Enhanced Multi-Format Encoder Supporting AV1

Overview

Allegro DVT’s AL-E210 is the first video encoder IP to implement real-time and file-based encoding in AV1 format. Built upon a true multi-format architecture, it provides support for AV1, VP9, H.265/HEVC, H.264/AVC and JPEG formats by sharing resources between the five supported codecs to achieve the best trade-off between silicon area, memory bandwidth and power consumption.
The AL-E120 encoder IP is an enhanced version of the previous Allegro DVT encoding products featuring new advanced coding tools that brings state of the art video encoding quality.
The AL-E210 encoder IP is built on the proven Allegro DVT multi-core architecture which offers flexibility to achieve different performance levels to match the requirements of the target application. This innovative architecture provides options to higher picture resolutions such as 8K and higher frame rates up to 120fps.
Furthermore, the AL-E210 embeds various caching and compression mechanisms to lower the memory bandwidth requirements which become a critical system level issue with increasing video resolutions and frame rates.

Key Features

Supported formats :

AV1 Main profile (4:2:0, 8-bit/10-bit)
VP9 Profile 0 (4:2:0, 8-bit) and Profile 2 (4:2:0, 10-bit)
H.265/HEVC Main, Main 10 and Main 4:2:2 10 profiles and Scalable High efficiency Video Coding (SHVC) profile
H.264/AVC Baseline, Main, High, High 10 and High 4:2:2 profiles
JPEG Baseline

Advanced features :

Ultra low latency coding
Source input compression
Dynamic changes of the encoding parameters
Advanced coding tools (LookAhead, …)
Smart encoding tools (ROI, …)
Video surveillance features
Pre-processing features
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Interfaces :

AMBA APB interface for control registers programming
AMBA AXI interface for data access

Benefits

State of the art video encoding quality
Prefectly suited for 4K video resolutions and scalable up to 8K resolution
Unique true multi-format architecture
Flexible, user configurable software
Fast and easy integration within a wide range of System-On-Chip (SoC) designs

Applications

Cloud transcoding and broadcasting
Video surveillance cameras
Digital and action cameras
VR/AR devices
Automotive

Deliverables

RTL source code
C control software
Bit accurate executable software reference model
Documentation

Technical Specifications

Foundry, Node

28nm, 16nm and below

Availability

Available

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