Xilinx Korea (Country Manager Ahn Heung-sik) March 26, 2015 – Xilinx announced the release of the industry's most comprehensive suite of programmable professional video solutions capable of handling all media regardless of the network. This next-generation solution for 4K/Ultra HD and 8K Super High Vision includes 'any to any' video connectivity, video processing, and development boards that enable designers to rapidly build ultra-high-quality video systems for the broadcast and professional A/V markets.

Immersive video system

As 4K/Ultra HD establishes itself as realistic resolution in consumer applications, the broadcast and professional A/V markets are demanding more immersive experiences by targeting not only 4K but also next-generation 8K/Super High Vision. Furthermore, equipment manufacturers must expand the scope of existing resolutions, such as HD and 4K/Ultra HD, to produce hyper-realistic video that eliminates motion blur in fast-moving scenes. The market is demanding enhanced pixel quality through deeper colors, higher dynamic ranges, and faster frame rates.

To meet these demands, Xilinx has launched the most comprehensive suite of solutions required for the development of advanced video systems. This next-generation solution supports 'any-to-any' connectivity, video processing, and development boards to enable the rapid development and deployment of 4K/Ultra HD and 8K/Super High Vision systems, providing flexibility for any media regardless of network.

Aaron Behman, Director of Broadcast and Professional A/V Business at Xilinx, stated, “The development of next-generation video systems is becoming exponentially more complex and connectivity requirements are increasing as expectations for high resolution and quality rise. Furthermore, as competition intensifies in the professional video sector, design cycles are continuously being compressed.” He added, “With the launch of this video system solution, Xilinx has firmly established itself as a leading strategic partner in the broadcast and professional A/V market.”

The most comprehensive programmable professional video solution suite

· New 'any to any' video connection suite: HDMI 1.4/2.0; DisplayPort 1.2 support for HDCP; new 6G/12G versions of SDI. Through interfaces developed and supported by Xilinx, developers can support the latest industry standards for 8K/Super High Vision and 4K/Ultra HD systems.

· Advanced Video Processing for 4K/Ultra HD and 8K/Super High Vision: Xilinx supports advanced all-programmable video processing for 4K/Ultra HD and 8K/Super High Vision through programmable video processors provided by Omnitek, an accredited member of the Xilinx Alliance program. To accelerate evaluation and development, the Omnitek Scalable Video Processing Suite features a new version of the real-time video engine. This is a free reference design from Xilinx that enables the implementation of 4K/Ultra HD video systems, which previously took months, to be completed in just a few weeks. This video processing suite performs key video functions such as deinterlacing, scaling, and overlays at a refresh rate of up to 60 frames per second, and designers can add their own differentiated video algorithms. Because multiple instances of this video processor can be implemented on a single Xilinx device, developers can create dense multi-channel products.

· Comprehensive video-specialized development platform: The entire portfolio of video interface class boards, or FPGA Mezzanine Cards (FMCs), is available from two Premier Design Services members of the Xilinx Alliance program: Fidus Systems and inrevium AMERICA. These FMCs support HDMI 20, DisplayPort 1.2 and HDCP, and the new 6G/12G versions of SDI. Fidus and inrevium have also designed the ACDC8K platform based on Xilinx KINTEX® UltraScale® FPGAs, which is necessary for the development of 8K/Super High Vision systems, and the dual FMC (VITA 57.1) carrier platform based on Xilinx Artix®-7 FPGAs, which is the industry's lowest-cost 4K/Ultra HD development platform.

Usage period

This video access solution is available in the Vivado® Design Suite 2015.1 release and is scheduled to be supported on Artix-7, KINTEX-7, Virtex®-7, Virtex-7X, KINTEX UltraScale FPGA, and Zynq®-7000 All Programmable SoC. This video processing suite is currently available for purchase from Omnitek and is supported on KINTEX-7, KINTEX UltraScale FPGA, and Zynq-7000 All Programmable SoC. More details can be downloaded from http://omnitek.tv/sites/default/files/OSVP.pdf. This development platform is currently available for purchase on Fidus and Inrevium and targets the Artix-7, Kintex-7, Kintex UltraScale FPGA, and Zynq-7000 All Programmable SoC. Further details can be found at http://solutions.inrevium.com/products/fmc/index.html.

Xilinx's Broadcasting and Professional A/V

Xilinx is a leader in all-programmable FPGAs, SoCs, and 3D ICs for the broadcast and professional A/V markets, offering a diverse range of solutions including video, audio, network connectivity, real-time 8K and 4K, high-resolution video processing, and video over IP. These solutions enable all media regardless of the network, accelerate time-to-market, and allow for greater innovation and differentiation in broadcast and professional A/V systems. For more information, please visit www.xilinx.com/applications/broadcast.html.