HiBRID-SoC: a multi-core architecture for image and video applications

The HiBRID-SoC multi-core architecture targets a wide range of application fields with particularly high processing demands, including general signal processing applications, video de-/encoding, image processing, or a combination of these tasks. For this purpose, the HiBRID-SoC integrates three fully programmable processor cores and various interfaces on a single chip, all tied to a 64-bit AMBA AHB bus. The processor cores are individually optimized to the particular computational characteristics of different application fields, complementing each other to deliver high performance levels with high flexibility at reduced system costs. The HiBRID-SoC is fabricated in a 0.18 /spl mu/m 6LM standard- cell technology, occupies about 82 mm/sup 2/, operates at 145 MHz, and consumes 3.5 Watts.