Tensilica Dolby Digital Plus 7.1 and Dolby Digital Plus 5.1: Decoders target HD-DVD players and Blu-ray disc players

The vendor’s HiFi 2 audio engine meets the approval of the Dolby, Dolby Digital Plus 7.1-channel decoder, Dolby Digital Plus 5.1-channel decoder/converter, and Diamond standards. Targeting use in Xtensa processors, the 7.1-channel device supports the simultaneous decoding of primary and secondary audio channels as well as simultaneous streams of 7.1-channel content on a single HiFi 2 Audio engine; the 5.1-channel device converts native Dolby Digital Plus signals to 5.1-channel Dolby Digital. Targeting HD-DVD players, Blu-ray disc players, and set-top boxes, the decoders cost $27,500 for a project license.

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