MPEG-2 Encoder

[JNETO]

Good night,

I'm in the planning phase of a wireless video server design. At this
point, I could not find a single- chip MPEG-2 encoder with easy access
to its documentation. Some manufacturers had mantained restrictions
about access this parts documentation, specifically Conexant
(CX23416); Hitachi (NLC0190BPQ); Fujitsu (MB86393) and NXP
(SAA6752HS). Does anyone knows a MPEG-2 Encoder with documentation
available and sold normally in semiconductor market?

 

[[email protected]]

Good night,

I'm in the planning phase of a wireless video server design. At this
point, I could not find a single- chip MPEG-2 encoder with easy access
to its documentation. Some manufacturers had mantained restrictions
about access this parts documentation, specifically Conexant
(CX23416); Hitachi (NLC0190BPQ); Fujitsu (MB86393) and NXP
(SAA6752HS). Does anyone knows a MPEG-2 Encoder with documentation
available and sold normally in semiconductor market?

Hi, why not try these following vendors who also make MPEG ICs.

SIGMA DESIGNS www.sigmadesigns.com/
Toshiba Corp. http://www.toshiba.com/taec/
ESS TECHNOLOGY http://www.esstech.com
NEC Electronics www.necel.com or www.ic.nec.co.jp/index_e.htm
Realtek www.realtek.com.tw/

Srini
EMITT Solutions
www.emittsol.com

 

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Hi, why not try these following vendors who also make MPEG ICs.

SIGMA DESIGNS www.sigmadesigns.com/
Toshiba Corp. http://www.toshiba.com/taec/
ESS TECHNOLOGY http://www.esstech.com
NEC Electronics www.necel.comor www.ic.nec.co.jp/index_e.htm
Realtek www.realtek.com.tw/

Srini
EMITT Solutionswww.emittsol.com

You can also try
Magnum Semiconductor which for sure makes MPEG encoders and lot of
data is available on their website

http://www.magnumsemi.com/products/chips.shtml

Srini
EMITT Solutions
www.emittsol.com

 

[JNETO]

You can also try
Magnum Semiconductor which for sure makes MPEG encoders and lot of
data is available on their website

http://www.magnumsemi.com/products/chips.shtml

Srini
EMITT Solutionswww.emittsol.com

Thank you Srini,


I've browsed all websites that you sent me, but I could not find links
with enouth data to evaluate electrical and logical characteristics
(examples bellow) of each chip. Without this, there is a great risk in
purchasing a developer kit, for example. Dou you have any other
sugestions?

http://www.necel.com/digital_av/en/mpegcodec/d6129x.html
http://www.magnumsemi.com/products/ms9400.shtml

JNETO

 

[Gary Tait]

Thank you Srini,


I've browsed all websites that you sent me, but I could not find links
with enouth data to evaluate electrical and logical characteristics
(examples bellow) of each chip. Without this, there is a great risk in
purchasing a developer kit, for example. Dou you have any other
sugestions?

http://www.necel.com/digital_av/en/mpegcodec/d6129x.html
http://www.magnumsemi.com/products/ms9400.shtml

JNETO

Ask the suppliers what qualifications and credentials are needed to
access the proprietary data, then get those credentials, if you don't
already have them.

 

[JosephKK]

Gary Tait [email protected] posted to sci.electronics.design:

Ask the suppliers what qualifications and credentials are needed to
access the proprietary data, then get those credentials, if you
don't already have them.

It is usually an NDA, though sometimes with an "impound" fee that can
be as high as US$10,000, possibly even more.

 

[JNETO]

Gary Tait [email protected] posted to sci.electronics.design:





It is usually an NDA, though sometimes with an "impound" fee that can
be as high as US$10,000, possibly even more.

JosephKK : Thank you for your response. This business model is really
new for me. This US$ 10K is high, and now is necessary to evaluate
this as a investment.

Gary Tait: I'm not intended to access private data, but understand how
MPEG-2 encoders can be brought and used. Remember that there is lots
of complete datasheets available in the web provided directly by
chip's manufacturers. Some semiconductors are even more complex than
MPEG-2 encoders, but this data can be accessed freely and legally by
any user. I'll evaluate the risk of a +US$ 10K investment, thats all.

 

[Gary Tait]

Gary Tait: I'm not intended to access private data, but understand how
MPEG-2 encoders can be brought and used. Remember that there is lots
of complete datasheets available in the web provided directly by
chip's manufacturers. Some semiconductors are even more complex than
MPEG-2 encoders, but this data can be accessed freely and legally by
any user. I'll evaluate the risk of a +US$ 10K investment, thats all.

The thing you might be missing is MPEG2 chips require licensing form the
MPEG-LA, becasue it contains proprietary technology. They don't want just
anybody to get that info unless they are legtimate and commercially
serious about possibly using their product and have likely paid for, or
are on their way to paying for an MPEG-LA license.

 

[Nobody]

The thing you might be missing is MPEG2 chips require licensing form the
MPEG-LA, becasue it contains proprietary technology. They don't want just
anybody to get that info unless they are legtimate and commercially
serious about possibly using their product and have likely paid for, or
are on their way to paying for an MPEG-LA license.

The proprietary technology involved in MPEG-2 itself is protected by
patents, not trade secrecy.

The details of MPEG-2 can be found in the patents, or in the source code
of any software decoder (patentability of algorithms varies between
countries, as does whether or not source code can infringe a patent).

The only details likely to be trade secrets are those relating to the
particular chip, not MPEG-2 per se.

 

[JosephKK]

JNETO [email protected] posted to sci.electronics.design:

JosephKK : Thank you for your response. This business model is
really new for me. This US$ 10K is high, and now is necessary to
evaluate this as a investment.

Gary Tait: I'm not intended to access private data, but understand
how MPEG-2 encoders can be brought and used. Remember that there is
lots of complete datasheets available in the web provided directly
by chip's manufacturers. Some semiconductors are even more complex
than MPEG-2 encoders, but this data can be accessed freely and
legally by any user. I'll evaluate the risk of a +US$ 10K
investment, thats all.

The other side of the coin is that the fees may not be that high. You
cannot know until you ask.