Broadcast Solutions

The growing trend of IP-based broadcasting requires equipment that can handle data-intensive workflows. Efinix® FPGAs, with high-performance DSP blocks and low latency can integrate seamlessly into these cutting-edge systems.

The broadcast industry is embracing the future with open arms. Advanced technologies such as 8K/16K video, virtual studios, and cloud-based systems are revolutionizing the way content is produced, shared, and experienced. These innovative solutions require high computing power at high resolutions, real-time signal processing with minimal latency.

Efinix® FPGAs (Titanium, Topaz and Trion ), with high-performance DSP blocks and low latency enable broadcasters to handle complex tasks such as video/audio processing, encoding/decoding, switching, graphics rendering, and real-time effects while ensuring that content is delivered in high quality and with minimal delay.

Applications

Professional Audio

Professional audio ensures clarity, engagement, and deep immersion across multiple industries. From entertainment to communication, education to therapy, superior audio quality is crucial for delivering messages with impact and enriching experiences in our ever-connected society. Efinix FPGAs designed with high-performance DSP blocks for audio processing, compression, embedding, and conversion to fullfill audio requirements with exceptional efficiency.

Professional Audio

Professional Cameras

Professional cameras are essential instruments across various areas of contemporary life, including entertainment, content production, business, education, and healthcare. They offer superior visuals that improve experiences, facilitate clearer communication, and assist in capturing important moments in history. With support for MIPI, LVDS, and SLVS-EC, energy efficient Efinix FPGAs are ideal for high-performance imaging and video systems.

Professional Camera

Keyboard, Video, and Mouse (KVM)

In today’s fast-paced business landscape, whether in server farms or workplace settings, KVM switches enhance resource utilization, increase productivity, and simplify system management. With flexible I/O and high-speed data processing, low-power Efinix FPGAs are used in KVM switches to manage multiple systems efficiently, providing seamless control, flexibility, and scalability across a wide range of applications.

KVM

Digital Signage and Video Walls

Digital signage and video walls have transformed how businesses, organizations, and institutions interact with their audiences. They offer a vibrant, captivating, and frequently interactive approach to content delivery, encompassing everything from advertising and marketing to information sharing and customer interaction. Efinix FPGAs plus an embedded processor from the Sapphire SoC Suite offer flexible, cost-effective solutions for seamless integration.

Digital Signage and Video Walls

Use Case: Topaz Tz100 for LED Billboard

LED billboards are revolutionizing the landscape of advertising, urban design, and public communication by offering flexibility in content delivery, improved visibility, and eco-friendly efficiency; making them a must-have for modern communication strategies.

Tz100N676

  • Low power consumption
  • Quad-core hardened RISC-V block with low latency
  • Up to 2 Gbps MIPI D-PHY hard controller for high-speed data transmission

LED Billboard
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Efinity® Software

The Efinity® software provides a complete RTL-to-bitstream flow. With a simple, easy to use GUI interface and command-line scripting support, the software provides the tools you need to build designs for Titanium, Topaz and Trion® FPGAs. We provide free licenses for the Efinity software that includes a wide range of IP cores, including our popular Sapphire RISC-V SoC.

Broadcast Camera

Use Case: Titanium Ti375 for Broadcast Camera

In today's digital landscape, audiences expect high-quality, cinematic visuals, whether it's through a TV broadcast, an online stream, or social media. High-quality broadcast cameras play a crucial role in producing professional-grade content, enriching narratives, and ensuring that the message is delivered to audiences with clarity and impact.

Ti375N1156

  • Low latency
  • Low power consumption
  • Up to 1 GHz high-performance DSP blocks for signal processing
  • Up to 2.5 Gbps MIPI D-PHY hard controller for image sensor

Efinix Advantages for Broadcast Solutions

High Performance DSP Blocks
High-Performance DSP Blocks

In the realm of contemporary broadcasting, from real-time audio and video processing to optimized compression for seamless streaming, and maintaining signal integrity and synchronization, DSP remains a fundamental technology propelling the future of the broadcasting landscape. Efinix FPGAs, with high-performance and complex DSP blocks, play a pivotal role in ensuring high-quality, reliable, and efficient content delivery across diverse platforms and media.

Protocol Support

In the fast-evolving world of broadcasting, protocols like LVDS, MIPI, and PCIe are essential for achieving high-speed data transfer, superior video processing, and low-latency, high-performance functionality. Efinix FPGAs with the support of these protocols enhance the efficiency, reliability, and overall quality of broadcast applications such as professional camera, video walls and KVM switches; ensuring that modern broadcasts are not only seamless but also highly scalable.

Protocol Support
RISC-V
Embedded Processor

Embedded processors also play a critical role in broadcasting, from video and audio processing to system control and signal management. Efinix FPGAs support a high-performance and customizable Sapphire SoC Suite. A RISC-V processor can handle specific tasks in real time, offering high-performance, low latency, and energy efficiency—key characteristics required in broadcast environments such as digital signage, live event production, and streaming.

Cost Optimization

Efinix FPGAs with a compact architecture offer cost optimization with the perfect combination of real-time processing, flexibility, scalability, and low power consumption. These features are essential for the fast-paced, high-quality requirements of the broadcast industry.

Protocol Support
Wireless Microphones

Use Case: Trion T20 for Wireless Microphones

Wireless microphones are vital in today’s world due to their versatility, flexibility and high-quality audio. From entertainment and live events to corporate functions and broadcasting, wireless microphones have become indispensable.

T20F256

  • Low cost
  • Small form factor, only 13 mm x 13 mm
  • Low power consumption, crucial for battery-powered portable devices
  • Up to 400 MHz DSP for real-time signal processing, compression, and noise reduction

Resources

Titanium

Titanium Overview

Titanium Selector Guide

Topaz

Topaz Overview

Topaz Selector Guide

Trion

Trion Overview

Trion Selector Guide

Efinity User Guides

Efinity Software User Guide