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Image Signal Processor

Our Image Signal Processing (ISP) focuses on moving raw data from image sensors through real-time enhancement and analysis using low-power, reliable FPGA and SoC FPGA platforms. By combining flexible sensor interfaces with deterministic hardware pipelines, our devices handle tasks like debayering, color correction, scaling, noise reduction and video formatting with minimal latency.

These capabilities are widely used in medical imaging, industrial vision, automotive sensing and embedded camera systems, where consistent performance, low power consumption and support for diverse interfaces, such as MIPI®, LVDS and JESD, are critical.

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Supported Families and IP Licensing Requirements

Features	Image Signal Processing
Supported Families	PolarFire^® SoC FPGA PolarFire FPGA RTG4^® FPGA IGLOO^® 2 device SmartFusion^®2 FPGA
Licensing Requirements	The encrypted IP and Libero® SoC Design Suite licenses are free to use. Click here to learn more about Libero SoC design suite licensing.
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Features

Image Signal Processing

Supported Families

PolarFire^® SoC FPGA
PolarFire FPGA
RTG4^® FPGA
IGLOO^® 2 device
SmartFusion^®2 FPGA

Licensing Requirements

The encrypted IP and Libero® SoC Design Suite licenses are free to use.

Click here to learn more about Libero SoC design suite licensing.

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Key IP Features

IP Summary	Short Description
Alpha_blending	Controls image transparency using an alpha channel 8-bit alpha (0–255) provides smooth transparency levels Enables layered images to blend into one output
Bayer_Interpolation	Rebuilds a full-color image from Bayer sensor data Uses the RGB filter pattern with extra green samples Produces a complete color output from partial data
Edge_Detection	Detects sharp brightness changes to find object edges Reduces image data while preserving key structure Uses the Sobel filter for reliable edge extraction
Display_Controller	Generates VESA-compliant timing and sync signals for displays Reads frame data from DDR to synchronize video to the screen Supports optional pipeline delay compensation
Image_Enhancement	Adjusts brightness, contrast, and color balance in RGB Processes video in real time for instant feedback Highly configurable for different imaging needs
ImageSharpenFilter	Extracts high-frequency details using a high-pass filter Adds a scaled version back to the original image Produces a sharper, more defined output (unsharp masking)
Color Space Conversion (RGB2YCbCr)	Converts images between RGB and YCbCr formats Separates brightness from color for efficient storage and bandwidth Enables optimal format for processing, compression or display
Color Space Conversion (YCbCr2RGB)	Converts image data between RGB and YCbCr formats Separates luminance from color to improve compression efficiency Enables optimal formats for video processing, storage, and display
Pattern_Generator	Generates test patterns in RGB and Bayer formats Emulates RAW camera sensor output for pipeline testing Helps troubleshoot and validate video processing and display
Gamma-Correction	Camera sensors output linear intensity values per pixel Human vision perceives brightness non-linearly (log-like) Gamma correction adjusts the image for natural display
Histogram	Shows the distribution of pixel intensities in an image/frame For 8-bit images, tracks counts across 0–255 levels Helps assess exposure and guide image corrections
White_Balance	Visualizes how pixel intensities are distributed in an image/frame For 8-bit images, counts occurrences across 0–255 levels Helps evaluate exposure and guide image adjustments
Defective Pixel Correction	Detects and corrects defective pixels in CMOS/CCD sensors in real time Identifies abnormal pixels without calibration Replaces bad pixels with the median of same-color neighbors

PolarFire SoC Video Kit

The PolarFire SoC Video Kit is the Industry’s first RISC-V SoC FPGA-based, full-featured embedded vision development platform targeting secure, reliable, and power-efficient vision applications at the edge, the VectorBlox™ Accelerator SDK and neural network IP, Industrial IoT (IIoT) and automation.

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PolarFire Video Kit

Evaluate 4K image processing and rendering using dual camera sensors, numerous display interfaces and popular imaging and video protocols including MIPI CSI-2 TX, MIPI CSI-2 RX, HDMI 1.4 TX, HDMI 2.0, DSI and HD/3G SDI.

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