[Sigma Designs, Inc.]

Description

The EM8400 is a single-chip MPEG audio/video decoder that supports DVD-Video, SVCD, VCD 1.x, VCD 2.0, CD-DA and CD-ROM media formats, with MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 MP@ML video decoding. Audio decoding support includes Dolby® Digital, MPEG-1 Layers 1 and 2 and 16-bit linear PCM. DVD-Video support includes hardware CSS decryption, 16:9 and 4:3 aspect ratios, letterboxing, 3:2 pull-down, multiple angles and sub-picture.

Features

• Supports DVD-Video, SVCD, VCD 1.x, VCD 2.0, CD-DA, CD-ROM media formats

• MPEG-1, MPEG-2 MP@ML video decoding

• Dolby Digital, MPEG-1 Layers 1 and 2 and linear PCM audio decoding

• 2-, 4-, 7- or 8-bit OSD with optional run-length compression and 16-level alpha blending

• Programmable display output with scaling up to 1920x1080 resolution, interlaced or progressive, up to 120 Hz refresh

• 80 MHz digital video output interface: 8- or 16- bit CCIR 601 / 656 YCbCr

• NTSC/PAL composite and s-video outputs with optional Macrovision v7.1 protection (10-bit DACs)

• Digital audio output interface: I2S for PCM or S/PDIF (IEC 60958) for PCM, compressed Dolby Digital and compressed DTS

• PCI v2.1 bus master / slave interface supports read operations

• 2.5V core with 3.3V I/O (5V tolerant) for low power operation

• Package: 208 PQFP

Applications

• Consumer products needing playback of video-on-demand (VOD), streaming video, progressive DVD

• Set-top boxes, media/home gateways, video end points, convergence appliances