Communication Equipment LSI
MN1959041
Commercial MPEG-4 Video Codec IC for W-CDMA Mobile Visual
Terminals
■ Overview
MN1959041 is an image-processing DSP that adopts a vector pipelined architecture. It provides an extensive set of
features that allow it to implement the high-efficiency image and video encoding and decoding required for image
communication, recording, and playback. It implements encoding and decoding that conform to the H.263 and MPEG-
4 Simple@L1 video encoding standards, and decoding that conforms to the MPEG-4 Simple@L3 video encoding
standard. It includes dedicated special-purpose circuits for high-speed decoding of the MPEG-4 core profile.
■ Features
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General-purpose DSP core (MP: Main Processor) that can implement complex processing flexibly
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Provides an instruction set of 43 instructions, including both scalar and vector instructions.
Provides interrupt control and task management functions that issue VCE/VIF/MIF (described later) start/stop in-
structions and DMA transfer instructions.
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Special-purpose arithmetic circuit (VCE: Video Codec Engine) that implements a high-speed video codec
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Integer precision and half-pel precision motion detection circuit (MEF/MEH)
Discrete cosine transformation/inverse discrete cosine transformation circuits (DCT/IDCT)
Variable-length encoding and decoding circuits (VLC/VLD)
Blocking noise elimination circuit (PNR)
Shape information decoding circuit (CAD)
Pixel supplementing circuit (PADDING)
Image synthesis circuit (COMPOSITE)
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Full complement of image signal input and output functions
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Video interface circuit (VIF) that supports both portrait and landscape orientation LCDs
Support for CIF and QCIF 4:2:2 format video input from CMOS cameras
P in P function that displays a subscreen in the lower right of the main screen
Cursor and blue background display functions.
Mosquito noise elimination filter
Functions for picture quality adjustment and for combining video and graphics
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IIC (Inter IC) interface (Conforms to Version 2.0, standard and fast mode)
Video signal format conversion function (YCbCr 4:2:2 → RGB; can be stopped when not needed.)
Graphics overlay function (Either post RGB conversion or post dithering can be selected.)
Video signal adjustment functions: outline enhancement, tint, color gain, brightness, contrast, and gamma adjust-
ment
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Dithering function for pseudo 24-bit color (2 × 2 matrix)
Monochrome conversion function (Either monochrome or sepia can be specified.)
Allows moving the display area (a 176-pixel × 220-line area placed anywhere within a 352-pixel × 288-line image)
YCbCr 4:2:2 test image generation function (75% color bar, horizontal/vertical stripe, arbitrary brightness/color
difference)
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Camera reset control function
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Large on-chip DRAM capacity
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On-chip 20 Mbit DRAM provided to reduce parts counts and achieve overall system cost reductions
Publication date: November 2002
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