Visteon Selects NXP Semiconductors' Multimedia Processor for Next Wave of Car Infotainment

(Business News & Technology News, 5 Mar 2008)

NXP Semiconductors has announced collaboration with automotive supplier Visteon to push the envelope in car entertainment. Visteon has selected NXP Semiconductors' Nexperia PNX9520 multimedia processor for the development of several new automotive infotainment innovations in visual and audio processor technologies. Software enhancements to the PNX9520 multimedia processor now enable multiple streaming video screens for rear-seat entertainment systems, giving consumers the ability to enjoy high-quality personalized content from multiple sources including portable media or other devices while in the car.

Giving consumers the ability to enjoy their favorite content from multiple sources and access the latest in high-quality video and audio from different formats, Visteon and NXP have delivered multi-screen technology that allows two different multimedia sources to be played in the car at the same time, providing unique stand-alone content for two different rear seat passengers. The reference design allows two screens to decode and render video with two different on-screen displays while taking advantage of robust in-car connectivity using a single multimedia processor chip. Furthermore, the PNX9520 multimedia processor enables families to take advantage of SIRIUS Backseat TV, a ground-breaking TV service that delivers live family TV directly to vehicles.

NXP Semiconductors' Nexperia PNX9520 processor delivers vibrant, leading-edge picture quality, enabling video playback from a range of different sources and in different formats, with an outstanding array of proprietary video post-processing algorithms—all available in a single, highly integrated device. Specifically designed for in-car entertainment, the PNX9520 solution is unique in implementing all use cases in software, providing users with full flexibility to implement the latest audio and video codecs as they become available. The PNX9520 allows people to experience multimedia in the car from multiple sources (DVD, hard disk, USB, SD-card and now also combined with video broadcast reception), through multiple outputs (multiple screens, multiple speakers and headphones). Further, NXP works closely with a large number of leading independent software vendors, such as Mocean Laboratories AB, who are developing software products for Nexperia-based automotive entertainment systems.

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