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<strong>Veritas</strong> <strong>et</strong> <strong>Visus</strong> <strong>Display</strong> <strong>Standard</strong> February 2009<br />
Silicon Image and Analogix s<strong>et</strong>tle HDMI-related patent dispute<br />
Silicon Image and Analogix Semiconductor have reached a s<strong>et</strong>tlement agreement in their HDMI-related disputes<br />
and have agreed to dismiss two outstanding litigation issues b<strong>et</strong>ween the two companies. Under the terms of the<br />
s<strong>et</strong>tlement, Analogix has agreed not to mark<strong>et</strong> or sell HDMI semiconductors world-wide that are pin or registercompatible<br />
with SI’s HDMI-enabled products. The company has also undertaken not to enter into any licenses to<br />
provide HDMI technology for semiconductors that are, or are claimed to be, pin or register-compatible with SI’s<br />
HDMI-enabled products, except as necessary to fulfill certain existing customer obligations. Going forward, Silicon<br />
Image has agreed to grant Analogix a license for selected HDMI-related patents and other technology on<br />
undisclosed terms. Analogix has also dropped with prejudice its antitrust suit against HDMI Licensing and Simplay<br />
Labs. SI filed suit against Analogix in February 2007 alleging copyright infringement, misappropriation of trade<br />
secr<strong>et</strong>s and unlawful, unfair and fraudulent business practices. In response, Analogix filed a suit against SI in June<br />
this year and its wholly owned subsidiaries, HDMI Licensing and Simplay Labs, in connection with their alleged<br />
control over the HDMI standard and testing facilities. http://www.analogix.com<br />
DVIGear introduces HDMI long reach coaxial extender based on Gennum technology<br />
DVIGear and Gennum Corporation announced that DVIGear has deployed a new high-definition multimedia<br />
interface (HDMI) coaxial extender based on Gennum’s ActiveConnect technology. Fully compatible with the latest<br />
HDMI v1.3 standard, DVIGear’s new DVI-7510a Coax Extender supports HDMI v1.3 data rates of up to 10.2Gbps<br />
at distances up to 100 m<strong>et</strong>ers (330 fe<strong>et</strong>) with no loss of audio or video quality. Using auto-adaptive technology that<br />
automatically adjusts for varying cable lengths, this extender enables easy plug-and-play installation into any<br />
environment and provides instant support for today’s high-definition 1080p displays. Furthermore, the extender<br />
offers performance headroom to spare for higher resolutions such as 1440p, and more sophisticated features like<br />
deep color and fast 120Hz refresh rates. DVIGear’s DVI-7510a HDMI Active Connect Coax Extender is a s<strong>et</strong> of<br />
two products: DVI-7511a is an HDMI Active Connect Coax Transmitter that accepts an HDMI v1.3 input signal<br />
and converts it to four (4) coaxial signals for transmission over cable runs up to 300ft. DVI-7512a is an HDMI<br />
Active Connect Coax Receiver that accepts these four coaxial signals and converts them back to an HDMI v1.3<br />
compliant output signal without any of the conversion artifacts often found in low-cost CAT-X extenders. Both<br />
units may be powered independently using two external 12VDC power supplies included with the product. For<br />
r<strong>et</strong>rofit applications, a fifth coaxial connection is supplied on both units; this extra connection allows power to be<br />
applied only on the transmitter side. The DVI-7510a Coax Extender is based on Gennum’s GV8500 and GV8501<br />
transmit and receive chips<strong>et</strong>, which delivers the longest reach and highest performance HDMI connectivity<br />
solutions for high-bandwidth digital video applications. Gennum’s ActiveConnect solutions consist of transmitters<br />
and receivers that enable the streaming of uncompressed HDMI content at distances up to 330ft. They support<br />
current and legacy versions of HDMI, enabling backward compatibility with existing equipment. They also exceed<br />
the performance requirements of HDMI 1.3 by more than two times, providing “future-proofed” solutions to<br />
support next-generation applications. http://www.gennum.com/activeconnect<br />
HDMI announces new version for first half 2009<br />
HDMI Licensing announced an overview of the capabilities and features of the next version of the HDMI<br />
specification, which will be launched in the first half of 2009. “HDMI has reached an installed base of more than<br />
600 million devices and now touches almost every consumer device that plays HD content. We want to give the<br />
industry a preview of where the HDMI specification is headed as we continue to innovate and me<strong>et</strong> the needs of<br />
this dynamic mark<strong>et</strong>place,” said Steve Venuti, president of HDMI Licensing. The goal is to address five key<br />
industry trends in the coming spec: n<strong>et</strong>working; consolidation of HD video; HD audio and now high-speed data<br />
with the addition of Ethern<strong>et</strong> in the HDMI cable; audio r<strong>et</strong>urn channel; elimination of a S/PDIF cable by allowing a<br />
TV to send audio streams upstream to an A/V receiver for processing and playback over the HDMI cable. 4kx2k<br />
and 3D are high performance features to be m<strong>et</strong> by increasing the upper limit of the HDMI link including HD in a<br />
car. http://www.hdmi.org<br />
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