Image processor

Nikon EXPEED, a system on a chip including an image processor, video processor, digital signal processor (DSP) and a 32-bit microcontroller controlling the chip

An image processor, also known as an image processing engine, image processing unit (IPU), or image signal processor (ISP), is a type of media processor or specialized digital signal processor (DSP) used for image processing, in digital cameras or other devices.[1][2] Image processors often employ parallel computing even with SIMD or MIMD technologies to increase speed and efficiency.[3] The digital image processing engine can perform a range of tasks. To increase the system integration on embedded devices, often it is a system on a chip with multi-core processor architecture.

  1. ^ DIGITAL SIGNAL & IMAGE PROCESSING
  2. ^ Fundamentals of digital image processing
  3. ^ Merigot, Alain; Petrosino, Alfredo (2008-12-01). "Parallel processing for image and video processing: Issues and challenges". Parallel Computing. Parallel Processing for Image and Video Processing. 34 (12): 694–699. doi:10.1016/j.parco.2008.09.009. ISSN 0167-8191.