HONG KONG, March 17, 2015 —Altera Corporation (Nasdaq: ALTR) today announced that Avaya's new Scopia video conferencing system is powered by Altera's powerful H.265 video codec solution, which handles full-duplex encoding and decoding on a single FPGA and delivers industry-leading video conferencing performance. The new Altera H.265 codec provides multi-channel support for the latest 1080p60 resolution and is capable of handling 4K video on a single, low-power chip. Avaya also announced today the addition of the Avaya Scopia XT7100, which utilizes Altera's H.265 solution, to its Team Engagement video conferencing portfolio.

Altera's cutting-edge technology combines high-end FPGA hardware and IP (software) to deliver a high-performance H.265 codec that can smoothly handle the large amounts of data required for real-time streaming encoding of video conferencing, maintaining excellent image quality while extremely low video latency.

Altera's silicon-implemented, high-bit-efficiency H.265 algorithm delivers a new level of device utilization and video quality to the AvayaSCOPIA XT7100. This optimized implementation provides a groundbreaking, cutting-edge solution for Avaya's latest conference room-based video systems.

“The business benefits of video conferencing are undeniable: it helps drive engagement and productivity, especially as teams in enterprises increasingly operate across vast geographies,” said Roberto Giamagli, Avaya’s general manager of product management for video. “By using Altera’s programmer logic devices, we can deliver high-quality video performance to our flagship SCOPIA conference room system with the efficiencies needed to lower product costs,” he said. “Avaya’s SCOPIA line delivers industry-leading video quality at a high value, enabling more effective face-to-face collaboration even over long distances.”

“Altera is committed to providing customers like Avaya who require high-density HD products that are future-proofed and ahead of standards with proven solutions for demanding applications,” said Dan McNamara, vice president and general manager of Altera’s Industrial, Automotive and Broadcast business unit. “Altera’s H.265 algorithm clearly demonstrates its maturity and leadership in this area. This solution also provides a migration path to Intel’s Stratix® 10 FPGAs, which utilize Intel’s 14nm Tri-Gate process and deliver increased compute-per-watt.”

Altera Broadcasting Division

Altera FPGAs enable broadcast equipment providers to accelerate time-to-market for solutions supporting ultra-high definition (UHD), multi-platform content delivery, cloud computing, and video transmission over IP networks. Altera offers a complete suite of commercial-standard IP, unmatched flexibility for rapid design changes, and access to the latest silicon process nodes, which combine industry-leading innovations in transceivers, memory, core process technology, and design tools. For more information about these solutions, visit https://www.altera.com/solutions/industry/broadcast/overview.html.