Portable Consumer Devices

For Portable Consumer Devices, the key balance between high video quality must be met with low power consumption, using a compression method that enables low bitrate and low storage needs, while maintaining a mass consumer price point. The challenge in this market segment is being able to achieve all of this in one device.

The QL200 family’s advanced algorithms enable the complex H.264 MP processing to be achieved efficiently, for superior video quality and low price points. This enhanced feature set enables a 50% lower bit rate than MPEG-2 allowing for portable devices to have more storage capacity. The QL201B innovative power management results in less than 200mW of power consumption, enabling extended hours of portable operation.

The flexible QL201B architecture and interfaces can be designed as a companion chip to an existing host controller device for compatibility and fast and seamless design upgrades. In the portable consumer devices market, which is an already established market with many existing designs, customers can easily migrate to H.264 Main Profile quickly without a major redesign of their entire system.

Portable Consumer Devices – DSC / DVC Coprocessor