ESS ES8380

ESS Technology, Inc.
ES8380 / ES8381
Phoenix HD Enhanced DVD Processor
Product Brief
The Phoenix™ ES8380/ES8381 family of processors are single-chip HD Enhanced™ DVD processors with an
integrated servo controller and RF amplifier. It provides standard DVD decoding with options to support MPEG-4 ASP
decoding, DivX® Home Theater/Ultra playback, HMDI transmitter and Class D power bridges. Phoenix incorporates
advanced video enhancement features such as an HDTV encoder that can display JPEG pictures at full HD resolution,
video up-scaling and de-interlacing to display video at full HD resolution. A USB full-speed host controller is built-in for
connection to thumb drives and memory card readers.
Features
Benefits
Integrated servo controller and RF amplifier
Simplifies system design while reducing system cost
HD video encoder
Displays JPEG pictures at full 720p/1080i HD resolution
SD→HD video scaler
Up converts SD content to HD display resolution
DivX Home Theater Profile/Ultra decoding
Displays DivX encoded video at full screen
MP3 audio encoding
Archives favorite CD-DA tracks
PWM controller for Class D power bridges
Provides high quality and high performance audio at reduced
system cost
USB full speed host controller
Enables interface to thumb drives and memory card readers
Host/ATAPI port
Interface to network controllers, hard drive or flash memory cards
SD Resolution
ESS Technology, Inc.
HD Resolution
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ES8380 / ES8381 PRODUCT BRIEF
Phoenix DVD Development Kit
The Phoenix DVD Development Kit comes
with a complete set of tools:
• DVD reference design
• Data sheet and schematics
• User Interface software source code
• ROM emulator for code development
Additionally ESS provides FAE support for:
• Customer prototype design
• Firmware customization
• Servo tuning assistance
Applications
• Standalone DVD players
• DVD/VCR or TV/DVD Combo
• DVD receivers and A/V mini component systems
SDRAM
FLASH
MIC-IN
SPDIF
VFD & REMOTE
USB FS Host
Phoenix
ES8381
256-PQFP
CVBS
Y/G
C
Cb/Pb/B
Cr/Pr/R
Y
L&R
Ls & Rs
C & LFE
Class D version
only
Power
Bridges
Flash Memory Cards
MOTOR
DRIVER
HDMI
TRANSMITTER
HDMI
Figure 1 Phoenix ES8381 Based DVD Player Block Diagram
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ESS Technology, Inc.
48401 Fremont Blvd.
Fremont, CA 94538
Tel: (510) 492-1088
Fax: (510) 492-1898
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ESS Technology, Inc. makes no representations or warranties
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All specifications are subject to change without prior notice.
ESS Technology, Inc. assumes no responsibility for any errors
contained herein.
U.S. patents pending.
© 2006 ESS Technology, Inc.
MPEG is the Moving Picture Experts Group of the ISO/IEC. References
to MPEG in this document refer to the ISO/IEC JTC1 SC29 committee
draft ISO 11172 dated January 9, 1992.
Phoenix, Vibratto, SmartBright, SmartLogo, SmartColor, and Music
Slideshow are trademarks of ESS Technology, Inc.
Dolby is a trademark of Dolby Laboratories, Inc.
Trusurround, Trusurround XT, SRS, and (o) symbol are trademarks of
SRS Labs., Inc.
All other trademarks are trademarks of their respective companies and
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