Horizon Semiconductors Announces Industry's Smallest Form-Factor, Stand-Alone High...

Horizon Semiconductors Announces Industry's Smallest Form-Factor, Stand-Alone
High Definition Multi-Standard Transcoder Reference Platform

HERZLIYA, Israel, April 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Horizon Semiconductors, a
leading provider of highly integrated silicon solutions that enable secure
video and audio compression & transmission for the consumer electronics and
broadcast markets, announces the immediate availability of industry's
smallest form-factor, multi-standard high definition stand-alone transcoder
reference platform for cable, satellite, IPTV and terrestrial distribution,
broadcast, home media server and set-top box markets.
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Based on Horizon's Hz4010 multi-channel multi-standard high definition
transcoder SoC, the new HzR4010 stand-alone platform is designed both for
professional and consumer applications. HzR4010 enables real-time transcoding
of HD or multiple SD video streams, as well as faster than real-time
transcoding of HD to SD or lower resolution video. HzR4010 supports the
leading video compression standards including AVC (up to HP@L4.2), MPEG-2
(MP@HL) and VC-1 (AP@L3 and MP@HL). The highly integrated and programmable
SoC features advanced video pre/post-processor supporting spatial linear and
non-linear noise reduction, motion compensated temporal filtering, frame rate
conversion and ultra-flexible video scaling, a high performance audio CODEC
engine enabling transcoding from and to various audio formats such as MPEG-1,
AC-3, Dolby Digital Plus, AAC and WMA, a programmable high-bandwidth
transport processor, as well as a multi-standard conditional access/digital
rights management security processor. HzR4010 allows transferring of
video/audio content in and out of the Hz4010 using wide variety of methods
and interfaces, including real time streaming through DVB, 1G Internet, USB
or IEEE 1394.
"In response to customer requirement for portability, we've packaged our
Hz4010 high-definition transcoding SoC in an ideal form factor. As for ease
of use, just plug in your Set-top or PC into the HzR4010, and you're in
business", said Amir Morad, President and CEO of Horizon Semiconductors. "In
addition to the portability, the transcoding capabilities of the Hz4010
provide a vehicle for cost-effective, faster than real-time transfer of
secured content to portable media players, cell phones & game consoles at
home and over the network at the highest video quality, thus extending the
flexibility of sharing video content across multiple playback platforms."
Product Information
The HzR4010 is designed around the HZ4010 SoC offering the following
cutting edge technologies and interfaces:
- Powerful multi stream video decoder and encoder engines, supporting
real-time transcoding of 1920x1080 HD, or faster-than-real-time
lower-resolution media streams, using leading compression standards
including: H.264 (AVC) Baseline, Main and High Profile up to Level 4.2,
MPEG2 up to Main Profile @ High Level, VC-1 (SMPTE 421M) Advanced
Profile @ Level 3.
- Multi-channel multi-format audio encoder, decoder, and special audio
effects processor, supporting leading standards such as: MPEG-1 Layer
I, II & III (MP3), Dolby(R) Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD,
AAC-LC/AAC-HE, and WMA.
- Multi-stream high bandwidth flexible mux/demux processor, supporting
essential web and mobile delivery file formats such as M2T, MPG, MP4,
ASF, AVI, MKV, and others.
- Advanced video pre/post-processor, supporting motion compensated
temporal and spatial linear and non-linear adaptive noise reduction.
- Sophisticated polyphase scaler and advanced motion adaptive
high-definition de-interlacing and motion-compensated picture
enhancement.
- Wide variety of advanced connectivity and peripherals including DVB TS,
IEEE1394, 10/100/1G Ethernet, USB 2.0, SMPTE-292, Flash, I2C, SPI/SSI,
UART and others.
- World-class security processor with embedded secure OTP memory,
enabling complete content protection in strict compliance with numerous
conditional access and digital rights management schemes commonly used
in the cable, satellite, IPTV and Blu-Ray marketplace.
- A dedicated co-processor enabling real time streaming of multiple
channels.
- Powerful, easy to use API, with the ability to accelerate and
off-load host application code.

Horizon's HzR4010 reference design kit is provided with PCB schematics,
full software design kit and documentation.
About Horizon Semiconductors
Horizon Semiconductors is a leading provider of highly integrated silicon
solutions that enable secured video and audio compression & transmission for
the consumer electronics and home entertainment markets. Using proprietary
technologies and advanced design methodologies, Horizon designs, develops and
supplies complete system-on-a-chip solutions and related hardware and
software applications. Horizon's diverse product portfolio includes solutions
for digital cable, satellite and IPTV Set-top boxes, DVD and Blu-Ray players
and recorders, HDTV, Digital Video Recorders and Home Media Centers.
Horizon is headquartered in Herzliya, Israel, and may be contacted at
+972-77-2020400 or at http://www.horizonsemi.com.
Horizon(R), the Horizon logo(R) and Beyond Vision(TM) are trademarks of
Horizon Semiconductors Ltd., and/or its affiliates in Israel, United States
and certain other countries. All other trademarks mentioned are the property
of their respective owners.
Contacts:
Nir Fattal, Senior Marketing Manager
Tel: +972-77-2020400
Fax: +972-77-2020401
Email: marketing@horizonsemi.com

Satoshi Konno, Senior Marketing Manager
Tel: +81-3-57716411 (CSK-VC Office)
Mobile: +81-80-34115664
Email: marketing.jp@horizonsemi.com

SOURCE Horizon Semiconductors Ltd.

Contacts: Nir Fattal, Senior Marketing Manager, Tel: +972-77-2020400, Fax:
+972-77-2020401, Email: marketing@horizonsemi.com; Satoshi Konno, Senior
Marketing Manager, Tel: +81-3-57716411 (CSK-VC Office), Mobile:
+81-80-34115664, Email: marketing.jp@horizonsemi.com