ATI has announced the Xilleon 260, a new circuit that has support for full HD DTV broadcasts worldwide. In other words it can handle all the known HD standards that are currently under deployment in Japan, Europe, North American and Korea. The Xilleon 260 follows in the footsteps of Xilleon 240 which is the current mainstream circuit. The Xilleon 260 includes a powerful video pipeline for SD and HD content and sports advanced features such as HD deinterlacing, 3D comb filter, dynamic contrast, noise reduction, sharpness, and color control to deliver sharp images. Xilleon 260 also offers a full audio subsystem for home theater applications.
"Xilleon 260 addresses the needs of worldwide TV manufacturers for mainstream and high end applications," said Dave Di Orio, Vice President & General Manager, DTV Group, ATI Technologies Inc. "Xilleon 260 incorporates all the key technologies in a single chip solution that help to reduce the overall TV design cost compared to traditional multi-chip solutions. We’re confident that Xilleon 260 reaffirms ATI’s technology leadership position in the DTV market."
