Silicon Image, Inc. (NASDAQ: SIMG), a leading provider of wireless and wired HD connectivity solutions, today announced that its 60GHz WirelessHD™ technology is featured in Epson's new line of Home Cinema projectors delivering true uncompressed and lossless high-definition digital video, audio and data.
Silicon Image's WirelessHD chipset consists of the SB9221 Network Processor and the SB9211 RF Transceiver, which provide all of the functionality needed to enable a complete WirelessHD solution. The chipset enables a cost-effective, high-quality, end-to-end wireless video solution for consumer electronics, personal computing and display applications.
Key features of the WirelessHD chipset
- 4Gbps over-the-air data transfer rate
- FCC and EU regulatory tested and passed modules
- Industry standard compliant (WirelessHD 1.0, HDMI® 1.4a)
- Embedded CPU for managing WirelessHD protocol
- Fully compatible with HDMI-CEC
- Low-power designs need only passive heat-sinking
- Small form factor packages
"We are excited to see our 60GHz wireless solution featured in Epson's premium Home Cinema projectors," said Jim Chase, marketing director for wireless products at Silicon Image. "By operating at 60GHz, our chipsets are designed to avoid interference issues seen with other wireless audio/video solutions based on 2.4GHz and 5GHz. Our solution improves the consumer experience by delivering lossless image quality and ultra low latency performance."
Each PowerLite projector ships with a WirelessHD adapter using the SB9210 and SB9220 WirelessHD transmitter chipset which allows any HDMI-enabled source device to display content on the projector wirelessly via the adapter.
The new Epson PowerLite Home Cinema projectors – model numbers 3010e and 5010e – will be demonstrated at the Epson America booth 3751 at the CEDIA Expo in Indianapolis, IN, September 7-10, 2011. For more information about Epson's Home Cinema projectors, visit http://www.epson.com/.
For more information about Silicon Image's WirelessHD product portfolio, visit http://www.siliconimage.com.
About Silicon Image, Inc.
Silicon Image is a leading provider of wireless and wired connectivity solutions that enable the reliable distribution and presentation of high-definition content for consumer electronics, mobile, and PC markets. The company delivers its technology via semiconductor and intellectual property (IP) products that are compliant with global industry standards and also feature industry leading Silicon Image innovations such as InstaPort™. Silicon Image's products are deployed by the world's leading electronics manufacturers in devices such as desktop and notebook PCs, DTVs, Blu-ray Disc™ players, audio-video receivers, as well as mobile phones, tablets and digital cameras. Silicon Image has driven the creation of the highly successful HDMI® and DVI™ industry standards, the latest standards for mobile devices - SPMT™ and MHL™, and the standard for 60GHz wireless HD video – WirelessHD™ (WiHD). 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/.
About Epson
Epson is a global imaging and innovation leader dedicated to exceeding the vision of customers worldwide through its compact, energy-saving, high-precision technologies, with a wide lineup ranging from printers and 3LCD projectors for business and the home, to electronic and crystal devices. Led by the Japan-based Seiko Epson Corporation, the Epson Group comprises nearly 75,000 employees in 100 countries around the world. Epson is proud of its ongoing contributions to the global environment and the communities in which it operates and has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index, an indicator for leading companies in economic, environmental and social criteria, for the third year in a row. Epson America, Inc. based in Long Beach, Calif. is Epson's regional headquarters for the U.S., Canada, and Latin America. To learn more about Epson, please visit: www.Epson.com. You may also connect with Epson America on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/EpsonAmerica), Twitter (http://twitter.com/EpsonAmerica) and (http://twitter.com/EpsonEducation) and YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/EpsonTV).
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 performance, functionality, features, and benefits of WirelessHD technology and Silicon Image's WirelessHD chipset consisting of the SB9221 Network Processor and the SB9211 RF Transceiver. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including the risk that Silicon Image's WirelessHD chipset will not perform as anticipated or provide the functionality, features and benefits described in this news release, as well as those 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.
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Contacts:
Silicon Image, Inc.
Gabriele Collier, 408-616-4088
gabriele.collier@siliconimage.com
