Silicon Image Announces Availability Of HDMI Adopter Agreement And Formation Of HDMI Licensing, LLC

27-Nov-02

Silicon Image, Inc. (NASDAQ: SIMG) announced on behalf of the High Definition Multimedia Interfaceô (HDMIô) Founders the availability of the proposed HDMI Adopter Agreement, as well as the formation of HDMI Licensing, LLC. HDMI Licensing, LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Silicon Image, Inc., and will be responsible for administering the licensing and interoperability efforts for the HDMI Specification. These efforts include monitoring interoperability and compliance among HDMI systems, as well as promoting HDMI technology. The HDMI Adopter Agreement details the specific HDMI licensing terms. These terms include an annual fee assessed to all adopters and royalties associated with consumer devices such as DVD players, set-top boxes, digital TVs, D-VHS players, A/V receivers, personal computers, and monitors. The agreement may be downloaded from the HDMI Web site, located at www.hdmi.org, and will be finalized and executable upon announcement of the HDMI 1.0 Specification, which is expected to be finalized in the next few months.""We are pleased that the founders have taken a step forward to establish the licensing agency for HDMI, and we look forward to rapid and broad adoption of HDMI technology across multiple consumer markets,"" said Brett Gaines, President of HDMI Licensing LLC. HDMI enables the secure distribution of uncompressed high-definition video and multi-channel audio in a single interface, providing consumers with a broader array of high-quality digital content while dramatically simplifying ease of use. The HDMI initiative has been met with broad industry support from major motion picture producers, satellite and cable operators, and consumer electronics manufacturers. Comprised of Hitachi, Matsushita Electric (Panasonic), Royal Philips Electronics, Silicon Image, Sony Corporation, Thomson Multimedia, and Toshiba Corporation, the High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) Founders have joined together to define a next-generation digital interface specification for consumer electronics products. HDMI is also supported by major motion picture producers, as well as satellite and cable companies. For more information about the HDMI specification and the HDMI Founders, visit www.hdmi.org.

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