Xilleon

Xilleon is a brand for a family of SoCs combining a low-power CPU with ASICs for accelerated video decompression and further functions for major worldwide broadcast networks (including PAL, NTSC, SECAM and ATSC) targeting digital television (i.e. products like set-top boxes, Integrated digital television, digital television adapters, smart TVs, etc.).

[citation needed] Both AMD TrueAudio and AMD's Unified Video Decoder (UVD) are based on the Cadence Tensilica Xtensa[1] processor,[2][3][4] which was originally licensed by ATI Technologies Inc. in 2004.

[5] Owner's of the brand Xilleon were ATI Technologies, later Advanced Micro Devices, now Broadcom.

Supporting 1080p video resolution and featuring Technology advanced motion estimation, motion compensation and frame rate conversion technology based on enhanced phase-plane correlation technology, which converts 24 or 60 Hz input video signals to 100 or 120 Hz refresh rates used in most of the LCD TVs by creating additional frames to form a smoother motion.

[9] However, as a result of company restructuring, AMD has divested the digital TV chipset business starting from the second quarter of 2008.

AMD Xilleon logotype
Xilleon x225
Xilleon chip internal layout