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BDTI Certifies ARC Video Subsystem H.264 Decode Performance By BDTI, 2/14/2007 This month BDTI and silicon intellectual property licensor ARC International announced completion of BDTI Solution Certification™ of the H.264 video decode performance of the ARC Video Subsystem.  The ARC Video Subsystem, the first product to be certified under BDTI’s Solution Certification Service, is a programmable subsystem capable of supporting multiple video standards.  In certifying the solution, BDTI has independently verified its performance using proprietary BDTI bitstreams and metrics. (More)

Stream Processors Unveils Data-parallel Processor Architecture By BDTI, 2/14/2007 Stream Processors, Inc. (SPI) this week unveiled its data-parallel processor architecture and announced two chips based on the architecture.  According to SPI, its architecture is optimized for compute-intensive embedded applications which exhibit a high degree of data parallelism, such as video and imaging. SPI believes that cost-performance and developer productivity advantages will enable its chips to compete successfully against FPGAs, high-end DSPs, and ASICs in these applications. (More)

Case Study: Cool Algorithm, But Will It Fit in My Product? By BDTI, 2/14/2007 Algorithms are the essence of digital signal processing; they are the mathematical “recipes” that transform signals in useful ways. Companies developing new DSP algorithms, or considering purchasing or licensing algorithms, often need to assess whether the algorithm will fit within their processing budget—and thereby within their cost and power consumption targets. (More)

Jeff Bier's Impulse Response - Signal Processing Isn't a Commodity By Jeff Bier, 2/14/2007 At the Consumer Electronics Show last month I was struck (not for the first time) by the number of consumer electronics products that rely on digital signal processing—at this point, nearly all of them. In fact, so many of today's products incorporate digital signal processing-based functions that it's tempting to start viewing these functions as commodities. (More)

Measuring Performance of DSP Code By BDTI, 2/5/2007 Measuring the performance of real-time digital signal processing software is essential, but it can be challenging to get accurate numbers. Here are some pitfalls to watch out for. (More)