EDN’s 20th annual Innovation Awards Finalists
-- EDN, February 18, 2010
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&& PREVIOUS FINALIST | MAIN | NEXT FINALIST >> Category: Networking Finalist: MB88395 1394 automotive controller IC, Fujitsu Microelectronics America  Fujitsu's MB88395 automotive controller IC transmits audio high-definition video over an IEEE 1394 "FireWire" in-vehicle multimedia network. The MB88395 simultaneously transmits multiple streams around the vehicle, such as images from Blu-Ray DVDs, digital television, "blind spot" cameras, and navigation systems. It uses a high-speed 800-Mbps physical layer and link layer. The MB88395 incorporates the DTCP (Digital Transmission Content Protection) encryption protocol, which prevents unauthorized duplication, download, or alteration of any audio or visual media. Fujitsu’s proprietary SmartCODEC compresses high-resolution video to one-quarter its original size and in only two to three milliseconds' latency. The subsequent lack of perceptible time lag means that viewers can watch the same content on front and rear monitors. Using SmartCODEC compression, an HD video stream (1,280 pixels × 720 lines) from a Blu-Ray disc compresses to a rate of 249 Mbps, such that the 800-Mbps network bandwidth can transmit two channels' worth of information. |
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