Video Demonstrating Key Advantages of Altera's Cyclone III FPGAs is Now Available on the Microtronix Website

LONDON, ON – February 26, 2009 -Microtronix® Datacom Ltd., a leading producer of highly integrated video imaging and intellectual property (IP) development solutions, has released a downloadable video demonstrating the key advantages of the Altera® Cyclone III processing 480i - 1080p video scaler, motion-adaptive deinterlacer IP and alpha blending graphics overlay is now available on the Microtronix website. In addition, the demo highlights the major advantage of the Microtronix Multi-port DDR2 Memory Controller IP Core which is its ability to achieve a memory access efficiency of 95% in Avalon multi-master video applications. The Microtronix Multi-port DDR2 Memory Controller IP Core outperforms all other leading off-the shelf single-port memory controllers by over 30%.

"Design engineers looking for Stratix performance on a Cyclone budget can now see first hand how the Microtronix ViClaro III HD Video IP Development Kit outperforms all other Cyclone III development kits," says Norman McCall, President, CEO of Microtronix. "View the demo by visiting "View the demo by visiting YouTube and discover what all the excitement is about.”

Bundled with the world-class Microtronix Multi-port DDR2 Memory Controller IP Core and suite of Quartus HD video Reference Designs, the ViClaro III HD Video IP Development Kit features the highest density Cyclone III FPGA, the EP3C120 device, as well as an HD multimedia interface (HDMI), PCI Express, USB 2.0 PHY, and a four-lane PCI Express PHY. With its system integration capabilities, the kit is an ideal starting point for developing HDTV systems, broadcast video conversion/processing applications, HD projectors or plasma/LCD TVs, DVD recorders and cameras, video test and measurement equipment, and medical diagnostic equipment.

Supplied Quartus Reference Designs

Leverage the performance capabilities of the Microtronix Multi-port DDR2 Memory Controller to drive the 64-bit DDR2 data bus at up to 190 MHz in a Cyclone III C7 speed grade device!

• HD Frame Capture to LVDS
• Deinterlace and scale 480i input to 720p
• Motion Adaptive Deinterlacer: 1080i input to 1080p
• Dynamically scale progressive input formats to 1080p
• Logo overlay on 720p input
• Quad LVDS links driving 1080p 100/120 Hz display panel
• PCI Express demo

Included Suite of IP Cores

One Year Single User Node License for the following:

• Avalon Multi-port DDR2 Memory Controller IP Core
• Video LVDS Transmitter / Receiver IP Core
• I2C Master Controller IP Core

Availability

The Microtronix ViClaro III HD Video IP Development Kit is available for immediate sale. For full details on how to order contact: Sales at Microtronix

About Microtronix

Microtronix has been in business for more than 30 years. The company had its beginning as a designer of custom networking equipment targeted at the TELCO marketplace. The company now focuses their engineering skills on a line of embedded networking products and on providing a turnkey engineering design-development service from product concept through to full production. Microtronix specializes in the rapid development of FPGA-based hardware, IP cores, printed circuit board and software solutions for embedded applications.

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Microtronix
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