JAZZ MEDIA CORES

From mobile handsets to portable media players to high-definition digital displays, new consumer electronics needs to meet demanding requirements to provide consumers with a rich media experience. New standards and formats have created enormous growth in the availability of media content. However, supporting multiple standards in a low cost, low power, high performance platform can be a daunting challenge. The Jazz Media core collection provides production-ready platforms containing all the hardware, software and interfaces you need to deliver a media-rich product quickly and efficiently. The Jazz Media family contains multiple, pre-configured cores that have been designed to address the significant requirements of today's media processing equipment.

Jazz Media - Mobile Media Processors

These cores target the demanding media processing needs of mobile and portable devices. The following cores comprise the Jazz Media MMP collection:

  • MMP Video Decoder - video decoder
  • MMP Video Codec - video codec
  • MMP Media Decoder - video and 2 channel audio decoder
  • MMP Media Codec - video and 2 channel audio codec

Jazz Media - Broadcast Media Processors

These cores are optimized for the needs of D1 and above digital media applications. The following cores comprise the Jazz Media BMP collection:

  • BMP Standard-Definition Decoder
  • BMP Standard-Definition Half-Duplex Codec
  • BMP High-Definition Decoder

Jazz Media - Advanced Audio Processors

These cores are tuned to the needs of quality audio decoding and encoding. The following cores comprise the Jazz Media AAP collection:

  • AAP Stereo Decoder
  • AAP Stereo Codec
  • AAP Surround Decoder
  • AAP Surround Codec

 

Features

  • Complete silicon-ready solution
  • Optimized for small die size and low power
  • Low clock rates for advanced media standards
  • Available in audio, video and media configurations
  • Reduces CPU load by 75-90%.
  • Fully synthesizable and foundry independent
  • Supported by a comprehensive software development tool suite
  • Optionally available as configurable cores for additional customization

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The Jazz DSP cores can be run up to 200 MHz in 0.13u, technology. The cores are designed to allow different data and instruction memories to be integrated to give designers full flexibility in crafting an optimal core for their DSP application

  • Fully synchronous design
  • Silicon-proven in 0.18um and 0.13um technology
  • Advanced power management features
  • Hardware debug environment through JTAG port
  • Support for prioritized interrupts
  • Full scan with BIST for test
  • Boot-loadable firmware and smart-caching (Jazz Jukebox)
  • No custom physical components required
 
   
Jazz Mobile Media Processors
Jazz Broadcast Media Processors
Jazz Advanced Audio Processors

Contact Us

The Jazz Media cores are available today and can be
licensed from Improv Systems. For additional
information regarding the Jazz family and other
licensable Improv technology, please contact
Improv Systems:

phone: (978) 927-0555

sales@improvsys.com

Related Information

Jazz Host Bus Interface
Jazz Time Slot Interchange
Jazz Data Channel Interface
Jazz Standard Tool Suite
Jazz Composer Tool Suite
Jazz Rehearsal Development Boards
Jazz Generators

 

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