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ARC® Multimedia Subsystems
The Industry's Leading Configurable, Multi-Standard Multimedia Subsystems Targeting Devices Ranging from Low Power Portable Media Players to High Resolution A/V Systems
ARC International pioneered configurable multimedia subsystems and processors, and is the leader with over 140 customers worldwide who collectively ship more than 300 million ARC-Based™ chips annually. ARC's Multimedia Subsystems reduce SoC development costs by integrating its patented configurable CPU technology with optimized software and media-centric processing features. They are ideal solutions for consumer devices ranging from low cost portable products to high fidelity and high resolution A/V systems.
Each ARC® Multimedia Subsystem is programmable to create unique solutions. Each supports multiple standards, and comes with a complete set of optimized and pre-integrated audio, imaging, and video codecs as well as development tools. And each is configurable so that unique features can easily be added or removed to increase product differentiation.
Being programmable, it is easy to enhance the subsystem-based solutions by adding pre- and post-processing functions. For example, ARC's multimedia subsystems are ready to incorporate audio post-processing products from Sonic Focus which add value by enhancing consumer experience of today’s audio-capable devices.
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| ARC Multimedia Subsystem Roadmap | ARC Media Subsystem | ARC Video Subsystems |
| ARC Sound Subsystems | ARC Sound Advanced Subsystem
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| VRaptor™ Multimedia Architecture
| Development Tools | Selector Chart |
ARC® Multimedia Subsystem Roadmap
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ARC® Media 401V Subsystem
Sonic Focus-Ready Audio/Video Subsystem
The ARC Media 401V is a programmable audio/video subsystem that is Sonic Focus-ready. ARC Media 401V is an integrated, pre-verified audio and video subsystem ideal for power-sensitive multimedia-enabled appliances. The AM 401V is capable of decoding up to D1 resolution video, all popular audio formats and synchronous audio/video playback. By integrating and pre-verifying the audio and video subsystems, ARC has eliminated the integration task for SoC designers, thereby accelerating time-to-market.
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ARC® Video Subsystems
Smallest, High-Quality, Multi-Standard, Programmable Subsystem for Standard Definition Video Devices
ARC Video is a family of complete subsystem solutions integrating a video optimized 32-bit ARC processor up to two ARC's 128-bit SIMD media engines, a media-optimized DMA engine, multi-standard entropy encoder and entropy decoder, motion estimation accelerator, and VRaptor's patented channels interconnect. ARC Video Subsystem family members include the AV 417V, AV 407V, AV406V, AV 404V, AV 402V, and AV 401. Standard video and imaging codecs supplied with the subsystems include H.264, VC-1, MPEG-4, MPEG-2, JPEG and more. The ARC Video Subsystems can optionally run RTOS, audio and other host control functions together with pre- and post-processing operations.
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ARC® Sound Subsystems
Lowest Power, Multi-Standard, Programmable Subsystem Family for Next Generation Handheld and Consumer Appliances
ARC Sound Subsystems provide an optimized solution for audio-centric SoCs requiring energy efficiency, low cost silicon, and quick time-to-market. ARC Sound Subsystems integrate a 32-bit ARC RISC/DSP processor with optimized audio extensions and state-of-the-art audio codecs, such as AAC, AC3, MP3, and WMA. ARC Sound Subsystems are ready to run Sonic Focus audio post processing enhancement software. The newest ARC Sound Family member, the ARC Sound 210E, incorporates advanced power management techniques utilizing ARC’s Energy Pro technology.
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ARC® Sound Advanced Subsystem
Highest Fidelity, Multi-Standard Programmable Subsystem for Advanced Audio Devices
ARC Sound Advanced is a complete subsystem for advanced definition audio processing. It integrates ARC’s 128-bit SIMD audio accelerator with an ARC 700 family processor, media optimized DMA engine, and advanced audio codecs. Programmable and configurable, it easily adapts to customer applications for multi-channel (5.1, 7.1, 13.1, etc) audio decode, encode, and multi-stream audio processing. Codecs include DTS HD, aacPlus, Dolby Digital TrueHD, WMA, AC3, MP3 and more. ARC Sound Advanced is ready to run Sonic Focus audio post processing enhancement software.
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VRaptor™ Multimedia Architecture
Scalable, Configurable Solution for Complex Media Processing
ARC VRaptor is a programmable media architecture that forms the basis for ARC’s next generation Multimedia Subsystems. The VRaptor-based Video Subsystems are 70x more efficient than legacy "fixed architecture" offerings, and require less than 200 MHz for standard definition H.264 encoding. Its highly scalable implementations range from low cost portable media devices to the highest performance, high definition audio/video applications. Instantiations of VRaptor architecture can scale from a single ARC® 710D CPU to multiple ARC 750D CPUs with media extensions, multiple vectorized 128-bit SIMD processors, high performance streaming I/O, and domain specific accelerators. All are connected by VRaptor's patent pending active communications channels technology.
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ARC® Multimedia Subsystem Development Tools
Advanced Hardware and Software Development Environment for Quick Time-to-Market
ARC provides tools for integrating hardware IP and software licensed from ARC into customer SoCs. ARC tools support configuring customized versions of ARC processors and subsystems, as well as developing, modeling, and debugging software and hardware. ARC’s advanced tools work with a broad offering of third party industry standard tools needed for taking products from concept to production.
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ARC® Multimedia Subsystem Selector Chart
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