HDMI Switches are designed for video applications.
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With 16-bit deep color support (3.3 Gbps), PI3HDMI412FT-A, PI3HDMI1212, PI3HDMI413-A, and PI3HDMI414 are high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) Rev 1.3-compliant switches that can connect various high performance HD source products to one HD video display. These differential signal switches, supplied in Pb-free packaging, are designed with technology used to achieve specific impedance required for HDMI/DVI signals to minimize reflections and insertion loss.
Original Press Release:
Pericom Introduces New Switches for Emerging High-Definition Video Applications
Four HDMI Switches Support Rev 1.3 HDMI and 16-bit Deep Color
SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 27 -- Pericom Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ:PSEM), a worldwide preferred supplier of high-speed integrated circuits and frequency control products, today announced it has expanded its industry-leading high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) switch portfolio with four new high-bandwidth differential signal switch solutions for multi-source or multi-sink video applications including TV, monitor, set-top box, switch box, and game consoles.
Pericom's HDMI Rev 1.3 switches are fully compliant with the newly released standard (released in June of 2006.) With 16-bit deep color support (3.3Gbps), these switches can be used to connect various high performance high definition (HD) source products to a single HD video display. Housed in lead- free and green packaging, these solutions also provide high bandwidth of up to 5.4 Gbps, low insertion loss, high electrostatic discharge (ESD) tolerance and ideal pin-out.
"As a leader in the video interconnect market, Pericom was the first vendor to ship more than 1 million units per quarter of HDMI signal switch solutions," said Shaf Rahman, Pericom's senior director of Switch and Interface Marketing. "The addition of these new products expands our offering to 2:1, 3:1, and 4:1 HDMI revision 1.3 compliant switches, which will allow us to increase our market share and be ready for the triple and quadruple HDMI connector systems. In addition to the ideal switching scheme, Pericom's products can maintain signal integrity through the system, due to its unique high-bandwidth technology."
The newly released HDMI products, PI3HDMI412FT-A, PI3HDMI1212, PI3HDMI413-A, and PI3HDMI414 have been designed with Pericom's new patent- pending technology. This technology is used to achieve the specific impedance required for HDMI/DVI signals to minimize reflections and insertion loss, while still maintaining differential impedance requirements per the revision 1.3 specifications. When designing a sink-system, differential impedance must only be maintained from the sink HDMI input connector to the Pericom switch. Along with signal integrity, differential impedance, Pericom switch solutions also handle ESD protection on each HDMI connector up to 8kV contact protection.
Pricing & Availability:
The new PI3HDMI412FT-A, PI3HDMI413-A, PI3HDMI414, and PI3HDMI1212 are Pb-free and green and in full production today, with prices ranging from $1.40 to $3.00 in 10,000 unit quantities. Samples, datasheets, application notes, IBIS models, and additional information can be found by visiting the company website. http://www.pericom.com/hdmi
HDMI:
HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is the first and only industry-supported, uncompressed, all-digital audio/video interface. By delivering crystal-clear, all-digital audio and video via a single cable, HDMI dramatically simplifies cabling and helps provide customers with the highest- quality experience. HDMI provides an interface between any audio/video source, such as a set-top box, DVD player, or A/V receiver and an audio and/or video monitor, such as a digital television (DTV), over a single cable.
About Pericom:
Pericom Semiconductor Corporation enables serial connectivity with the industry's most complete solutions for the computing, communications and consumer market segments. Our analog, digital, and mixed-signal integrated circuits and our SaRonix and eCERA frequency control products are essential in the timing, switching, bridging, and conditioning of high-speed signals required by today's ever-increasing speed-and-bandwidth-demanding applications. Company headquarters are in San Jose, California, with design centers and technical sales and support offices located globally. http://www.pericom.com/
FCMN Contact: pglenn@pericom.com
CONTACT: Shaf Rahman of Pericom Semiconductor Corp., +1-408-435-0800, ext. 259, or srahman@pericom.com; or Sacha Arts of Bella Vista Communications, +1-408-356-3099, or s.arts@comcast.net, for Pericom Semiconductor Corp.
