Cirrus Audio/Video Receiver Reference Design

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Genesis Microchip and Cirrus Logic have announced that they have jointly developed a reference design for HD mainstream audio/video receivers (HD-AVR).

This powerful reference design helps make AVR a consumer entertainment hub and brings a wealth of advanced audio/video capabilities to AVR manufacturers; it also greatly simplifies user setup and interaction, including:

* Rich video processing capabilities, including the use of Emmy's (Emmy(r)) Faroudja(r) technology to upconvert any input signal to HD digital video. Manufacturers can also use the Faroudja(r) branding to market their products.
* The easy-to-use on-screen graphical user interface displays the entire setup process that guides the user and serves as a control center to control the many functions and features of the AVR.
* From AVR to display devices, such as flat panel displays or projectors, single-wire connections and support for a variety of audio and video inputs.

Keith Cheney, vice president and general manager of embedded processors at Cirrus Logic, said: "This HD-AVR platform is truly advanced and unique. Manufacturers now have a very powerful audio and video platform. High-end features are available at an affordable home theater price. Consumers will appreciate the ease of use of the platform's settings and user interface."

The new HD-AVR platform offers a range of technologies that cater to the different price and performance needs of the AVR market. High-definition and DTV video require extremely high-quality video processing capabilities and maximum flexibility to match home theater. AVR manufacturers use this platform to take advantage of Faroudja's premium video processing capabilities and select a variety of video processing controllers from Genesis Microchip including FLI8125 (Hudson), FLI8532 (Cortez) and FLI8668 (Cortez Advanced). These solutions use hierarchical Faroudja video processing algorithms, including 3:2 pull-down and DCDi non-interlaced per pixel, advanced TrueLife(tm) edge enhancement, adaptive 3D decoding, full 10-bit signal path, flexible audio conversion, and advanced tuning And format conversion technology.

The platform delivers superior sound quality using 32-bit dual-core audio DSP audio processing from Cirrus Logic's CS49500 series. It provides up to 1.44 Gigabits per second while supporting all audio algorithms, including Dolby(R) Digital, Dolby Pro Logic(r) Iix, Dolby Virtual Speaker (r), Dolby Headphone (r), DTS ES96/24 (tm), DTS Neo: 6 (tm), THX (r) Ultra2 and SRS technology. In addition, the reference design features Cirrus Logic's award-winning Intelligent Room Calibration (tm) software for speaker setup and auto-balance. The CS49500 DSP family also supports custom post-processing operations for back-end standard algorithms. Cirrus Logic's CS42448 surround sound codec and CS8416 S/PDIF integrated circuit are also included in the reference design.

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