Xilinx®, a leader in adaptive computing, will support Sony's next-generation live production video switcher by supplying its Virtex® UltraScale+™ FPGAs, enabling cutting-edge technologies.

Xilinx announced today that its field-programmable gate array (FPGA) and adaptive system-on-chip (SoC) devices support a variety of Sony electronic products used in professional audio-video (A/V) applications, including Sony's new XVS-G1 4K live production switcher.

The two companies' cutting-edge technologies have been combined to create world-class, cutting-edge A/V products used to capture and broadcast live events worldwide.

Xilinx Virtex® UltraScale+™ FPGAs with High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) play a key role in enabling the new XVS-G1 video switcher to implement new, cutting-edge technologies that enhance the visual processing of live events with up to 24 4K UHD channels, while maintaining the features and performance of previous models.

Embedded HBM controllers and high-performance transceivers in Xilinx devices support high-speed processing at high dynamic range, 4K resolution, with a wide color gamut and very low processing latency. This is the first broadcast video switcher built for live sports broadcasts and live events using Xilinx's HBM technology.

Xilinx is a leading semiconductor supplier to the professional A/V market. For over 20 years, Xilinx has delivered flexible, differentiated, standards-based solutions that combine software programmability, real-time video and audio processing, hardware optimization, and any-to-any media connectivity required for Sony's professional A/V systems.

“Xilinx technology helped us improve the real-time video and audio processing and routing of our new XVS-G1 switcher,” said Koichi Yamanaka, senior general manager of Sony’s Media Solutions Business Unit. “We chose Xilinx devices because the Xilinx architecture provides us the flexibility to update and customize features to meet rapidly changing market demands and customer-specific product requirements.”