Gennum Expands ActiveConnect Family to Enable Industry's Thinnest, Longest Reach HDMI Cables
The first company to enable full-rate HDMI 1.3 performance and beyond up to 20 meters using thin HDMI cable, Gennum Corporation (TSX: GND) has announced it is expanding its ActiveConnect family with a new multimedia connectivity solution targeted at consumer cabling applications. The new ActiveConnect GV8502 product provides cable manufacturers with a cost-effective, high-quality semiconductor solution for the design of their thin HDMI consumer cables.
Semiconductor Solution Doubles the Reach of Consumer-grade HDMI Cables
Supporting 6 gigabits per second (Gbps) per channel, almost twice the 3.4Gbps/channel required by the HDMI 1.3 High-speed Category 2 specification, the newest ActiveConnect solution can drive multimedia up to 20 meters over consumer-grade HDMI cables, more than double the reach of existing HDMI solutions. Last year, Gennum became the first company to support full-rate HDMI 1.3 with a transmit/receive solution capable of operating at distances of 100 meters over coaxial cable, which has since been globally adopted by cable manufacturers serving the custom install market.
“The GV8502 enables the development of much thinner cabling solutions, which reduces bill-ofmaterials cost for cable manufacturers, and increases flexibility and ease-of-use for consumers and custom home theater installers,” said Amit Thakar, Product Line Manager, Consumer Multimedia, Analog and Mixed-Signal Products Group, Gennum Corporation. “In addition, the new solution doubles the reach of existing HDMI 1.3 Category 2 consumer cables from 10 meters to 20 meters with full-rate HDMI performance, while providing additional performance headroom scalable to 6Gbps/channel. As a result, consumers can realize the full benefits of HDMI 1.3 today, including 1080p deep color, and future-proof their home theater systems for higher bandwidth versions of the specification.”
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