Plug-and-play platform for HDTV unveiled

At the International Consumer Electronics Show, Xilinx demonstrated a reference design that bundles advanced digital video algorithms with a low-cost Xilinx® Spartan® FPGA for rapid plug-and-play design of high-definition digital televisions.

Developed in collaboration with Vestek Electronics Research and Development, the demo package provides an off-the-shelf, fully functional design that makes it easier for television OEMs to differentiate with picture quality instead of price alone in high-volume markets. It features a configurable digital image engine specifically developed by Vestek to enhance image and video quality of flat panel LCDs and pre-programmed to run on the Spartan FPGA for the optimal mix of cost, power, and performance.

The digital image engine incorporates a suite of production-proven video enhancement algorithms that have been shipping in high volume to the European DTV market. They deliver superior enhancement in colour vividness, skin tone, image sharpness and contrast, with each pixel addressed individually instead of universally for the best picture quality and viewer experience.

A convenient graphical interface allows designers to adjust parameters and fine-tune picture quality based on the target market region. The Spartan FPGA-based solution eliminates the many engineer-hours required to develop and implement similar algorithms in application-specific standard products or applications-specific integrated circuits.

Source: Xilinx

Image: Vestek