Ambric Announces Strategic Partnership with Pixellexis
Pixellexis' RedBrix Product Uses the Ambric Massively Parallel Processor Array (MPPA) Silicon to Deliver 1,344 Processors with Over Four TeraOPS of Video Processing Performance
Beaverton, Ore. -- August 11, 2008 -- Ambric® has selected Pixellexis Systems & Technologies as a strategic partner for development of an ISO/IEC 15444-compliant JPEG2K codec. Pixellexis is developing a leading-edge video processing system, the RedBrix™, which is based on Ambric's revolutionary Am2045™ silicon and software. Within the RedBrix system are four RedCards™, each employing 336 DSP and RISC processors for a total of 1,344 processors per system. With this level of performance, customers will see a significant acceleration in encode or decode of high definition content, relative to a server fully utilizing its graphics processing unit (GPU) capabilities.
"Ambric's architecture will enable us to achieve levels of performance we simply could not realize with our former solution," said Stefany Allaire, Pixellexis CEO. "Ambric's platform also lets us load any one of a number of codecs, such as AVC-I or JPEG2K, onto our solution, without having to make a change to the hardware."
Ambric's scalable architecture enables solutions like RedBrix to add PCIe-based cards, such as RedCard, as customers require additional performance or channel density. The self-synchronizing fabric designed into the Am2045 extends through its I/O to enable one software platform to manage and control more than 10,000 processors in one system in a very simple manner.
"Our partnership with Pixellexis leverages both of our key strengths — their expertise in the video broadcast market, combined with our expertise in MPPA solutions — which enables us to deliver a world-class product with unmatched lowpower and performance density," said Joe Herbst, Ambric vice-president of marketing.
Ambric and Pixellexis are co-developing this JPEG2K codec for high quality applications such as those seen in the production camera and medical imaging markets. The codec will support resolutions of up to 5K, bit depth up to 16 bits, and deliver lossless and lossy quality.
About Ambric, Inc.
Ambric is the leader in massively parallel processor arrays (MPPAs), delivering more than one TeraOPS of performance for embedded system designs. Founded in Beaverton, Ore., Ambric launched its first product in 2007, with 336 RISC and DSP processors tied together in a self-synchronizing fabric. The patented Ambric BRIC™ architecture scales to thousands of processors using a simple hierarchical object-based software development platform. Ambric's development tools accelerate its customers' time-to-market by reducing development time and efforts by more than half. Visit http://www.ambric.com for the latest news and information on the company.
|
Related News
- New Wave Design and Verification Announces Strategic Brand Evolution to Sharpen Focus on Innovation and Growth
- StarIC and GlobalFoundries announce strategic partnership, release high-Speed TIA and drivers to advance silicon photonics ecosystem
- indie Semiconductor Announces Strategic Investment in AI Processor Leader Expedera
- Marquee Semiconductor Engages Industry Veteran Gideon Intrater as Strategic Advisor
- Valens Semiconductor and Intel Foundry Services Announce Strategic Relationship for Next Generation A-PHY Product
Breaking News
- Keysight, Synopsys, and Ansys Deliver Radio Frequency Design Migration Flow to TSMC's N6RF+ Process Node
- Siemens collaborates with TSMC on design tool certifications for the foundry's newest processes and other enablement milestones
- Leveraging Cryogenics and Photonics for Quantum Computing
- Kalray Joins Arm Total Design, Extending Collaboration with Arm on Accelerated AI Processing
- Credo at TSMC 2024 North America Technology Symposium
Most Popular
- Huawei Mate 60 Pro processor made on SMIC 7nm N+2 process
- Silicon Creations Reaches Milestone of 10 Million Wafers in Production with TSMC
- GUC provides 3DIC ASIC total service package to AI/HPC/Networking customers
- Analog Bits to Demonstrate Numerous Test Chips Including Portfolio of Power Management and Embedded Clocking and High Accuracy Sensor IP in TSMC N3P Process at TSMC 2024 North America Technology Symposium
- Alphawave Semi: FY 2023 and 2024 YTD Trading Update and Notice of Results
E-mail This Article | Printer-Friendly Page |