Image Processing NPU IP

Overview

WAVE-N is an image quality enhancement specific NPU IP with the
exclusive algorithm. WAVE-N helps you to view a larger and clearer video.

Key Features

  • Highly optimized for CNN-based image processing application
  • Fully programmable processing core: Instruction level coding with Chips&Media proprietary Instruction Set Architecture (ISA)
  • 16-bit floating point arithmetic unit
  • Minimum bandwidth consumption
  • Extreme efficiency for modern CNN computation: Over 50% MAC utilization (MAC utilization= MAC Enable Cycle / Total Cycle)

SUPER-RESOLUTION

  • Up-scaling to 4K60fps@500MHz
  • Improved than the conventional algorithm
  • Free-scale ratio: x1/2 ~ x8
  • 8-bit/10-bit YUV

NOISE REDUCTION

  • Single image de-noising
  • Enhanced image quality
  • DRAM bandwidth efficiency
  • 8-bit/10-bit YUV

Benefits

  • Super-resolution: 2K60fps → 4K60fps@500MHz
  • Noise reduction: 2K60fps@500MHz

Applications

  • Mobile,
  • Wearable,
  • Drone,
  • IP Camera,
  • Digital Camera,
  • TV,
  • Set-top box,
  • Automotive

Technical Specifications

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Image Processing NPU IP
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