Allegro DVT and V-Nova have announced a partnership to accelerate the availability of LCEVC-enabled solutions for Video SoCs (System-on-Chip) and ASIC (Application-Specific Integrated Circuit) vendors looking at faster time-to-market in the deployment of the LCEVC video standard.
LCEVC (Low Complexity Enhancement Video Codec) is a relatively new approach to video compression; it allows encoding a lower resolution version of a source image using any existing codec. Indeed, MPEG-G part 2 LCEVC is the first enhancement standard from MPEG, and is said to deliver better quality at up to 40% lower bandwidth, faster transcoding times, and reduced costs for storage and content delivery.
To address the growing demand for LCEVC, the two companies will collaborate to make available the two compliance test streams and proven video IPs. This new product roadmap will enable video SOC and video ASIC vendors in a multitude of different markets to integrate and verify the compliance of their LCVEC implementation with the standard, allowing for a safer tape-out and faster time-to-market.
Nouar Hamze, CEO, Allegro DVT, said, “We were impressed with the performance of LCEVC both in terms of video quality and compression ratio. We also see it as an opportunity to tackle the increasing complexity of video codecs while delivering best-in-class power consumption.
“Allegro DVT is committed to supporting the LCEVC ecosystem and welcomes the collaboration with V-Nova. Over the next months, we will be announcing a full range of new products to accelerate the design and testing of video SoCs targeting the LCEVC market.”
Guido Meardi, CEO & Co-Founder, V-Nova, added, “We are excited to be collaborating with Allegro DVT to support the roll out of LCEVC in the market. They are the market leaders in the provision of compliance test streams to SoC vendors.
“These, together with proven silicon IP, will speed up the availability of LCEVC-enabled silicon in the market. We look forward to the partnership and further support Allegro’s LCEVC roadmap.”