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Hardware IPs (RTL) 
Allegro offers several H.264/MPEG-4 AVC hardware (RTL) real-time encoding IPs. These IPs use Allegro’s H.264 compression algorithms originally designed for high-quality broadcast applications.
Allegro’s H.264 encoding technology has already been used successfully in a 65nm System-On-Chip (SOC) by one of the world's top5 IC vendors.

Allegro’s H.264 encoding technology is perfectly suited for integration in applications like:
Mobile phones
Camcorders
Set-top boxes
Webcams
Video surveillance

All Allegro’s encoding IPs have been tested using Allegro’s “industry standard” certification streams.
Allegro’s H.264 encoding IPs are available for H.264 baseline, main and high profiles in resolutions ranging from CIF to HD.

WORLD’S FIRST H.264/MPEG-4 AVC HIGH-PROFILE/HIGH-DEFINITION ENCODING IP

AH264–IP: High-Profile/High-Definition Encoding IP


The high-profile design includes the most advanced H.264 coding tools. Using efficient compression tools like cabac entropy coding, dynamic transforms, enhanced intra prediction and scaling lists, Allegro’s H.264 encoding IP brings significant bit rates savings compared to existing solutions.

Allegro’s H.264 IP encoder design allows fast and easy integration in a wide range of System-On-Chip (SOC) applications. The H.264 IP core is an independent entity, requiring minimum support from the SOC embedded CPU. The motion estimation algorithms have been optimized to fit the memory bandwidth and latency requirements of consumer SOCs. Thanks to the product's hardware architecture, the H.264 coding IPs minimize both gate counts and power consumption.

Type Supported
Profile/level
Baseline, Main and High profiles up to level 4.1
Input format
4:2:0 or monochrome
Intra prediction
All intra4x4, intra8x8 and intra16x16 modes
Inter prediction
¼ pel
Transform
4x4 and 8x8
Quantization
Flat, default and custom scaling list
Entropy coding
CABAC, CAVLC and PCM coding modes support
Loop filter
In-loop deblocking filter
Output bit rate
Up to 50 Mbit/s
Rate control CBR, VBR

H.264/MPEG-4 AVC Hardware Accelerator IPs

PH264-HA: Motion estimation and intra prediction IP
TH264-HA: Transform quantization and motion compensation IP
EH264-HA: Cabac and Cavlc entropy coding IP
DH264-HA: Deblocking filter IP


Hardware accelerator IPs are independent designs with direct access to external memory data structure.



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