SANTA CLARA, CA -- 11/18/09 --
AMIMON
Inc., the market leader in wireless High Definition semiconductor
solutions, today announced the availability of WHDI(TM) modules which can
be embedded into notebook PCs and netbook PCs. The WHDI modules are
available today with a mini-PCI form-factor of 50mm*30mm and will also be
offered with a standard Display-Mini card form-factor of 44.4mm*26mm based
on the interface defined by the PCI SIG® which uses Displayport(TM).
Additionally, these cards are designed for the WHDI(TM) (Wireless Home Digital
Interface(TM)) standard and are capable of wirelessly delivering full
uncompressed 1080p/60Hz HD content throughout the entire home.
The AMIMON WHDI modules' compact form-factor enables seamless integration
into PCs. The WHDI modules are also designed for low power consumption
suitable for battery-powered devices.
Notebook PCs embedded with the new WHDI modules are expected to be in the
market in 2010 offering consumers the ability to connect their notebook
wirelessly to any
WHDI-enabled HDTV or, through an external WHDI-to-HDMI adaptor, also to
any HDTV. The new modules will also enable external wireless PC-to-TV
accessories ('dongles') which connect to the PC and TV via HDMI(TM).
With WHDI consumers can view the entire content of their notebook screen on
their TV. Content such as Internet video, flash media, digital photos and
PC games can all be viewed and experienced on the TV with a convenient
wireless connection.
"PCs are increasingly becoming a source of multimedia entertainment like
Hulu, YouTube, etc. Consumers will be able to wirelessly connect their PCs
and watch all this cool new content on their big screen TV anywhere in the
home," said Noam Geri, vice president of marketing and business development
for AMIMON. "WHDI is gaining momentum with TV OEMs and now also PC OEMs set
to offer consumers multiple WHDI enabled products in 2010."
The WHDI modules are based on the revolutionary video modem technology
operating in the 5GHz unlicensed band, pioneered by AMIMON and the backbone
of WHDI. WHDI co-exists in the same frequency spectrum with Wi-Fi and
uses similar RF building blocks and antennas. The WHDI synergies with
Wi-Fi enable a roadmap to integrated WHDI + Wi-Fi semiconductor components
which will offer notebook OEMs the prospect of a very low cost WHDI wireless HD link
to the TV.
The WHDI Modules are designed and manufactured by AMIMON's ODM Partners.
Key features include:
-- Based on AMIMON's AMN 2120/2220 WHDI chipset, designed for the WHDI
standard
-- Compact form-factor
-- Support for full high definition resolutions up to 1080p/60Hz
-- Practically no latency -- less than 1 millisecond
-- Hollywood approved HDCP 2.0 copy protection
-- Low power consumption modes for portable devices
-- Low cost -- mass adoption price points
-- 5GHz unlicensed band with support for Dynamic Frequency Selection
(DFS)
For more information contact AMIMON at info@amimon.com.
About AMIMON
AMIMON is a fabless semiconductor
company pioneering wireless uncompressed
high-definition video for universal connectivity among CE video
devices. AMIMON is a founding member of the WHDI Consortium (Wireless Home
Digital Interface) formed by leading CE companies to define a new industry
standard for multi-room wireless HDTV connectivity.
AMIMON is headquartered in Herzlia, Israel, with offices in California,
USA; Japan, Korea, Taiwan and China. More information is available at
www.amimon.com and www.whdi.org.
WHDI and Wireless Home Digital Interface are trademarks of WHDI, LLC. All
other trademarks or registered trademarks are those of their respective
holders.
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Contact
Joseph R. Kilmer
+1-408-533-0210
joe.kilmer@amimon.com
