Allegro DVT announced the availability of its real-time AV2 Decoder IP integrated into the Pulsar D400 Series Multi-Standard Decoding IP on June 16, 2026 [1].
This integration allows advanced system-on-chips (SoCs) and application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) to decode AV2 content in real time. As the AV2 video codec emerges as a new standard, hardware-level support is necessary to ensure efficient playback and processing across various electronic devices.
The company, based in Grenoble, France, developed the tool to address the growing need for high-performance decoding of the AV2 standard [2]. By adding this capability to the Pulsar D400 Series, Allegro DVT provides a multi-codec solution that enables hardware designers to implement a wide range of video standards within a single IP framework.
This latest release follows previous efforts by the company to support the standard. Allegro DVT previously released AV2 compliance test tools on September 25, 2025 [3]. The transition from compliance testing to a functional decoder IP marks a shift toward commercial hardware implementation of the codec.
The Pulsar D400 Series is designed to be flexible, allowing developers to integrate multiple decoding standards without requiring separate hardware for every codec. This approach reduces the complexity of chip design and potentially lowers the power consumption of the resulting hardware.
Industry adoption of AV2 is expected to influence how high-resolution video is compressed and transmitted across networks. The availability of real-time decoding IP is a critical step in moving the codec from a theoretical standard to a practical feature in consumer electronics [4].
“Allegro DVT announced the availability of its real-time AV2 Decoder IP”
The integration of AV2 support into the Pulsar D400 series signals a transition for the AV2 codec from the testing phase to hardware deployment. By providing a real-time decoder IP, Allegro DVT is enabling chip manufacturers to build devices that can handle next-generation video compression, which is essential for maintaining video quality while reducing bandwidth requirements in future streaming and broadcasting hardware.
