The NDV8501 is a 2nd generation "system on silicon" solution for consumer DVD Players. Significant feature enhancements are being provided on the NDV8501 device to address both full-featured DVD-Players and DVD-R/W Recorder/Player products.
System Solution
| • | Designed for DVD Players with the capability to play DVD-Video, DVD-Audio, VideoCD 2.0, CD-DA, CD-DA in DTS format, and CD-DA with CD-TEXT content
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| • | Unified Memory Architecture (UMA) allows sharing of single memory pool for instruction fetch, execution space, system stream demux, video decode, audio decode, video display and audio presentation
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| • | Primary clock operating frequency range between 80 - 100MHz based on feature/power requirements
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| • | Three on-chip PLLs/Frequency Synthesizers which can generate all required system clocks
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| • | Design optimized for 16Mbit & 64Mbit SDRAM operation
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| • | Flexible host bus, communication ports & DVD Front-End control to support all DVD system elements
Integrated RISC Processor
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| • | Industry standard 32-bit RISC processor
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| • | 4KB direct mapped instruction cache
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| • | 1KB data cache
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| • | Processor is available for graphics generation, front-end control and external peripheral control
DVD Front End Interface
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| • | Supports DVD (Video & Audio), Video CD 2.0 (White Book) & derivatives and CD-DA (Red Book)
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| • | 8-bit parallel & serial transfer protocols supported
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| • | Integrated CSS decryption/descrambling for DVD-Video content
DVD Demux Engine
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| • | Accepts input from front end at up to 40Mbps+
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| • | Program Stream demultiplexing
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| • | Sub-stream header parsing for DVD
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| • | Works with DVD-R/W formats
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| • | Enhancements from previous generation Mediamatics designs to support DVD-Audio formats
MPEG Video Decode
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| • | Decodes MPEG1 video & MPEG2 main level, main profile video (720x576)
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| • | Maximum input bit-rate of 15 Mbits/sec
MPEG & Dolby Audio
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| • | Custom 24-bit DSP design optimized for processing of DVD audio formats
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| • | Provides 6 channel PCM outputs + simultaneous 2 channel stereo downmixed PCM outputs
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| • | Decodes MPEG1 & 2 stereo formats and MPEG-2 multi-channel extensions
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| • | Decodes Dolby Digital Surround (Dolby AC-3) up to 5.1 channels with Class A certification
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| • | Decodes DTS audio up to 5.1 channels
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| • | Decodes DVD-Audio formats including Meridian Lossless Packing
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| • | Decodes High Definition Compact Digital (HDCD) data formats
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| • | Provides 3D Stereo Surround Audio with Mediamatics royalty free algorithm
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| • | Audio down mixing options for Dolby Digital/MPEG/DTS/DVD-Audio
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| • | Audio up-sampling/down-sampling options for high bandwidth streams such as 96kHz & 192kHz
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| • | Bass redirection for all audio formats supported
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| • | Flexible interface for multiple audio DACs for 16/18/20/24 bit formats, 256x & 384x oversampling clocks
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| • | Integrated IEC958 & IEC1937 encoder (SPDIF output)
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| • | IEC1937 support for MPEG, Dolby & DTS encoded material
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| • | Simultaneous SPDIF output with analog DAC output including selectable disc-original/PCM out
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| • | Integrated Karaoke audio capture port
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| • | DSP integration of Karaoke processing & effects: pitch shift, echo, chorus, harmony & flanging
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| • | Audio Frequency Synthesizer to support multiple audio sampling rates
Video/Graphics Processor
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| • | 4-tap 8-phase vertical filter/scaler, 8-tap 8-phase horizontal filter/scaler for ZOOM & MPEG-1 scaling
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| • | Arbitrary scaling from 0.25X to 8X
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| • | YUV 4:2:0 input format with vertical filter for chroma conversion to 4:4:4
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| • | Pan & Scan support for 4:3 output conversion
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| • | 4:3 down-sampling for letterbox output
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| • | Sub-Picture decoder with Alpha Blending for DVD SPUs
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| • | 2/4/8 bit full screen OSD functions with alpha blending for flexible graphics display
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| • | OSD support for Digesting & Strobing functions
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| • | OSD support for scrolling MPEG backgrounds
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| • | OSD support for animation of "icons"
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| • | Closed caption support
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| • | CCIR656 "style" digital video output port with progressive output to enable external video processors/encoders
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| • | CCIR656 digital video input port that can provide a system solution for DVD-R/W products
NTSC/PAL Encoder
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| • | Progressive Video support for ANSI/SMPTE Standard 293M-1996 (720 x 483 @ 59.94Hz)
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| • | Interlaced Video support for NTSC-M, PAL-B/D/G/H/I, PAL-M & PAL-Combination N
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| • | Composite, S-Video, SCART & YCrCb component video outputs
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| • | Wide Screen Signaling in encoder for PAL formats
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| • | Copy Generation Management System in NTSC/PAL encoder for both NTSC & PAL formats
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| • | 4 field NTSC or 8 field PAL generation
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| • | Luminance/Chrominance Filtering with 2x oversampling
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| • | 4 10-bit Video DACs
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| • | Macrovision Copy Protection Version 7.1
Communication Ports
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| • | Flexible serial port communication combinations
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| • | 2 integrated UART modules
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| • | 2 integrated 3-wire Synchronous Serial Ports
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| • | Sharing of pins via 3 different modes that allow designer to choose the configuration of serial ports
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| • | Integrated Consumer Infrared demodulator in one UART
Pulse Width Modulator
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| • | On-chip PWM provided to integrate "front end" microcontroller functions into on-chip RISC processor
Standby Power Down
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| • | Activity on UART, SSP or IR ports prompts system bring-up from power-saving modes
Design for Test
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| • | Full scan methodology
Low cost manufacturing
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| • | 2.5V, 0.25u, 5-layer metal, single poly, standard cell National Semiconductor technology
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| • | 240 pin PQFP package
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