NEC Electronics will introduce a super-resolution application-specific standard product (ASSP) called the µPD9280GM that can reduce blurring that takes place when low-resolution images and video are expanded and displayed in 1920 x 1080-pixel HD monitors.
Using on the company’s single-frame super-resolution technology, the ASSP achieves crisp images in HD TV broadcasts by boosting 720 x 480-pixel standard definition (SD) image data. Besides, the technology is capable also of supporting one billion colors (30-bits color depths), which enhances color vividness and accuracy of display.
The ASSP extends its color quality from 24-bit color supporting 8 bits per component of red, green, and blue (RGB) color, to 30-bit color. While 24-bit color is only capable of displaying 15 million colors, 30-bit color can display one billion possible colors with smooth color gradation.
The device is intended for applications in which data and memories previously recorded with only low-resolution technology, from security camera and automotive backup camera to medical endoscope. Samples of the µPD9280GM super-resolution ASSP are available, and mass production is scheduled to begin in July 2009.
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