High-definition (HD) video requirements are driving the demand for greater bandwidth, higher complexity, and triple-rate serial digital interface (SDI). At the same time, the costs associated with broadcast equipment operation and infrastructure are on the rise, driving the demand for lower power and smaller-footprint products.
Traditional component solutions such as ASSPs provide no opportunity for greater integration or product differentiation, and full custom ASICs can be too risky, requiring large capital investment and lengthy development times that can make your product late to market.
Arria® II FPGAs with transceivers enable you to meet the demand for increasingly complex, highly integrated products that deliver 3G-SDI and other high-speed serial protocols, combined with high-performance custom video processing, lower power, and smaller physical footprints (see Figure 1 for a typical Arria II broadcast application). Only Arria II FPGAs provide the right combination of flexibility, ease of development, rapid time to market, and industry-leading transceiver technology to make your product development as smooth and as fast as possible.
Investigate our Arria II FPGA-based broadcast solutions for yourself, including the SDI MegaCore® function and Arria II GX development kits (3G and 6G editions), and find out why broadcast industry leaders rely on Altera for their programmable logic needs. For the latest details on the Arria II GX development kits, contact your local Altera Sales Representative.
Figure 1. Typical Broadcast Application for Arria II GX FPGA (Output Processing for Professional Camera)
