Gennum ActiveConnect™ Solution Adopted By Kramer Electronics For Long-Haul HDMI-Over-Coax Cable

Demonstrates 1080p60 Video Transmission Across 150 feet of RGBHV Cable at ISE [The following is a release from Gennum]

January 28, 2008

Adding another cable manufacturer to its growing list of ActiveConnect(TM) users, Gennum Corporation (TSX: GND) today announced that it is working with Kramer Electronics, a leading supplier of audio/visual equipment, to deliver full-rate high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) and digital video interface (DVI) performance over copper cable. Leveraging the ActiveConnect solution, the new Kramer cable can transmit 1080p60 video at around 3 times the distance of its traditional copper HDMI cable solutions. Gennum and Kramer are conducting a technology demonstration of the solution in Kramer's booth #F28 at the Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) conference taking place this week in Amsterdam. "We look forward to working closely with Gennum as we bring to market new cabling solutions based on ActiveConnect technology. We plan to enable solutions that provide our customers with a cost-effective method for implementing HDMI and DVI in their environments," said David Jayes, Chief Technology Officer of Kramer Electronics. "Kramer has built a reputation for supplying AV users with innovative, reliable and cost-effective products. The Gennum ActiveConnect solution enables us to continue this tradition with a solution that allows customers to experience the higher resolutions, faster refresh rates, and deep color that full-rate HDMI provides." "We are happy to add Kramer, a leading supplier of equipment to the commercial audio/visual, residential, and broadcast markets, to our growing list of companies adopting ActiveConnect technology," said Martin Rofheart, Senior Vice President and GM of the Analog & Mixed-Signal Division, Gennum Corporation. "Soon, consumers and AV professionals everywhere will have access to the products required for high bandwidth HDMI 1.3 across distances never before thought possible."

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