Altera Announces Broadcast Studio Converter Solutions that Boost Performance and Lower Cost

Altera Announces Broadcast Studio Converter Solutions that Boost Performance and Lower Cost

Altera Corporation (NASDAQ: ALTR) announced new broadcast studio solutions that significantly improve high-definition (HD) video converter performance and lower system costs for multi-channel audio sample rate converters. These solutions optimized for Altera® FPGAs will help accelerate the creation of new broadcast video system designs so that developers can meet their time to market goals.

FPGA-based Upconverter Provides Breakthrough Image and Display Quality; Audio Sample Rate Converter IP Enables Design Flexibility

A new HDTV upconverter implemented on Altera FPGAs, brings an innovative video space-time analysis for standard definition (SD) to HD upconversion. This new technology will exceed the image quality obtained in motion-adaptive-based upconverters. This product is being developed by Let It Wave, of Palaiseau, France and distributed on Altera FPGAs.