Embedded Media Processing

Until now, embedded engineers needed to utilize a combination of traditional microcontrollers and DSP’s (digital signal processors) in order to produce optimal designs for multimedia applications. However, this multiprocessor design technique requires a lot of power, memory and space, as well as twice the code. And so a new kind of processor, the EMP (embedded media processor), was born! An embedded media processor combines the best aspects of a traditional microcontroller and a DSP for use in multimedia products. As the demand grows for smaller, faster, multifunction, portable embedded products, such as video-enabled cellphones and pda’s that play music or games, EMP’s become more popular. As a result, an increasing number of engineers need to migrate from multiprocessor methods to EMP’s. This book is the only guide available for the many engineers who need to understand what embedded media processors can do, and how to implement them. It pr