Press Release
PR2018108

Socionext’s Hybrid Codec Powers
Dwango's "Niconico Live” Streaming ServiceYokohama, May 23 2018 --- Socionext Inc. has collaborated with Dwango Co., Ltd. anddeveloped a new video data transcoding system that will enhance Dwango's "Niconico Live”
streaming service. The new system links video data processing servers with Socionext's Hybrid
Codec Module M820L, and improves the performance of real-time video data transcoding,allowing many users to deliver and view high quality video at the same time. Dwango plans todeploy the system within this fiscal year.
Socionext has a track record of leading the industry in video codec technology and productdevelopment. It currently provides high-image quality, high-efficiency codec products, including
4K/60p HEVC-compatible multi-format codec SoC, the MB86M30, to customers in broadcastingand video streaming industries. Socionext's Hybrid Codec combines the high-performance
processing of dedicated hardware and the flexible software processing of general purpose CPUs.
It not only achieves high-speed encoding and decoding, but also enables advanced utilization ofvideo data by integrating useful information for video analysis, to the original data.
For Dwango, enhancement of transcoding processing capacity is indispensable for processing
massive user-generated data that continues to increase every day. It has become a big challenge
for providing advanced services, since increasing the number of servers with conventional
configuration is reaching its limitation in terms of performance and power consumption.
Socionext and Dwango have been working closely since 2015, to address this issue and develop
a high quality, high-efficiency video transcoding system. The companies have developed asystem that links conventional video processing server with the M820L Hybrid Codec Module,equipped with the MB86M30 codec SoC and the SC2A11 multi-core processor. The new system
is expected to achieve more than double the performance of existing systems configured onlywith the conventional servers. The MB86M30 mounted on M820L makes the system applicable
to next generation codec standard HEVC, and high resolution 4K video.
The preparation to deploy the system is currently ongoing, and it is scheduled to start operation
within fiscal year 2018. Dwango and Socionext will continue their partnership and develop newtechnologies and services that enhance the quality of user experience in video data handling.

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Press Release: “Socionext Launches New Hybrid Codec Module”
http://www.socionext.com/en/pr/sn_pr20180517_01e.pdf
Hybrid Codec
http://www.socionext.com/jp/products/assp/h264h265/hybrid/

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About Socionext Inc.
Socionext is a new, innovative enterprise that designs, develops and delivers System-on-Chip products tocustomers worldwide. The company is focused on imaging, networking, computing and other dynamictechnologies that drive today’s leading-edge applications. Socionext combines world-class expertise, experience,
and an extensive IP portfolio to provide exceptional solutions and ensure a better quality of experience forcustomers. Founded in 2015, Socionext Inc. is headquartered in Yokohama, and has offices in Japan, Asia,
United States and Europe to lead its product development and sales activities. For more information, visit
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