Silicon Image Delivers Blazing-Fast 340 MHz HDMI Solution
for All PC Digital Output
VastLane HDMI Transmitters Enable Seamless Connection
to 150 Million DVI PC Monitors and HDMI HDTVs
SUNNYVALE, Calif., October 23, 2006 '” Silicon Image, Inc. (Nasdaq: SIMG), a leader in semiconductors for the secure storage, distribution and presentation of high-definition content, today announced two new VastLane High-Definition Multimedia Interface™ (HDMI™) transmitter chips that enable PC manufacturers to drive their digital output to PC monitors and HDTVs from a single transmitter.
The VastLane SiI1392-3 and VastLane SiI1932-3 offer blazing-fast performance of up to 340 megahertz (MHz) or 10.2 gigabits per second (Gbps), letting them support monitor resolutions up to WQXGA (2560 x 1600 pixels) or HDTV resolutions up to 1440p. These products can drive the biggest, highest-resolution PC monitors on the market with a single-link solution. The previous generation of HDMI chips for PCs operated at up to 165 MHz, which limited them to monitor resolutions of UXGA (1600 é— 1200 pixels).
Silicon Image is delivering the components needed to strengthen the market leadership of the HDMI interface in the PC space, building upon HDMI's current position as the de facto standard digital interface for HDTVs and high-definition consumer electronics products.
The VastLane SiI1392-3 and VastLane SiI1932-3 let PC makers use a single digital transmitter to connect to the large and rapidly-growing installed base of PC monitors with Digital Visual Interface (DVI) inputs and HDTVs with HDMI inputs, along with future PC monitors expected to incorporate HDMI. These transmitters handle a broad range of PC applications ranging from corporate desktop PCs to home media PCs and notebook PCs to retail graphics cards. According to market research firm In-Stat, the estimated installed base of PC monitors with DVI inputs will reach 106 million this year, and the estimated installed base of HDTVs with HDMI inputs will reach 44 million this year.
'Silicon Image is enabling PC manufacturers to realize the benefits of HDMI with HDMI transmitter solutions designed for all PC sources," said Dale Zimmerman, vice president of worldwide marketing at Silicon Image. 'These products bring cost-effective, high-performance HDMI functionality to a variety of PC platforms, including motherboards with integrated graphics chipsets, notebook PCs and discrete graphics cards. PCs using these transmitters will have truly universal connectivity with the estimated 150 million DVI and HDMI monitors and TVs already in the market."
PCs with HDMI connectors allow consumers to transmit the highest-quality premium digital audio and video content, such as high-definition movies from HD DVD or Blu-ray Disc drives and HDTV tuners, to HDTVs and other displays.
The VastLane SiI1932-3 supports a TMDS (Transition Minimized Differential Signaling) input interface from discrete graphics processing units (GPUs), while the VastLane SiI1392-3 supports Intel's SDVO interface with integrated graphics controller chipsets. Because HDMI is backward compatible with DVI, these transmitters give PC makers the maximum flexibility of being able to interface to any digital display, from existing DVI LCD monitors, HDTVs and projectors to future low-cost all digital PC monitors with DVI or HDMI inputs. In addition, PCs integrating these transmitters can be designed to meet Windows Vista™ Premium requirements and to be fully compliant with the latest High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) 1.2 specification to transmit premium HD content.
In addition to adding unprecedented TMDS high-bandwidth performance, the new transmitters enable system-level cost reduction compared to currently-available HDMI solutions by integrating functions that normally require a discrete microcontroller in addition to the discrete transmitters.
Interoperability testing of HDMI products is available today through the Simplay HD™ Testing Program operated by Simplay Labs, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Silicon Image. The Simplay HD Testing Program helps consumers identify high-definition (HD) components, such as HDTVs and next-generation DVD players, that will work together to provide a consistent 'plug and play" user experience and to maximize users' access to premium HD content. Products bearing the Simplay HD logo have undergone testing related to the HDMI and HDCP specifications, as well as compatibility testing with a suite of other devices that have been Simplay HD verified.
Pricing and Availability
The VastLane SiI1392-3 and VastLane SiI1932-3 are packaged as 64-pin lead-free QFNs and are currently available for sampling. For pricing information, please contact your Silicon Image sales representative.
About Silicon Image, Inc.
Headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., Silicon Image, Inc. is a leader in driving the architecture and semiconductor implementations for the secure storage, distribution and presentation of high-definition content in the consumer electronics and personal computing markets. Silicon Image creates and drives industry standards for digital content delivery such as DVI, HDMI™ and Serial ATA (SATA), leveraging partnerships with global leaders in the consumer electronics and personal computing markets to meet the growing digital content needs of consumers worldwide. The Simplay HD™ Testing Program administered by Silicon Image's wholly-owned subsidiary, Simplay Labs, LLC, provides compatibility testing for high-definition consumer electronics devices such as HDTVs, set-top boxes, audio/video receivers and DVD players, helping manufacturers to achieve compatibility and deliver the highest-quality HDTV experience to consumers. Silicon Image is the leading provider of semiconductor intellectual property solutions for high-definition multimedia and data storage applications. For more information, please visit www.siliconimage.com.
HDMI™, the HDMI logo and High-Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of, and are used under license from, HDMI Licensing, LLC.
Forward-looking Statements
This news release contains forward-looking information within the meaning of federal securities regulations. These forward-looking statements include statements related to the anticipated benefits, capabilities, performance, design, and implementation of the SiI1392-3 and SiI1932-3 transmitters and products and applications that use these transmitters, the anticipated market growth, market acceptance and consumer demand for these transmitters as well as DVI products and HDMI products in the PC market,, the role of Silicon Image in meeting such market growth, market acceptance and consumer demand, the anticipated benefits, demand for and capabilities of the DVI and HDMI standards and products compatible with such standards, and the benefits, performance and features of the Simplay HD Testing Program. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including those described from time to time in Silicon Image's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by these forward-looking statements. In particular, the anticipated benefits, capabilities, performance, design, and implementation of the SiI1392-3 and SiI1932-3 transmitters and products and applications that use these transmitters, the anticipated market growth, market acceptance and consumer demand for these transmitters as well as DVI products and HDMI products in the PC market, the role of Silicon Image in meeting such market growth, market acceptance and consumer demand, the anticipated benefits, demand for and capabilities of the DVI and HDMI standards and products compatible with such standards, and the benefits, performance and features of the Simplay HD Testing Program, may differ materially from what is currently anticipated. In addition, see the Risk Factors section of the most recent Form 10-K or Form 10-Q filed by Silicon Image with the SEC. Silicon Image assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking information contained in this press release.
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