PIXELLEXIS Powers Next Generation Parallel Processors with Ambric Silicon

July 22, 2008

Source: Pixellexis Systems

PIXELLEXIS SYSTEMS & TECHNOLOGIES has announced that it will use the TeraOPS-class Ambric massively parallel processing array (MPPA) chip for its new RedBrix and RedCard products. The two companies are initially collaborating to bring a real-time HD Motion JPEG 2000 codec solution to market, with expectations of broader offerings in the future.

Stefany Allaire Pixellexis CEO & Founder comments, “We’re very excited about the alliance with Ambric®. We have incorporated their chips into our solutions and realized a 5 fold increase in computational density. A single Ambric chip has 336 energy-efficient processors that are ideal for advanced video processing on our new platforms. Additionally, their software and tools have cut our time to market by more than half. RedBrix and RedCard will be available in the fall of 2008.”

RedBrix, a 2RU parallel processor appliance, can be attached to your workstation via a PCIe cable with 10Gbps bandwidth, or installed in your IT center. With 4 Ambric chips, more than 1,300 processors and 4 TeraOPS are utilized for compute-intense applications. RedBrix is designed to speed up workstations and infrastructure where conventional multi-core processors are inadequate. Applications that can be assisted by such a product are HD JPEG 2000 codec, and high resolution (4K) image processing.

RedCard as the name suggests, is a half-length, 15 W, 4-lane PCI Express card installed directly in a workstation. It features a single Ambric MPPA device and dramatically improves the local performance of the workstation without the need to expand the IT infrastructure.



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