Fujitsu to Demonstrate Industry’s First H.264 Format Video-Processing IC for HD Recording and Playback at CES 2007

Fujitsu to Demonstrate Industry's First H.264 Format Video-Processing IC for HD Recording and Playback at CES 2007

Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) demonstrated Amedia Networks’ new gateways, which use Fujitsu’s MPEG-2 encoder and decoder technology with Amedia’s wireless chip transmitting bandwidth-intensive HD video wirelessly at distances up to 75 meters at the annual International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

New Wireless Gateway from Amedia Networks, New Biometrics and Graphics Controller Products

Industry’s first large-scale IC for real-time compression and decompression of high-definition TV-level video in H.264 format. The new MB86H50 encoder/decoder IC, designed with Fujitsu's audio and video processing technology for high-resolution recording, playback and transmission of HD video.

The Fujitsu MB86H50 is the first H.264 format video-processing IC to support the H.264 High Profile, Level 4.0 standard used in next-generation DVDs. It enables high-resolution recording, playback and transmission of high-definition video on audio-visual products such as portable A/V products, hard disk recorders, and home network equipment.