QuickLogic Delivers its Visual Enhancement Engine (VEE) With a Qualcomm EBI2 Display Interface
In response to growing demand for its Visual Enhancement Engine (VEE) technology among users of Qualcomm chipsets, QuickLogic has developed a proven system block (PSB) for VEE that connects directly to the EBI2.
VEE technology improves a user’s LCD viewing experience even while reducing backlight power by up to 85%
Integrated EBI2 interface simplifies use of Qualcomm chipsets and smart displays
In response to growing demand for its Visual Enhancement Engine (VEE) technology among users of Qualcomm chipsets, QuickLogic has developed a proven system block (PSB) for VEE that connects directly to the EBI2. This newly-available PSB simplifies the use of VEE technology with a Qualcomm chipset and a Smart LCD to enhance image viewability and significantly reduce system power. The solution has been developed in collaboration with several handset OEMs and is available today using QuickLogic’s Customer Specific Standard Product (CSSP).
Qualcomm provides handset OEMs and ODMs with solutions for the CDMA, WCDMA (UMTS), and HSPA markets. According to market researcher iSuppli, demand for these handsets will exceed 550 million units in 2009 and nearly 650 million units in 2010.
The VEE technology improves the multimedia user experience in these handsets by adaptively enhancing image content for optimum display on a mobile LCD, even while dramatically increasing battery life. The core of the VEE technology is based on the proven iridix core licensed from Apical Limited, which is substantiated by nearly a decade of scientific research.
Unlike typical global enhancement algorithms such as gamma correction, VEE is context sensitive and adapts on a pixel-by-pixel basis. The technology also adapts to the effects of ambient lighting on display viewability, giving developers an alternative to simply boosting backlight intensity levels for bright, daylight viewing – a common use case in the handset industry. The result is a savings in power with a corresponding extension of battery life.
The EBI2 PSB extracts image data from bus transactions intended for a Smart Display, interprets and enhances the image content, then passes the enhanced data on to the display device as EBI2 bus transactions. The entire operation is transparent to the system, allowing the VEE-enabled CSSP to simply drop into the system design between the Qualcomm chipset and display.
The EBI2 PSB was developed based on strong market demand for VEE-enabled CSSPs to connect directly to Qualcomm’s smart display interface. “This new PSB demonstrates the versatility of the programmable fabric in our CSSP platforms,” said QuickLogic’s Vice President, Worldwide Marketing, Brian Faith. “We were able to quickly respond to customer demand by creating a tailored CSSP, the first of its kind for the Qualcomm platform.”
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