT's 10-year experience in advanced
          video codec design enables our customers to select the best trade-off between area,
          power and video quality according to their specific application needs.
        - True multi-format architecture: most of the encoder IP hardware resources are
          shared between the AVC, HEVC and VP9 video codecs. This allows significant area
          savings compared to the integration of several independent video encoders.
        - Scalable architecture: the encoder IP size and power consumption can easily be
          adapted to the application's target resolution and frame rate. It is for example
          possible to quickly derive versions of the encoder specifically optimized for
          resolutions like High Definition (1080p@30Hz or 1080p@60Hz), 4K@30Hz or Ultra High
          definition: 4K@60Hz-10bit.

    "Thanks to an improved compression efficiency and to its adoption by YouTube, VP9 has
gained a huge traction in the video industry. Our customers are eager to quickly integrate
VP9 support in their next generation SoCs. With our innovative multi-format architecture
our customers can now add support for high quality/low bandwidth VP9 encoding with no
significant increase in SoC area, power consumption or memory bandwidth," said Pierre
Marty, Allegro DVT's CEO. "WebM project is really excited to see the first true VP9
enabled multi-format encoder IP to enter the semiconductor market," says Jani Huoponen,
product manager for WebM hardware. "VP9 hardware decode support in the chipsets and
devices is increasing rapidly and the next phase is to enable VP9 real-time encoding in
consumer devices. Allegro multi-format encoder with VP9 support is a real good option for
various consumer devices."

    The multi-format encoder IP with VP9 support is immediately available. It has already
been licensed and delivered to one of the top-10 IC vendors.

    For more information, come meet us at DAC 2015, June 8-10 - San Francisco, booth #2202
and at WebM Summit 2015, June 17 - Mountain View.

    About Allegro DVT

    Allegro DVT is a major player in the field of H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, VP9 solutions,
including industry standard compliance test suites, and AVC/HEVC/VP9 encoder, codec and
decoder hardware (RTL) IPs. Allegro DVT products have been chosen by more than 80 major IC
providers. For more information, visit Allegro DVT's website http://www.allegrodvt.com
or contact info@allegrodvt.com.

    Contact: Ivan Petkov / Phone: +33-4-76-42-66-85 / ivan.petkov@allegrodvt.com

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