The Company's first product-level offering will accelerate
time to market and address a major industry pain-point
HOD HASHARON, Israel, Oct. 7, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Today, Valens Semiconductor (NYSE: VLN), a leader
in high-performance connectivity, announced the launch of its
latest innovation, a USB3 industrial grade extender, marking a
significant milestone in the Company's expansion into the
industrial sector. This cutting-edge product unlocks new
possibilities for system designers and integrators, by enabling
industrial-grade USB3 cameras to be extended well past the current
five-meter limit, to distances of up to 100 meters, all over a
single Category 6a cable.
Based on the Valens VS6320 chip, this new product supports the
transmission of high-speed USB3.2 Gen1 traffic, alongside USB2.0,
control signals, and 25W of power. By converging data, controls,
and power over one cable, Valens' extender eliminates the need for
multiple cables, simplifying system architecture and significantly
reducing installation costs.
Valens' solution is designed for industrial environments,
featuring a robust, fanless design and flexible mounting options
that ensure reliability and ease of integration. The extender's
diagnostic capabilities provide continuous monitoring of link
quality, allowing for 24/7 operation in critical applications.
"This product represents a significant milestone for Valens as
we expand into the industrial market," said Gabi Shriki, SVP, Head of Audio-Video Business
at Valens Semiconductor. "In addition to providing an immediate
solution for system integrators in the industrial domain, this
extender allows manufacturers to repurpose their large portfolios
of USB3-based cameras for applications that require long link
distances – without any redesign of the cameras. We're hearing
excitement for this product, and we anticipate that it will be
swiftly and widely adopted within the industry."
The USB3 and Power Industrial Extender will make its public
unveiling, alongside other VS6320 and VA7000 based innovations, at
the Valens booth (10F80) at VISION in Stuttgart, on October
8-10, 2024.
About Valens Semiconductor
Valens Semiconductor (NYSE: VLN) is a leader in high-performance
connectivity, enabling customers to transform the digital
experiences of people worldwide. Valens' chipsets are integrated
into countless devices from leading customers, powering
state-of-the-art audio-video installations, next-generation
videoconferencing, and enabling the evolution of ADAS and
autonomous driving. Pushing the boundaries of connectivity, Valens
sets the standard everywhere it operates, and its technology forms
the basis for the leading industry standards such as HDBaseT® and
MIPI A-PHY. For more information, visit
https://www.valens.com/.
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Semiconductor. These forward-looking statements are subject to a
number of risks and uncertainties, including the cyclicality of the
semiconductor industry; the effect of inflation and a rising
interest rate environment on our customers and industry; the
ability of our customers to absorb inventory; the impact of the
global pandemic caused by COVID-19 on our customers' budgets and on
economic conditions generally, as well as the length, severity of
and pace of recovery following the pandemic; competition in the
semiconductor industry, and the failure to introduce new
technologies and products in a timely manner to compete
successfully against competitors; if Valens fails to adjust its
supply chain volume due to changing market conditions or fails to
estimate its customers' demand; disruptions in relationships with
any one of Valens' key customers; any difficulty selling Valens'
products if customers do not design its products into their product
offerings; Valens' dependence on winning selection processes; even
if Valens succeeds in winning selection processes for its products,
Valens may not generate timely or sufficient net sales or margins
from those wins; sustained yield problems or other delays in the
manufacturing process of products; our ability to effectively
manage, invest in, grow, and retain our sales force, research and
development capabilities, marketing team and other key personnel;
our ability to timely adjust product prices to customers following
price increase by the supply chain; our ability to adjust our
inventory level due to reduction in demand due to inventory buffers
accrued by customers; our expectations regarding the outcome of any
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adequately protect and defend our intellectual property and other
proprietary rights; the market price and trading volume of the
Valens ordinary shares may be volatile and could decline
significantly; political, economic, governmental and tax
consequences associated with our incorporation and location in
Israel; and those factors
discussed in Valens' Form 20-F filed with the SEC on February 28, 2024 under the heading "Risk
Factors," and other documents of Valens filed, or to be filed, with
the SEC. If any of these risks materialize or our assumptions prove
incorrect, actual results could differ materially from the results
implied by these forward-looking statements. There may be
additional risks that Valens does not presently know or that Valens
currently believes are immaterial that could also cause actual
results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking
statements. In addition, forward-looking statements reflect Valens'
expectations, plans or forecasts of future events and views as of
the date of this press release. Valens anticipates that subsequent
events and developments may cause Valens' assessments to change.
However, while Valens may elect to update these forward-looking
statements at some point in the future, Valens specifically
disclaims any obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements
should not be relied upon as representing Valens' assessment as of
any date subsequent to the date of this press release. Accordingly,
undue reliance should not be placed upon the forward-looking
statements.
Press Contacts
Yoni Dayan
Head of Communications
Valens Semiconductor Ltd.
Yoni.dayan@valens.com
Pat Burek
Senior Vice President
Financial Profiles, Inc.
pburek@finprofiles.com
Investor Contacts
Michal Ben Ari
Investor Relations Manager
Valens Semiconductor Ltd.
michal.benari@valens.com
Lisa Fortuna
Senior Vice President
Financial Profiles, Inc.
lfortuna@finprofiles.com
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