BLE is one of the key enabling technologies for short range wireless IoT applications and wearable electronics. BLE 4.2 release is a significant upgrade incorporating connectivity, security, speed and reliability. BLE 5 is the latest version of the core specification. The new specification will quadruple the range, double the speed and increase data broadcasting capacity by 800%.
ASTRI provides highly integrated NB-IoT solution including RF transceiver, baseband and System-on-Chip for terminals and sensor nodes.
NB-IoT is a new global standard based on public and spectrum-licensed mobile operators’ networks. It is a wide area wireless technology which enables ubiquitous connections. Anything can be connected to the network from anywhere, regardless of its distance.
NB-IoT is a part of the global 3GPP Release 13 standard published in June 2016 optimized for Low Power Wide Area (LPWA) applications with the following advantages:
Low Power → Battery life up to 10 years
Low Cost → Cheap enough to be deployed in mass-scale
ASTRI’s Visually Enhanced Ultra Hi-Def (VEUHD) technology converts and polishes the input full HD video to high-quality 4K format video signal for 4KTV panels. Based on technologies such as Super-resolution (SR) and Human Visual System (HVS) models, it optimises the resolution, colour and depth sense and enhances viewers’ visual experience. ASTRI’s solution supports low latency real time conversion in FPGA/ASIC realisation, and high speed off-line content making in software implementation.
Feature Highlights
• Super-resolution
Input HD (1080p) video is converted to 4K (2160p) by super-resolution. Our innovative and world-class algorithm analyses the video content, removes jaggy and halo artifacts, and brings out details that are optimal for visual experience.
• Enhancement
Enhancement is done once the image is converted to the desired resolution format. Our technology adaptively improves the local contrast, makes the colours more vivid, and creates a greater sense of depth.
• Noise reduction
VEHUD reduces sensor noise as well as blocking and mosquito artifacts from codec and preserves noise-like image details at the same time.
• Input Video Formats
1080p
RGB 8-bit, YUV
• Output Video Formats
2160p
RGB 10-bit, YUV
• Applications
4KTV, set-top box (STB), Software solutions
Technology Licensing
The Real-time VEUHD technology can be licensed to industrial partners in forms of algorithm, FPGA or hardware module. Alternatively, it can be licensed as soft or hard silicon IP and integrated into any self-developed IC.
ASTRI’s hardware accelerated 3D conversion system is equipped with a PCIe FPGA-based hardware accelerator. It can expedite video conversion from 2D to 3D and enhance the resolution to UHD (3840×2160), creating refined 3D images of professional quality. This system is designed for medium to large sized production or conversion studios to accelerate the 3D video conversion or post-production processes and shorten the post-processing time to market. Its user interface is based on a professional video compositing software, Adobe After Effects, with a ASTRI-developed plug-in for the communication with the hardware accelerator.
Key Features
Automatic high accuracy depth map estimation can be achieved in most cases
Supports key frame insertion, allows manual intervention for complex scenes, supports a wide range of 3D output formats
Autostereoscopic 3D: Multiview 3D with unlimited number of views for lenticular lens or parallax barrier
Supports up-conversion to UHD (3840×2160) @30Hz
Further enhances 3D quality based on the generated depth map, manual rotoscoping or post-processing in Adobe After EffectsInstant preview via HDMI output port from hardware accelerator board or graphic card
Hardware acceleration up to 6 times
Hardware and Software Requirements
Windows 7 64-bit OS
At least 8GB of RAM
512 GB high speed harddisk or SSD for output storage
Graphic card with HDMI (v1.4) for an output video resolution up to 4096×2160
Adobe After Effects version CS5.5 or above
One PCIe x4 slot for the hardware accelerator
Technology Licensing
The hardware accelerated 3D conversion system can be licensed to industrial partners in forms of algorithm, software plug-in, FPGA IC or hardware module.
