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- 2022.4
Cidana assisted to improve the SVT-AV1 encoder for its latest release
Cidana has assisted to implement the AV1 encoder features of film grain, overlay frame, super resolution, and switch frame on the SVT-AV1 code base. These features are included in the release 1.0.0 which is released in the first quarter of 2022.
The code is available to access by the GitLab +here+. - 2021.11
"Cidana: Enabling Seamless Automotive Infotainment Experience" was made on EnterpriseTechSuccess
"Cidana: Enabling Seamless Automotive Infotainment Experience" made on the EnterpriseTechSuccess magazine in November 2021. Cidana equips clients with customized codecs, multimedia playback, digital radio/TV, media metadata processing, media database management, and connectivity solutions for in-vehicle infotainment and CE devices.
This article mentioned could be found +here+. - 2021.7
Cidana launches the audio effects and sampling rate converter solution on DSP
Cidana launches the audio effects and sampling rate converter solution for the Hexagon™ aDSP on the Qualcomm® platforms, Snapdragon™ SA6155P as an example. It replaces the dedicated audio effect external chip that reduces costs and power consumption. The solution provides EQ, Converter, Gain, Filter, Channel, Limiter, Chime Generator, etc. These audio modules can be cascaded one by one and the final sound can be mixed. Released as a standalone SDK library for easy customer integration. The audio modules can be customized according to customer's specific requirements. It is widely used in Automotive Infotainment, Smartphones, Smart Wearables, Music Players, etc. - 2020.11
Cidana was nominated as the top 20 automotive technology solution providers
Cidana was nominated one of the top 20 automotive technology solution providers of 2020 by EnterpriseTechSuccess magazine. Enterprisetechsuccess is a 5-year-old business and technology publication whose readers are tech savvy professionals with around 100K subscribers across the globe. The editor commented that "Cidana is a leader in advanced multimedia software solutions for the mobile and consumer electronics market".
The article mentioned could be found +here+. - 2019.9
Cidana develops Ethernet Audio Video Bridging (EAVB) SDK for RSE
Ethernet Audio Video Bridging (EAVB) is a suite of IEEE 802.1 standards for deterministic low latency media delivery of real time data traffic and enables in-vehicle streaming for infotainment. Cidana EAVB SDK deliveries synchronization playback of audio and video among multi-devices with low latency in the automotive environment. It provides APIs to integrate with the automotive applications for media distribution, receiving, playback and control. System integrators can take advantage of Cidana EAVB SDK to easily build RSE applications which support sophisticated user operation scenarios. - 2019.8
Cidana was nominated as the 20 most promising automotive technology solution providers
Cidana was nominated as one of the 20 most promising automotive technology solution providers of 2019 by CIO Review. It described Cidana as "A top automotive technology solution provider". The article was printed in August 2019. The CIO Review magazine is available in print and digital version that reaches out to over 77,000 readers of CIOReview which primarily comprises CIOs, CTOs, CXOs and Senior Technology decision makers.
The article mentioned could be found +here+. - 2019.6
Cidana offers SmartDeviceLink (SDL) stack for car and smartphone connectivity
SmartDeviceLink connects in-vehicle infotainment systems to smart device applications on smartphones, allows automakers to provide highly integrated connected experience and offers app developers a new and exciting way to connect with consumers. Cidana provides the SmartDeviceLink solution for both Mobile apps and in-vehicle interfaces, which gives consumers the full control in how they connect and utilize their smart device apps on the road. - 2019.4
Cidana implements unit tests for SVT-AV1 Encoder
The Scalable Video Technology for AV1 Encoder (SVT-AV1 Encoder) is an AV1-compliant video encoder open source project which is hosted by the Github. Cidana collaborates with the major SVT-AV1 contributors and implements well-structured SVT-AV1 unit tests based on Google Test Framework. Our deliverables achieve more than 90% of the encoder code coverage to facilitate the integrity of the continue developments by the open source community of the SVT-AV1. Furthermore, we keep moving forward to contribute our expertise towards the AV1 ecosystem and the upcoming AV2 video codec. - 2018.9.18
Cidana develops the new AV1 codec SDK
AV1 is the next-generation video coding format which is royalty free developed by AOMedia, a consortium of the world most powerful IT firms, such as Google, Apple, Netflix etc. Cidana has been an active contributor to libaom, the open source AV1 reference codec server. Meanwhile, Cidana is developing AV1 codec SDK offering better performance and quality to the targeted customers. - 2018.6.15
Cidana exhibit its latest multimedia solution at CES Asia 2018
Cidana exhibited the latest multimedia solutions at CES Asia 2018 in Shanghai, including multi-screens synchronous displayer, digital TV, cloud music service and voice control integration etc. The sync player could be applied to RSE or the scenario where audio/video synchronizes among mobile phones, tablets and head unit in the car. Through this exhibition, Cidana has attracted the preliminary cooperation with some companies in the IVI industry. - 2018.4.20
Cidana launched a new generation of IVI platform with its partners
Cidana partnered with AoshuoTech, HimalayaFM and UltimateMusic and developed a new generation of in-vehicle infotainment platform. This platform offers the voice control with the cloud music services as a one-stop solution, also reduced the product development cycle and cost for the customers. - 2018.3.6
Cidana developed ISDB-T 1seg solution based on QNX
Cidana provided the ISDB-T 1seg digital television receiver software based on QNX system to the tier one AVN manufacturer in Japan targeted for Toyota Motor. This product delivers complete 1seg TV services, including TV playback, subtitle display, audio channel & track switching, relay station, affiliation station, EWS. This product has passed field test with Toyota. - 2018.1.5
Cidana delivered the multimedia playback solution on the Renesas new IVI platform
Cidana has ported its famous multimedia playback and management SDK on the Renesas new IVI platform 'R-car GEN3' for the tier one automotive electronics company in China. The IVI will be bundled to Mazda models in China. - 2017.6.9
Cidana presents automotive software suite at CES Asia 2017
Cidana presented its latest technologies at CES Asia 2017 located in Shanghai in June 7-9. At the exhibition, Cidana demonstrated software solutions for the car market: Miracast, Multimedia Player, DTV, FIDO and Sync Player for RSE. Visitors showed great interest in these solutions.Cidana will help customers reduce RD cost for different platform requirements, and accelerate time to market product delivery. - 2017.5.26
Cidana demos FIDO technology to automotive
FIDO (Fast Identity Online) is the world's largest ecosystem for standard-based, interoperable authentication. It is much simpler and safer for online services which can reduce reliance on passwords and protect against phishing, man-in-the-middle and replay attacks using stolen passwords. Cidana deploys this technology to automotive. Consumers can use their smart phones as their keys or controllers to unlock the car or control the air conditioner. - 2017.5.26
Cidana offers Cidana Sync Player for Rear Seat Entertainment
Cidana Sync Player supports synchronous A/V playback among WiFi connected devices in the car, like: head unit, screens mounted for the back-seat, mobile phone and mobile tablet. Every device can control the playback, such as: choose files, pause, stop… - 2016.8.5
Cidana ships Car DVR solution
HuiZhou, China –Cidana has shipped a Car DVR solution based on the TI Jacinto6/Linux platform to a tier one IVI OEM manufacturer. The solution records the automotive camera and encodes to media files. It can also play back, zoom, and quick/slow view the recorded media content. - 2016.7.17
Cidana ships H.265 solution
Germany – Cidana has H.265 decoding solutions available for both Android and iOS DVB-T2 players. The Cidana solution has been verified on popular smart phones and tablets. With this solution, users can enjoy the new generation mobile TV services adopted by Germany for DVB-T2 broadcasting from 2016. - 2016.6.30
Cidana DTMB passes CESI certification
Beijing, China -- Cidana announced its DTMB player has passed the China Electronic Standard Institution (CESI) DTV qualification along with the LeTV smart TV. The certification is required for smart TV shipment in China. - 2016.5.20
IME adds Cidana DTMB to its intelligent rearview mirror
ShenZhen, China – IME, a cloud based intelligent CE devices OEM, has chosen the Cidana DTMB player to power its Android automobile rear view mirror. This rear view mirror delivers mobile TV in addition to GPS navigation, DVR, security, BT phone hand free, and other features. This is the first time DTMB appears on a mirror for the automobile market segment. - 2016.1.30
Cidana ships ISDB-T Player for Smart home device
Philippines -- Cidana has delivered an ISDB-T player for a smart desk phone device, TELPAD, launching now. The TELPAD is an all-in-one device which includes a telephone, a 7-inch screen tablet, and both touch and remote control. - 2016.1.30
Cidana has shipped over 1 Million DTV Players for Android smart phones in Thailand
Thailand -- Cidana has shipped over 1 Million DVB-T2 players for a major smart phone channel distributor in Thailand, through to June 2016. This allows HD playback with an embedded DTV tuner on the phone. The player employs advanced codec technology to obtain the best user experience with low CPU usage. Customers praise Cidana's DTV player for its reliability and ease of use. - 2015.10.1
Cidana ships ISDB-T player with Ginga Function
Brazil -- Cidana delivers ISDB-T players to ASUS for the Brazil market. The Cidana player includes Ginga interactive middleware. Ginga provides an excellent support platform for those social requirements intended by the Brazilian Government (digital inclusion, educational and cultural support, e-governance etc.). People can get extended programming information, such as sports statistics, merchandising, weather information, news, etc. The player takes advantage of Cidana's highly efficient software decoder for smooth HD quality playback. - 2015.8.3
Cidana ships 1-seg player for PND in Japan
Japan -- Cidana has delivered a 1-seg player solution for a popular car equipment manufacturer. This solution is based on the Intel x86 embedded platform with Android. The outstanding error resilience in weak signal environment and ultra low power consumption of the player are highly appraised by the customer. - 2015.7.10
Cidana offers AVS+ software decoder solution
China -- AVS+ is an advanced compression standard for video. It is developed by Audio Video Coding Standard Workgroup of China. The video coding algorithms comprise an optimization between absolute coding performance and complexity of implementation. Cidana has joined the Workgroup and completed AVS+ software decoder optimization which passes the conformance test. Cidana AVS+ decoder is designed for both portable and smart devices that enables HDTV DTMB standard to users in China. Cidana offers this solution to chip partners and device OEMs. - 2015.7.10
Cidana provides DTMB player for China
China -- Cidana has been chosen by the top internet TV manufacturer in China as DTV solution partner for their high end TV series on Qualcomm Snapdragon 8-Core platform. This TV has passed exhaustive conformance and robustness testing that is certified by the government's regulation. The final product plans to ship by the end of 2015. - 2015.6.30
Cidana ships Audio Media engine for Automotive with iPod support
Huizhou -- Cidana has delivered a professional Audio player solution based on CSR car radio system to the tier one In Vehicle Infotainment manufacturer in China.
With this audio system, Passengers can enjoy the fantastic sound experience in the car. Passengers can also plug-in an iPod/iPhone and play their favorite music without any hassle, that is wonderful. - 2015.5.1
Cidana ships Digital TV player for iOS 64-bit
Shanghai - Cidana announced all iOS DTV software solutions are supporting iOS 64-bit. With iOS 64-bit support, iOS device and Cidana software could utilize 64-bit register more efficient than 32-bit OS, and improve the performance significantly by 25%. So the player could extend the viewing time by a quarter than before. - 2015.4.15
Cidana ships DTV Player for Android Smart phone in Philippines
Philippines -- Android Smart phone with Cidana DTV player which provides both 1-seg and Full-seg TV playback has been launched by the major smart phone channel distributor. The end customers can enjoy the HD quality TV programs without spending 3G/4G data bandwidth. This is the 1st smart phone available since the ISDB-T is adapted by this country. - 2014.10.1
Cidana ships Digital TV player for iOS8
Taiwan - Cidana together with DEXATEK Technology Ltd. has advanced the Air DTV product line to iOS8 support, including lightning TV dongle and WiFi TV device. With exciting new iOS8, user can enjoy high quality broadcast DTV program with improved power consumption and more fluent user experience. - 2014.5.10
Cidana ships DVB-T2 for Android Smartphone
Thailand -- Cidana has delivered the DVB-T2 player on the Android smartphones to the major operator in Thailand. This is the first mobile HDTV product in the world to address the DVB-T2 standard. The product was delivered just in time for the Thai customers to enjoy the high quality World Cup 2014 broadcasting without the extra 3G/4G bandwidth cost. - 2014.3.15
Cidana ships Media Player for Car IVI
HuiZhou – Cidana has provided the Media Player solution based on TI Jacinto4 to the Chinese tier one IVI manufacturer for the famous automobile brandings. This product is pre-loaded in the new car. The Media Player allows the passengers to enjoy the superb multimedia video and audio experiences in the vehicle. This feature also helps the car manufacturer to attract more potential buyers.
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