MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA -- 05/30/08 --
Artimi, Inc., developer of high-speed
wireless semiconductors for portable consumer electronics, and DisplayLink
Corp., the leader in network display technology, today jointly announced
the availability of a complete production-ready, easily integrated Wireless
USB projector reference design, targeted at both future projectors and the
legacy installed base.
Utilizing DisplayLink's USB graphics technology and Artimi's leading
Wireless USB solutions, the reference design enables high throughput, easy
to use wireless projection via aftermarket adapters or embedded modules, or
any combination of the two, replacing the cumbersome VGA cables currently
used to link the PC to the projector, and providing wireless convenience to
the user.
Uniquely benefiting from Artimi's Zero Install technology, the reference
design offers multi-PC boardroom users "plug & play" high frame rate data
projection at resolutions up to 1280x1024, without the need for driver
installation. This means that visitors, or corporate PCs with restricted
security policies, can still benefit from simple wireless connectivity by
simply plugging in a Wireless USB adapter to connect directly to the
projector.
Consisting of two components, a PC-side USB adapter and a projector-end
adapter, the solution uses Wireless USB and generates an industry standard
VGA or DVI output to the projector. The projector-end adapter can be easily
integrated into the projector, or implemented as an external or aftermarket
adapter, to address the installed base of corporate LCD and DLP projectors.
This market is estimated to exceed 20 million units worldwide.
The solution also supports notebook PCs with integrated Certified Wireless
USB, to take advantage of the growing Certified Wireless USB ecosystem.
Andrew Vought, CEO for Artimi, said, "We hear time and again from our
customers, that our approach to making Wireless USB simple to integrate and
simple to use pays dividends both in terms of getting product to market
quickly and cost-effectively, and winning over consumers. The business data
projector market is extremely keen to incorporate high-speed wireless
connectivity, but needs a 'Zero Install' option to support visitors, and
corporate PC users without IT administrative privileges. We are confident
that our solution delivers exactly what they need -- an easily integrated
solution that is practical, has a great 'wow factor,' and is immediately
marketable."
"DisplayLink is committed to a new standard of 'connect and go'
productivity," said Dennis Crespo, executive VP, marketing and business
development for DisplayLink. "The Artimi Wireless USB projector design
leverages DisplayLink network display technology to make wireless projector
connectivity simpler than ever before."
The production-ready reference design, based on Artimi's A-150 chip which
is certified by the USB-IF, is available now, and includes a full set of
design, production and product information, as well as development tools
making it ultra simple to use. The design is available for shipping and
will be demonstrated at Computex Taipei, June 3-7 2008.
Artimi: Suite 1150, Grand Hyatt Taipei, contact info@artimi.com
About DisplayLink
DisplayLink Corp. is a network display chip and software company that helps
people to create simple connections between computers and displays -- via
USB, making the benefits of expanded visual workspace available to
everyone. Using universally accepted wired or wireless networking protocols
and proprietary software compression techniques, graphically rich content
can be transmitted easily between a single device and multiple displays
over a network. Leading global manufacturers have integrated network
display technology into an array of consumer electronics including
USB-enabled monitors, video docking stations and display adapters.
About Artimi
Artimi®, Inc. offers consumers and manufacturers Ultra Simple
Connectivity(TM). The company develops semiconductors, software and
reference designs for Certified Wireless USB, high-speed Bluetooth®, and
WiMedia® Logical Link Control Protocol (WLP). Artimi's products employ
WiMedia-based Ultra Wideband (UWB) radio techniques to enable high-speed
wireless bulk data transfer between content-rich portable consumer
electronics, including digital cameras and camcorders, personal media
players, storage devices, printers, displays, and mobile phone handsets.
Artimi, founded in 2002, is headquartered in Mountain View, California,
with research and development based in Cambridge, UK, and sales offices in
Japan and Taiwan. For more information, see http://www.artimi.com.
Media/Analyst Contacts
Artimi
US and Asia
Jill Dornan
Email Contact
+1 503 262 6505
Europe
Paul Maurice
Email Contact
+44 1223 464 464
DisplayLink
Kim Stowe
Email Contact
+1 408 839 8750
