ANALOG DEVICES TARGETS HDTV AND PORTABLE HIGH-DEFINITION VIDEO BY EXPANDING INDUSTRY’S BROADEST LINE OF HDMI COMPONENTS

ANALOG DEVICES TARGETS HDTV AND PORTABLE HIGH-DEFINITION VIDEO BY EXPANDING INDUSTRY'S BROADEST LINE OF HDMI COMPONENTS

Analog Devices, Inc. announced today, the multiplexers, receiver and transmitters that support the updated HDMI v1.3 standard, which defines the delivery of uncompressed HD content using a single cable to transmit super-high-quality video and audio. Included in today’s announcement are devices for the industry’s key advanced television and video applications:

Multiplexers, receiver and transmitters support HDMI v1.3 to capture and display ‘deep color’ content in HDTVs and enable low-power, high-definition handheld video applications.

The AD8196 and AD8197 are the industry’s first buffered multiplexers to support 1080p “deep color” technology defined by the HDMI v1.3 specification. Deep color technology increases HDMI’s data rate to 2.25 Gb/s, allowing the transmission and display of more than a billion colors. The resulting palette provides dazzling levels of detail and color depth supported by next-generation consumer electronics products, such as the newest game consoles.

The new multiplexers also feature proprietary technology that allows them to equalize more than 20 meters of HDMI v1.3-compliant cable, affording consumers the flexible location of their TVs and home entertainment components without loss of video.