VeriSilicon launches new VC9800 series IP for next-generation data centers

Delivers superior throughput, AI encoding and image enhancement performance for data centers

January 8, 2024, Las Vegas, USA - VeriSilicon today officially launched the new VC9800 series video processor (VPU) IP to further enhance VeriSilicon's capabilities in data center applications with enhanced video processing performance. market status. The series of IP launched this time can meet the advanced needs of next-generation data centers including video transcoding servers, AI servers, cloud desktops, and cloud games.

The VC9800 series video processor IP has high performance, high throughput and server-level multi-stream encoding and decoding capabilities . It can support up to 256 streams and is compatible with all mainstream video formats, including the new generation of advanced formats such as VVC. This series of IP can significantly improve video quality and reduce memory usage and encoding latency through Rapid Look Ahead. It also supports 8K video encoding and decoding, enabling enhanced video post-processing and multi-channel encoding at different resolutions. , thereby achieving an efficient transcoding solution.

The VC9800 series video processor IP can seamlessly interact with the neural network processor (NPU) IP to realize a complete AI video pipeline. When integrated with VeriSilicon graphics processor (GPU) IP, it can also provide enhanced subsystem solutions to optimize the gaming experience. In addition, the hardware virtualization, super-resolution image enhancement and AI encoding functions of this series of IP also provide efficient solutions for cloud desktop and other applications.

"VeriSilicon's advanced video transcoding technology continues to lead the data center field. We are working closely with leading customers around the world to develop comprehensive video processing subsystem solutions to meet the latest data center requirements." VeriSilicon Executive Vice President Dai Weijin, President and General Manager of the IP Business Unit, said, “For AI computing, our video post-processing technology has seamlessly interacted with the NPU and reached OpenCV-level accuracy. We have also introduced super-resolution in the video processing subsystem. High-efficiency technology has greatly improved image quality, thereby enhancing user experience in areas such as cloud computing and smart displays."

If you want to learn more about VeriSilicon’s IP products and chip customization technologies, you are welcome to visit the Venetian in Las Vegas during the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2024) from January 9 to January 12. Visit the VeriSilicon booth (Bassano 2701 & Bassano 2702) at the Venetian Expo.