A Full HD Multistandard Video Codec for Mobile Applications
- Resource Type
- Periodical
- Authors
- Kimura, Motoki; Iwata, Kenichi; Mochizuki, Seiji; Ueda, Hiroshi; Ehama, Masakazu; Watanabe, Hiromi
- Source
- IEEE Micro Micro, IEEE. 29(6):18-27 Jan, 2009
- Subject
- Computing and Processing
High definition video
Video codecs
Streaming media
Decoding
Energy consumption
Video coding
Pipelines
Code standards
Clocks
CMOS technology
video codec
mobile application
full HD
multiple video standards.
- Language
- ISSN
- 0272-1732
1937-4143
A full high-definition (full HD) video codec includes a high-performance stream processing unit to support multiple standards in mobile application processors. The unit performs at 40 Mbps when operated at a 162-MHz clock rate. Implemented in 65-nm CMOS technology, the proposed video codec consumes 176 mW in real-time decoding of H.264 full HD video.