Louvain-la-Neuve, Sept. 6, 2013 – Barco Silex, the leading provider of JPEG 2000 compression IP cores and solutions, announced today the release of a new range of single-chip, multi-channel 8K UHDTV JPEG 2000 cores. The cores have been implemented on the 28nm FPGA’s and SoC’s of Altera and Xilinx.

“This new range of ultra-high resolution JPEG 2000 cores fitting in a single FPGA or SoC device are facilitating manufacturers to develop future-proofed solutions for UHDTV”, said Jean-Marie Cloquet, Manager of the image processing division of Barco Silex. “Thanks to the flexible and scalable architecture of our cores, we are able to offer our customers a unique upgrade path, ranging from ultra-compact JPEG 2000 HD and DCI cores in the smallest FPGA devices to multi-channel 4K and 8K UHDTV. Integrated by equipment manufacturers and compliant with several industry standards or recommendations such as the VSF Technical Recommendation of JPEG 2000 Broadcast profile and DCI (Digital Cinema Initiative), they provide reliable and unmatched quality.”

Barco Silex will showcase its JPEG 2000 solutions at the IBC tradeshow in Amsterdam (Hall 10 D31).    

About Barco Silex

Barco Silex is the leader in video processing, encryption and security IP cores and platforms as well as electronic design services (ASIC, FPGA, DSP, Board). The full-range of Barco Silex JPEG 2000 IP cores enable high-performance and high-quality coding and support a wide range of features and options: ultra-low latency, mathematically lossless compression, ultra-low subframe latency, multichannel HD, 2K, 4K, 8K, UHD.  The video platforms integrate a full-range of networking and video compression modules and enable customers to accelerate their product developments. Barco Silex security platforms and encryption cores deliver unrivaled speed performance and compact footprint.  For more information visit www.barco-silex.com