TI's New DM8168 Davinci™ Video SoC Delivers Best-in-Class Embedded Video Performance for Video Surveillance and Video Communications

TI Korea (CEO Jaejin Kim, www.ti.com/ww/kr ) April 7, 2010

TI has launched the new TMS320DM8168 Davinci™ Video System-on-Chip (SoC), which integrates all functions of an HD multichannel system—including capture, compression, display, and control—on a single chip to continuously meet the growing demand for highly integrated HD video. Designed for video security and video communications, this best-in-class video SoC provides the highest level of integration by including a 1GHz ARM® Cortex™-A8 and a 1GHz TI C674x DSP core. The DM8168 video SoC significantly reduces the total component cost of a system by up to 50% by replacing the functions of more than 10 discrete components, and significantly reduces board space and power consumption.

The DM8168 Video SoC supports up to four times the video compression performance compared to the previous industry-leading 1GHz DM6467T, and delivers best-in-class performance by supporting increased multi-channel density and higher resolution. In addition, HD video pre-processing and post-processing capabilities have been significantly enhanced, and by supporting unprecedented video performance, it provides higher video quality for video security and video communication applications at relatively low bit rates. Through advanced video analytics capabilities and enhanced 2D and 3D graphics, the innovative DM8168 Video SoC delivers the performance of a 16-channel DVR on a single video SoC, significantly reducing the cost and complexity of DVR systems compared to previous generation digital video processors. (For more details, please refer to www.ti.com/dm8168-prhome )

Key Features and Advantages of the DM8168 Video SoC System

• Provides 8-channel D1 decoding capabilities along with simultaneous 16-channel H.264 High Profile D1 encoding with CIF multi-streaming for hybrid security DVR solutions, as well as video compositing and graphics combination capabilities supporting up to three independent displays.
• Simultaneously supports 3 channels of 1080p (60pfs) for video communication applications, and reduces glass-to-glass latency to less than 50ms by eliminating off-chip inefficiencies through codec latency of less than 1ms.
• Exceptional integration including a 1GHz ARM Cortex-A8, 1GHz TI C674x floating-point DSP, multiple 2nd generation programmable HD video image coprocessors, an innovative HD video processing subsystem, and comprehensive support for H.264, MPEG-4, and VC1 codecs at HD resolution
• Provides flexibility in design implementation through multiple interfaces such as Gigabit Ethernet, PCI Express, SATA2, DDR2, DDR3, USB 2.0, MMC/SD, HDMI, and DVI.
• Glueless interface of 4 TVP5158 multi-channel video decoders to fully capture up to 16 D1 video channels. TI's TVP5158 decoder automatically controls contrast and reduces noise to improve compression ratio and overall video quality, thereby eliminating the need for additional FPGAs and external memory while simplifying the design and providing enhanced system flexibility.

Customers requiring higher performance and improved integration
“TI has consistently provided the most powerful video platforms essential to the video surveillance market,” said Yangzhong Hu, President of China’s Hikvision. “Through the exceptional performance and comprehensive programmability provided by the DM8168, TI enables Hikvision to exceed market performance requirements, achieve new levels, and deliver differentiated video security products to the market.”

John Antanaitis, Vice President of Product Marketing for Video Solutions at Polycom, said, “Polycom has worked with TI for a long time and has recently been maximizing the performance of TI processors that drive industry innovation, such as H.264 High Profile video compression technology.” “TI processors support customers’ bandwidth requirements and enable the provision of telepresence to more customers,” he said. “This new TI processor provides another level of integration and video performance that allows us to lead the future of the industry.”

Avishai Sharlin, General Manager of Technology at Radvision, stated, “Quality of experience is essential for success in the future video conferencing market. To develop differentiated products that provide an exceptional user experience and video quality at a competitive price, it is necessary to reduce cost, power, and board space. TI understands these market demands and developed the DM8168 to address these issues. These characteristics align with Radvision’s end-to-end strategy, enabling us to provide agile and powerful video solutions.”

High-performance analog that completes the system
TI provides the TVP5158 video decoder necessary to provide a glueless interface along with the DM8168 video SoC, as well as a complete suite of analog solutions to support the design of video security or video communication systems.