AMSTERDAM, Feb. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc.
(NASDAQ: XLNX), the leader in adaptive and intelligent computing,
today announced a range of new and advanced machine learning (ML)
capabilities for Xilinx devices targeted at the professional
audio/video (Pro AV) and broadcast markets. Additionally, Xilinx
unveiled the industry's first demonstration of a programmable HDMI
2.1 implementation on its 7nm Versal™ devices. Xilinx is showcasing
these capabilities and more at Integrated Systems Europe (ISE)
2020, taking place this week in Amsterdam. These and other highly adaptable
Xilinx solutions for the Pro AV and broadcast markets are designed
to help customers reduce costs and future proof investments while
keeping pace with new usage models and evolving industry
standards.
Advanced ML capabilities for AI edge processing
Newly available ML capabilities for Xilinx Pro AV and broadcast
platforms include region-of-interest encoding, intelligent digital
signage, automatic object tracking and window cropping, and speech
recognition. Customers can now take advantage of these ML
capabilities on Xilinx devices, including the already highly
integrated Zynq® UltraScale+™ MPSoC platform, for AI edge
processing. The combination of real-time audio and video
processing, AV connectivity interfaces, codecs, IP networking, CPU,
and GPU into an adaptable and scalable single-chip solution can
provide users with significant space, power, and cost savings.
"Machine learning is a rapidly developing technology that is
stimulating new usage models in Pro AV and broadcast," said
Ramesh Iyer, director of Pro AV
& Broadcast at Xilinx. "Adding ML into Xilinx's adaptable
platforms provides a highly integrated AV processor that delivers
proven support for 8K video,
AV-over-IP, and compression, and now adds advanced capabilities for
monetizing analytics, improving workflow efficiency and enhancing
usability. Ultimately, these integrated ML features will allow
companies to increase innovation, differentiate themselves, and
accelerate time-to-market."
Pro AV market customers can apply the new ML capabilities across
many applications and workloads. Key examples, include:
- Region-of-Interest Encoding – detect faces and features using
ML and the Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC integrated H.264/H.265 codec to
keep video quality high in those areas and apply higher compression
for backgrounds. This reduces the overall bitrate and saves
significant costs in live streaming.
- Intelligent Digital Signage – using ML models for gender, age
and gesture detection to present targeted interactive advertising
in digital signage. The result is a higher return on investment for
advertisers as well as monetizable behaviour metrics.
- Automated Object Tracking and Window Cropping – output multiple
HD windows from a single 4K camera
using ML. This is particularly useful when providing switchable
content at live events and in control rooms.
- Speech Recognition – automatically output text from speech,
which is ideal for automating the transcription of meeting notes
and language translation in conferencing and collaboration.
First HDMI 2.1 implementation on 7nm devices
At ISE 2020, Xilinx will demonstrate the industry's first
programmable HDMI 2.1 implementation on its 7nm Versal™ devices,
built on the first adaptive compute acceleration platform (ACAP).
The ACAP is a revolutionary new category of heterogeneous compute
devices with capabilities far exceeding those of conventional
CPUs, GPUs and FPGAs.
With data rates up to 48Gbps, HDMI 2.1 supports a range of
higher video resolutions and frame rates, including 8K60 and 4K120,
for a more immersive experience in LED walls, large format
displays, digital signage, and applications that rely on
fast-moving video such as live sports. Developed in preparation for
this, HDMI 2.1 support on Versal ACAP will allow customers to
transmit, receive and process up to 8K (7680 x 4320 pixels) ultra-high-definition
(UHD) video.
The 7nm Versal ACAP offers scalar, adaptable and intelligent
engines in a software-programmable silicon infrastructure,
providing a tight coupling between embedded software, multichannel
AV processing pipelines, and AI inferencing. Additionally,
combining real-time video processing, AV connectivity interfaces,
codecs, IP networking, CPU, GPU and more into a single-chip
solution means that customers can save space, power, and cost.
Integrated Systems Europe 2020
Xilinx will be showcasing the newly available ML capabilities,
first programmable HDMI 2.1 implementation on a 7nm device, and
other cutting-edge solutions for the Pro AV and broadcast markets
at ISE 2020 this week in Amsterdam,
Netherlands, in booth #15-D240. For more information on the
demos Xilinx will showcase, visit:
https://www.xilinx.com/about/events/2020/ise-2020.html
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About Xilinx
Xilinx develops highly flexible and
adaptive processing platforms that enable rapid innovation across a
variety of technologies – from the endpoint, to the edge, to the
cloud. Xilinx is the inventor of the FPGA, hardware programmable
SoCs, and the ACAP, designed to deliver the most dynamic processor
technology in the industry and enable the adaptable, intelligent,
and connected world of the future. For more information,
visit www.xilinx.com.
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