Abstract:

The PNX1500 Media Processor Series is a complete Audio/Video/Graphics system on a chip that contains a high-performance 32-bit VLIW processor, TriMedia? TM3260, capable of high quality software video (multi-video standard digital decoder/encoder and image improvement), audio signal processing, as well as general purpose control processing. It can either be used in standalone, or as an accelerator to a general purpose processor. The PNX1500 processes the input signals by utilizing several Audio/Video and co-processor modules before send them to the external peripherals. These modules provide additional video and data processing bandwidth without taking away precious CPU cycles. The combination of the CPU and co-processor modules makes the PNX1500 System On-Chip (SoC) suitable for most applications, especially those requiring high level of processing power/ throughput at a reduced cost.