Fujitsu to Launch IDB-1394-Compliant LSIs Featuring Embedded Multimedia Functions
November 13, 2007 // Published as a news service by IHS
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Fujitsu Ltd. and Fujitsu VLSI Ltd. co-developed two new controller large-scale integrations (LSIs), the MB88388A and MB88389, which support the ITS Data Bus-1394 (IDB-1394), an international data networking standard for transmitting video, audio and other multimedia data over an in-car network.
Sample shipments of the new LSIs will begin from December 1, 2007.
The MB88388A implements the Fujitsu proprietary SmartCODEC, a video codec specified under IDB-1394 international standard for in-vehicle video transmission.
SmartCODEC was developed by Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. and is used in the BT.601 Transport Over Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 1394 standard.
This makes it possible to transmit video from DVD, digital TV and car-navigation sources at high resolution without perceptible lag, Fujitsu said.
According to Fujitsu, various automobile manufacturers view the IDB-1394 standard as necessary to enable rear-seat entertainment systems that can play DVDs, show digital TV programming and offer access to the car navigation system.
Because IDB-1394 can be configured as a multiplexing network, multiple video and audio streams in addition to control signals can be transmitted simultaneously over the same physical layer. This means the car network can carry even more complex information over a single cable, thereby reducing wiring-harness complexity and weight, Fujitsu said.
"We are pleased to see the first fully integrated IDB-1394 compliant LSI product from Fujitsu," said Mark Spain, director of the automotive business unit of Microsoft Corp.
"We support this standard and plan to utilize it for the Microsoft Auto platform designed to create advanced in-vehicle infotainment systems. As digital experiences grow, software and services are expected to converge in the car, requiring standard platforms and enabling technologies like those from Microsoft and Fujitsu," Spain said.
Source: Fujitsu.