February 27, 2012 -- VeriSilicon Holdings Co., Ltd. has announced immediate availability of Hantro G1v5 multi-format decoder and Hantro H1v5 multi-format encoder semiconductor IPs which support 4Kx4K video, achieved through core enhancements and improved memory latency resiliency up to 600 cycles. Both products are offered with OMX IL component pre-integrated into Android 4.0. In addition, Hantro H1v5 multi-format encoder adds temporal and spatial scalability features for VP8 enabling live streaming, multi-party video calls and surveillance applications.

VeriSilicon had an excellent year in 2011 on promoting WebM, a free, open-media format, and WebRTC, a free, open real-time communications framework, through Hantro video semiconductor IP licensing. Most tier-1 semiconductor companies adopted VP8 video format for WebM by integrating Hantro G1 multi-format decoder and Hantro H1 multi-format encoder, the only commercially available encoding IP supporting both H.264 and VP8, into their chips and platforms. This enables WebM video in a number of new, exciting devices such as media tablets, smart phones and smart TVs. Under an existing licensing agreement with Google, VeriSilicon has rights to commercially license Hantro G1 multi-format decoder and Hantro H1 multi-format encoder products to semiconductor companies worldwide and modify the Hantro video IPs to enhance core architecture and add new features.