Date: 20/03/2011

3DTV development tool from Mentor visualizes 3D pictures

Mentor Graphics has announced a new Multimedia platform for 3DTV chip designers to develop and test their software against multiple 3D TV formats on their systems-on-chip (SoC) before silicon is available. Mentor claims the analysis tool in this platform 1000 times faster than software simulation.

The solution includes a High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) and employs 3D TV analysis tools early in the development cycle. The platform consists of the Veloce family of emulators and the iSolve Multimedia product for HTDV and HDMI 3D applications.

Using the Mentor 3D TV Multimedia Verification platform full software applications can be validated against a SoC prior to silicon being available, while analyzing several different 3D formats. This platform provides direct visualizations of the 3D pictures and frames instead of signal-level displays of traditional simulation tools.

"Mentor has led the way for many years in the accelerated verification of Digital TV designs, now including the first 3D TV emulation solution with our iSolve Multimedia product, which is successfully deployed at world-leading consumer electronics companies," said Eric Selosse, vice president and general manager, Mentor Emulation Division. "With the addition of 3D, Mentor strengthens its position as the premier vendor for hardware emulation solutions for Digital TV applications."

The Mentor 3D TV platform supports the latest HDMI and other digital TV standards, and includes debug and analysis tools for video and audio content, automatic generators for data streaming, and remote access client software to support users in worldwide organizations.

The platform can be used with a traditional In-Circuit Emulation as well as a high-performance Transaction-Based Acceleration mode of operation. Mentor says the ability to mix and match traditional ICE capabilities with high-performance Transaction-Based Acceleration facilitates the smooth transition from simulation centric use models to In-Circuit Emulation.

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To know more visit www.mentor.com/med.