MB86H50

The Fujitsu MB86H50 is the industry's first H.264 format video-processing IC to support the H.264 High Profile, Level 4.0 standard used in next-generation DVDs. The new IC enables high-resolution recording, playback and transmission of high-definition video on audio-visual products such as portable A/V products, hard disk recorders, and home network equipment.

The MB86H50 was jointly promul-gated by the ITU-T (International Telecommunication Union, Telecommunication Standardization Sector) and ISO/IEC (International Organization for Standardization/ International Electrotechnical Commission). To achieve its superior performance, H.264 needs high computational loads to be processed at the time of compression. The High Profile, Level 4.0 version of MB86H50 requires very high data-processing volumes to maximize image quality, so a high-speed IC is required for real-time H.264 compression. Building on its work developing chips for MPEG formats, Fujitsu has been involved in standards-setting organizations related to H.264, in addition to product development.