Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Analogix Preps Ultra-Low Power HDMI Transmitter

High-Definition Multimedia Interface

Analogix Semiconductor, Inc., is readying a new HDMI transmitter that it claims will be the industry's lowest power solution. The Cool HD technology consumes less than 50mw while supporting resolutions up to 720p and 1080i, and utilizes zero power at 480p resolution. It supports HDMI specification v1.2 and also features a high-bandwidth digital content protection (HDCP) engine. Once released, the new CoolHD power-optimized HDMI transmitter technology will be offered in sub 0.18um CMOS process and available in either BGA or TQFP packages.

According to Analogix, the Cool HD ultra low and zero power HDMI transmitters are designed specifically to deliver high performance to the growing small form factor ultra mobile personal computing (UMPC) market and high performance portable media player (PMP's) as well as devices as camcorders, digital cameras and mobile phones. The Cool HD(TM) transmitter will and keys that enable the secure distribution of content between HDMI-enabled devices.

"The ultra low and zero power consumption features of our new transmitter technology will provide an incredible benefit to improve HD playback time from any battery operated or battery dependant mobile device," says Kewei Yang, Chairman and CEO at Analogix. "We see a significant market opportunity for our Cool HD product family as consumers expand the portable media revolution, and come to expect high quality HD format performance from a simple single HDMI connector on their mobile device."

For more information, visit www.analogix.com.

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