ABT1030

The ABT1030 is Anchor Bay’s latest addition to the Video Reference Series™ (VRS™) family of video processing chips. It is ideally suited for standard definition deinterlacing and scaling applications in DVD players/recorders, up-converting set-top-boxes, and AV Receivers. The ABT1030 features Anchor Bay’s 10-bit Precision Deinterlacing™ which provides arbitrary cadence detection five-field motion and edge-adaptive deinterlacing and a flicker-free picture. Another feature, 10-bit Precision Video Scaling™, scales an image while preserving image detail for outstanding picture quality on today’s high resolution displays. The ABT1030 also features Progressive Re-Processing (PReP™), a breakthrough technology that improves the poor picture quality caused by other deinterlacers. The ABT1030 supports HDMI 1.3 Deep Color with 12-bit input and output resolutions.

General Features

PReP™ – Progressive ReProcessing
Standard Definition Precision Deinterlacing
Precision Video Scaling for up-conversion to 1080p
Pass-through mode for all formats
CEA-861D compliant timing
HDMI 1.3 Deep Color and xvYCC colorimetry

PReP™

Unique patent-pending technology to improve previously deinterlaced 480p and 576p formats by recovering original 480i, 576i formats for processing with Anchor Bay’s Precision Deinterlacing™. This reduces artifacts caused by poor deinterlacing.

Precision Deinterlacing™

Converts 480i/576i to flicker-free progressive formats
Arbitrary cadence detection (any-to-any) to detect non-standard cadences
Five-field motion adaptive deinterlacing
Edge-adaptive processing to produce smooth diagonal edges
Three frame video processing delay
Reliable 2:2 pull-down detection for 50Hz video standards
Bad edit detection to minimize artifacts caused by sequence breaks in film content
Detection of multiple source types within a frame — for example video titles over film
Detection of 2:2 to/from 3:2 crossfades and out of phase 3:2 crossfades
Low latency mode for gaming applications

Precision Video Scaling™

3rd generation 10-bit video scaling engine
Accepts 480p/576p/720p/1080i inputs and upscales to 1080p formats without introducing artifacts
AutoCUE-C™ – Automatic chroma upsampling error detection and correction
Panoramic stretch and Pillarbox mode to support 4:3 input in a 16:9 display

Picture Controls

Brightness, contrast, saturation, sharpness, sub-pixel YC delay
Output black level controls
Dynamic Range Expansion and Compression

Pass-through mode

All formats including 1080p
Picture controls support

Controls and Clocks

I²C-compatible serial interface
27MHz crystal with oscillator input option

Memory

One 4Mx16 166MHz single data-rate SDRAM
No memory option for low cost implementation

Package

176-pin LQFP

Voltage

1.8V Core
3.3V I/O

Power

Under 2W

AVAILABILITY

Q3 2008

Test Pattern Generator

Flexible test pattern generator under software control to provide reference test patterns for calibrating display.

Inputs

24/30/36-bit RGB, YCbCr 4:4:4
16/20/24-bit YCbCr 4:2:2 – separate Y,C
8/10/12-bit YCbCr 4:2:2 – multiplexed Y,C
Embedded (BT.656) and separate sync support
DE generator
Formats - 480i/480p/576i/576p/720p/1080i/1080p

Output

24/30/36-bit RGB, YCbCr 4:4:4
16/20/24-bit YCbCr 4:2:2 – separate Y,C
8/10/12-bit YCbCr 4:2:2 – multiplexed Y,C
Embedded (BT.656) or separate syncs support
Formats – 480i/480p/576i/576p/720p/1080i/1080p

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