Silicon Image Announces First 4K Ultra HD MHL® 3.0 Receiver IC With HDCP 2.2 in Support of Secure Premium Content Transmission
September 30 2013 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
Silicon Image, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIMG), a leading provider of HD
connectivity solutions, today announced the availability of the
industry’s first 4K Ultra HD MHL® 3.0 receiver featuring
support for HDCP 2.2, the latest High-bandwidth Digital Content
Protection technology that protects high-value digital motion
pictures, television programs and audio against unauthorized
interception and copying. DTVs, projectors, and A/V receivers that
include the Silicon Image SiI9679 MHL 3.0 receiver are able to
securely receive premium 4K Ultra HD commercial entertainment
content protected under HDCP 2.2 technology. The SiI9679 MHL 3.0
HDCP 2.2 receiver will sample in Q4 of 2013 and is targeted for
mass production in Q1 of 2014.
“As a leading provider of MHL and HDMI® solutions,
Silicon Image consistently incorporates the latest capabilities
requested by consumers and content owners alike,” said Jeffrey M.
Gilbert, Ph.D., chief technology officer at Silicon Image. “We work
closely with content owners to create devices that enable the
secure transmission of digital assets, and the increased level of
security offered by HDCP 2.2 is an important component in
protecting high-value 4K Ultra HD content.”
In addition to supporting resolutions up to 4K Ultra HD and
enhanced 7.1 surround sound with Dolby® TrueHD and DTS-HD, the
SiI9679 MHL 3.0 receiver also enables connectivity to a wide
variety of source devices by also being compatible with the MHL
1.0, MHL 2.0, HDMI 1.4 and HDMI 2.0 specifications.
Silicon Image will demonstrate the SiI9679 receiver featuring
MHL 3.0 and HDCP 2.2 during CEATEC 2013 held in Chiba, Japan from
October 1-4, 2013. For media interested in meeting with Silicon
Image, please contact: Press_relations@siliconimage.com.
Silicon Image offers a broad portfolio of production-proven MHL
semiconductor and IP solutions for mobile, DTV and home theater
applications. For more information about Silicon Image’s MHL
technology solutions, visit
www.siliconimage.com/technologies/mhl.
About MHL Technology
Using as few as five wires, MHL technology delivers up to 4K
Ultra HD uncompressed video with up to eight channels of digital
audio while providing power to the mobile device. Consumers can
connect their MHL-enabled devices to the big screen to watch HD
videos, play video games or work on business presentations.
Consumers are also able to control MHL-enabled mobile devices using
the existing DTV remote. MHL-enabled products include adapters,
automotive accessories, AV receivers, Blu-ray Disc™ players,
cables, DTVs, monitors, projectors, smartphones, tablets, TV
accessories and more. Since the introduction of the first
MHL-enabled devices two years ago, the MHL ecosystem is continuing
to grow and now features an installed base of more than 330 million
MHL-enabled products from over 200 adopters. For more information
visit the MHL Consortium website at
http://www.mhlconsortium.org/.
About Silicon Image, Inc.
Silicon Image is a leading provider of connectivity solutions
that enable the reliable distribution and presentation of
high-definition content for mobile, consumer electronics, and PC
markets. The company delivers its technology via semiconductor and
intellectual property products that are compliant with global
industry standards and feature market leading Silicon Image
innovations such as InstaPort™ and InstaPrevue™. Silicon Image’s
products are deployed by the world’s leading electronics
manufacturers in devices such as mobile phones, tablets, DTVs,
Blu-ray Disc™ players, audio-video receivers, digital cameras, as
well as desktop and notebook PCs. Silicon Image has driven the
creation of the highly successful HDMI® and DVI™ industry
standards, the latest standard for mobile devices – MHL®, and the
leading 60GHz wireless HD video standard – WirelessHD®. Via its
wholly-owned subsidiary, Simplay Labs, Silicon Image offers
manufacturers comprehensive standards interoperability and
compliance testing services. For more information, visit us at
http://www.siliconimage.com/.
Forward-looking Statements
This news release contains forward-looking statements within the
meaning of federal securities laws and regulations, including, but
not limited to, statements regarding the availability, performance,
functionality, features, benefits and applications of Silicon
Image’s MHL-enabled semiconductor products. These forward-looking
statements involve risks and uncertainties, including the risks
that Silicon Image’s MHL-enabled products will not perform as
anticipated or provide the functionality, features and benefits
described in this news release, as well as the risks and
uncertainties described from time to time in Silicon Image’s
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which
could cause the actual results to differ materially from those
anticipated by these forward-looking statements. Silicon Image
assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement.
Silicon Image and the Silicon Image logo are trademarks,
registered trademarks or service marks of Silicon Image, Inc. in
the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks and
registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners
in the United States and/or other countries.
Silicon Image, Inc.Sherrie Gutierrez,
408-616-4017sherrie.gutierrez@siliconimage.comorRacepoint
GroupAllison DeLeo, 415-694-6711adeleo@racepointgroup.com
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