Increasing industry demand to deliver HD video channels requires studio equipment providers to deliver integrated products that provide the required bandwidth and processing power, while minimizing cost and power. This paper describes how Altera’s 40-nm and 28-nm FPGAs are tailored to help deliver highly-integrated, HD studio equipment products. The paper provides an analysis of the performance requirements, resource utilization, and power consumption characteristics for the format conversion of multiple video channels.
Authors: Girish Malipeddi, Senior Technical Marketing Manager, Altera Corporation.
Martin S. Won, Senior Member of Technical Staff, Altera Corporation.