SMSC Unveils Industry’s First Network Multimedia Co-Processor Addressing the Challenges of Streaming High Definition Media Content

SMSC Unveils Industry's First Network Multimedia Co-Processor Addressing the Challenges of Streaming High Definition Media Content

SMSC (Nasdaq: SMSC) has introduced its LAN9131, the industry’s first high-performance network multimedia co-processor. Based on RipStream™ technology, which combines support of multiple high definition (HD) audio/video (A/V) streams, software protocol stack management and security, this industry first solution delivers time-to-market advantages and reduces development risk for customer designs. Target applications include network-enabled HD TVs, set-top boxes, digital video recorders and home media servers, among others.

Consumers today are acquiring, viewing and managing a vast amount of digital content and need devices to communicate with each other in order to share content.

The LAN9131 offers support for the leading industry interoperability standards and is the only wired Ethernet co-processor solution to currently support Digital Living Network Alliance™ (DLNA) guidelines.

“The LAN9131 multimedia co-processor is a key development in the evolution of SMSC's solutions portfolio,” said Johnson Tan, Vice President and General Manager of Connected Home Media at SMSC. “The investments we've made in creating a home multimedia solution that works in conjunction with existing System-on-Chip (SoC) processor environments will enable designers to get to market fast with high-performance systems that support multiple HD streams.”