Silicon Image Announces Automotive Grade MHL® Products for the In-Vehicle Infotainment Market
December 15 2014 - 4:05PM
Business Wire
Family of MHL Receivers Enable New
Connections Between Smartphones and Automobiles
Silicon Image (NASDAQ:SIMG), a leading provider of multimedia
connectivity solutions and services, today announced the
introduction of MHL® receivers specifically engineered to address
the rigorous demands of the automotive market. These receivers
enable smartphones to connect to automotive infotainment systems
using MHL, and feature the industry’s most popular video outputs –
CSI-2, HDMI® and RGB. Both receivers are AEC Q-100 qualified and
feature expanded temperature range support.
Consumers have come to rely on smartphones for all aspects of
their lives, including in-vehicle entertainment and apps. With more
than 650 million devices shipped to date, including the most
popular smartphone models worldwide, MHL has established itself as
the de-facto solution for mobile-to-display connectivity. This
means automotive manufacturers can have confidence that the MHL
systems they install today will span the longevity of the car.
MHL supports up to 4K Ultra HD video, with up to eight channels
of digital audio, all while charging the mobile device. The high
performance and responsiveness of MHL makes it an ideal
connectivity technology for the connected car and infotainment
units, enabling drivers to navigate GPS and music apps from the
phone. MHL also enhances rear-seat entertainment systems by
displaying the latest movies and games from a phone to the rear
screen of the car. MHL technology addresses the fundamental issue
of connecting two ecosystems with such vastly different development
lifecycles as the smartphone and the car by keeping all of the
video processing and rendering on the phone as uncompressed video
over MHL.
“Car OEMs face the difficult challenges of not only how best to
integrate smartphones into their vehicles, but also how to ensure
that the integration strategy remains viable throughout the life of
the vehicle and multiple generations of smartphones,” said
Dominique Bonte, vice president and practice director at ABI
Research. “MHL technology is an ideal solution for in-vehicle
infotainment as it easily allows consumers to use all of the
current apps and personal content stored on a mobile device and
take it on the road, all while MHL charges the smartphone when
connected to the head unit or rear seat display.”
Product details:
- SiI5293: MHL/HDMI receiver with
an RGB output
- SiI5620: MHL/HDMI receiver with
a CSI-2 output
“We’re excited to see more automotive companies selecting MHL
technology as a car connectivity solution,” said David Kuo, senior
director of marketing at Silicon Image. “Our new family of
receivers with MHL technology allows automotive manufacturers to
offer in-dash apps, GPS, music, and video playback, with the
confidence that uncompressed video solutions will be around for the
long haul.”
For more information about Silicon Image’s family of automotive
receivers and MHL solutions, visit www.siliconimage.com.
Since the introduction of the first MHL-enabled devices in 2011,
the MHL ecosystem has continued to grow and now has an installed
base of more than 650 million products worldwide. To learn about
the latest MHL-enabled devices on the market, visit
www.mhlconsortium.org/productlist/.
Silicon Image at the 2015 International CES - Las Vegas,
Nevada
Silicon Image will be showcasing its HD connectivity solutions
by invitation only in the Meeting Place #MP25877, South Hall of the
Las Vegas Convention Center during the 2015 International CES from
Tuesday, January 6, 2015 thru Friday, January 9, 2015.
About Silicon Image, Inc.
Silicon Image (NASDAQ: SIMG) is a leading provider of multimedia
connectivity solutions and services for mobile, consumer
electronics and PC markets. Silicon Image’s semiconductor and
intellectual property products feature wireless and wired
technologies that deliver connectivity across a wide array of
devices in the home, office and on the go. Silicon Image has driven
the creation of the industry standards HDMI®, DVI™, MHL® and
WirelessHD®, and offers manufacturers comprehensive standards
interoperability and compliance testing services via its
wholly-owned subsidiary, Simplay Labs. For more information, visit
http://www.siliconimage.com/.
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 growth in the market for
MHL-enabled products and the availability, performance,
functionality, features, benefits and applications of MHL
technology and Silicon Image’s MHL-enabled semiconductor products.
These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties,
including the risk that the market for MHL-enabled products will
not grow as anticipated, the risk that MHL technology or Silicon
Image’s MHL-enabled products will not perform as anticipated or
provide the functionality, features and benefits described in this
news release, as well as the 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.
Silicon Image and the Silicon Image logo are trademarks,
registered trademarks or service marks of Silicon Image, Inc. in
the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks and
registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners
in the United States and/or other countries.
MEDIA CONTACTS:Silicon Image, Inc.Sherrie Gutierrez,
408-616-4017sherrie.gutierrez@siliconimage.comorRacepoint
GroupAllison DeLeo,
415-694-6711adeleo@racepointgroup.comorINVESTOR
CONTACT:Silicon Image, Inc.Alex Chervet,
408-616-4153Alex.Chervet@siliconimage.com
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