4i2i Communications

4i2i Communications Ltd. is a supplier of semiconductor IP cores, software and board level solutions for video coding, error correction^[1] coding and broad-band modems. Headquartered in Aberdeen, Scotland, it also has offices in Edinburgh, Scotland and San Jose, California, USA. The company specializes in video compression technology and sells a range of video IP cores. 4i2i video cores include High Profile H.264 decode and encode supporting HDTV resolution video^[2].

4i2i customers include NASA ^[3][4] whose Jet Propulsion Laboratory uses 4i2i video codec IP to help astronauts transmit digital video pictures back to Earth from space.

4i2i sponsors a research engineer at the Institute for System Level Integration ^[5].

Company timeline

• 1995: Company founded.
• 2005: Xilinx and 4i2i demonstrate industry's first high definition H.264/AVC encoder available in a single FPGA ^[6].

References

1. ^ IP cores from 4i2i fit Actel ASICs
2. ^ 4i2i and Alpha Data Ltd (2006-01-01). "High Definition, Low Bandwidth. Implementing a high-definition H.264 codec solution with a single Xilinx FPGA.". Xilinx. http://www.xilinx.com/publications/xcellonline/xcell_56/xc_pdf/p070-073_56-alpha.pdf. Retrieved 2007-02-06. 
3. ^ 4i2i deal out of this world
4. ^ Aberdeen company takes leap into space after securing deal with NASA
5. ^ ISLI EngD research - 4i2i Communications (2003-07)
6. ^ Xilinx and 4i2i demonstrate industry's first high definition H.264/AVC encoder available in a single FPGA.

External links

• www.4i2i.com — the company's website