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November 2006
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Learn How Evolution in Video Entertainment Depends on Transcoding
Multi-format video transcoding will be essential for the continued evolution of the video entertainment market--enabling consumers to view video anywhere, anytime, on any device. A new IDC research study finds that transcoding is a critical technology for delivering digital content to video playback devices that were previously incompatible. Read the study and register for the Dec. 7 webcast.
 
 
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TI Tech DaysTI Tech Days: Development Tools for DaVinci™ Technology
This half-day seminar Dec. 6 in Boston will feature experts from MontaVista Software and Green Hills Software discussing how to get advanced video designs to market faster. Demos will include advanced debugging techniques. Register now!
 
 
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White Paper Explores Video Compression
Want an overview of key video-coding concepts and information on the compression standards legacy? Check out the white paper “Video Compression: System Trade-Offs with H.264, VC-1 and Other Advanced CODECs” by Jeremiah Golston, a distinguished member of TI’s Technical Staff, and Dr. Ajit Rao, a member of TI’s Group Technical Staff. Download today!
         
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DaVinciMagazine Honors DaVinci™ Technology
EDN China gave its recent Innovation Award in the DSP/microprocessor category to TI’s TMS320DM64x™ DaVinci processors. Based on the TMS320C64x+™ DSP core and an ARM926 processor, TMS320DM64x devices include video accelerators, networking peripherals and external memory/storage interfaces, all tuned for video. See why the awards committee was impressed.

New 3-Channel RGBHV Video Buffer Includes I2C Control and Selectable Filters
TI has introduced the industry’s first triple video amplifier with integrated filters and HV sync capability. The THS7327 slashes board space, improves performance and maximizes flexibility via I2C programmability of all functions in video projectors and computer displays as well as professional video, broadcast video, and digital TV systems. See the data sheet.

Featured Analog Product: 4-Channel Automotive Digital Amplifier
The four-channel single-ended-input TAS5414 is one of the first devices to combine the high power efficiency of Class D amps with breakthroughs in low electromagnetic interference, enabling it to meet the tough standards of the automotive industry. Download the product bulletin at the bottom of the data sheet for complete details.
 
       
Design Resources
Video360 PodcastUpdated DSP Resource Guide Now Available
The TI DSP Third Party Network offers a wide variety of products and services to help speed your video/imaging and audio designs to market. This freshly updated guide provides developers and designers using TI DSP platforms with access to platform and application solutions as well as development systems and engineering services. Download the guide now.
 
       
Authored Articles
Fortune Magazine Looks at TI's ‘Lunatic Fringe’
Fortune magazine recently examined how TI spends time “searching for and encouraging all manner of lunatics and visionaries” because the company believes “that today’s wacky idea can turn out to be tomorrow’s billion-dollar industry.” And several popular products have emerged from such efforts, according to the story “Texas Instruments’ lunatic fringe” (Fortune, 9/1/06). Check out the article by Fortune senior editor Peter Lewis today.

Two TI Experts Offer Advice about Transitioning to HD Video
Designers embarking on an HD video project should carefully examine how to optimize quality, weighing the system’s display, bandwidth, storage constraints and cost constraints. Don’t miss the article “Evaluating high definition's implications” (EE Times, 9/11/06) by Jeremiah Golston, CTO for TI's Streaming Media Division, and Gene Frantz, TI principal fellow. (Free, but requires registration).

Everything You Need to Know About Optimizing Cache Performance
A senior member of TI’s Technical Staff explains how caches work, using the two-level cache in TI’s TMS320C64x™ as an example. With caches becoming increasingly common in DSPs, Jackie Brenner’s article “Optimizing for cache performance” (DSP DesignLine, 7/4/06) is a must read.
 
         
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