ViXS Systems, leading developer of video networking chipsets and software, and chipmaker Intersil, today announced design tools for the transmission of video over 802.11g.
The first part of the deal will see ViXS combining its Matrix dual-channel (MAC) and baseband chip set with Intersil’s Prism Indigo RF front end for IEEE 802.11a WLANs. In the second part, the two will target 802.11g networks with a software development kit (SDK) that will combine ViXS’s Xcode video transrating and transcoding chip with Intersil’s Prism GT chipset and Prism Nitro technology. The Xcode IC can adjust the bit rates, resolutions and formats of multiple MPEG video streams in real time, adapting each stream to changing network bandwidth.
The software development kit (SDK) combines ViXS’ XCode with Intersil’s PRISM GT chipset and PRISM Nitro speed enhancements. The combination of the two chipsets ensures that consumer electronics manufacturers can quickly bring products to market that offer full standard compliance to existing 802.11b systems while delivering high-quality digital video over the same wireless network.
“By combining PRISM’s accelerated 802.11g capabilities with the high-quality of service delivered by ViXS’ XCode, Intersil is well positioned to meet the burgeoning market demand for high-speed wireless video,” said Larry Ciaccia, vice president and general manager of Intersil’s Wireless Networking Product Group.
ViXS’ XCode integrated circuit can adjust the bit-rates, resolutions and formats of multiple MPEG video streams in real time, adapting each stream to changing network bandwidth. As a result, products such as digital video recorders (DVRs), media gateways, or set-top boxes can distribute high-quality digital video to any PDA, laptop or settop in the home. Intersil’s Nitro speed enhancements deliver up to a 3x improvement in throughput for 802.11g clients operating in mixed-mode wireless networks and up to 50 percent greater throughput performance in 802.11g only networks.
Intersil’s PRISM Indigo is a 5 GHz chip set for the 802.11a standard. ViXS’ recently announced Matrix chipset is a MAC/PHY baseband processor will work with it, offering two 802.11a channels that optimize high-quality video distribution in a wireless IP-based network. The Matrix chipset will provide manufacturers of consumer electronics and personal computer platforms with standards-based video networking that reliably distributes multi-stream or single stream video to any networked display device.
