First HDMI Consumer Electronics Products Debut At CEDIA EXPO 2003

9-Sep-03

Silicon Image (NASDAQ: SIMG) announced that leading consumer electronics manufacturers launched the first High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI)-enabled products, all incorporating Silicon Image's HDMI-capable technology, at the 2003 Custom Electronic Design and Installation Association (CEDIA) EXPO. The only company shipping HDMI silicon solutions today, Silicon Image's HDMI-compliant PanelLink Cinemaô receivers and transmitters coupled with High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP), enable consumer electronics devices to deliver premium content and high-quality digital audio and video to consumers. ""After working diligently to develop and garner industry support for the HDMI standard, Silicon Image is now shipping its PanelLink Cinema transmitters and receivers to many of the largest and most respected CE manufacturers in the world,"" said John LeMoncheck, Vice President of Consumer Electronics Products at Silicon Image. ""Silicon Image has played a lead role in the development of both the HDMI specification and the HDMI Compliance Test Specification, and we have conducted rigorous compliance testing to ensure that consumers will receive the highest quality and simplest digital connection between devices. The movement by CE manufacturers to quickly incorporate our HDMI solutions into their products demonstrates their confidence in Silicon Image's technology and we remain committed to providing the 'gold standard' in quality for HDMI semiconductor solutions.""The following new products, all of which use Silicon Image's PanelLink Cinema technology, were on display at CEDIA and are shipping this fall, unless otherwise noted:- Panasonic projection TV: PT-53WXD63 (53-inch)- Panasonic plasma TVs (2): TH-42PX20 (42-inch) and TH-50PX2 (50-inch)- Panasonic LCD displays (2): TC-32LH1 (32-inch) and TC-22LH1 (22-inch)- Pioneer Eliteô DVD Player: DV-59AVi- Pioneer PureVisionô plasma TVs (4): PRO-1110HD (50-inch), PRO-910HD (43-inch), PDP-5040HD (50-inch) and PDP-4340HD (43-inch)- Pioneer Elite projection TVs (2): PRO-730HDI (64-inch) and PRO-530HDI (53-inch)- Pioneer Elite PureVision plasma monitors (2): PRO-1000HDI (50-inch) and PRO-800HDI (43-inch)- Sony projectors (3): VPL-HS3, VPL-HS20 and Qualia 004 (ships this winter)- Meridian DVD-A transport: G98- Meridian DVD-A controller: G91DH- Meridian DVD-A player: 800- SIM2 Grand Cinema projector: HT300 LINK""HDMI is an important standard for bringing the all-digital experience to consumer households,"" said Dave Naranjo, Sr. Manager, Product Planning & Marketing at Panasonic, a unit of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., LTD (NYSE: MC). ""As an HDMI founder, Panasonic is committed to leading the way with HDMI-enabled devices and Silicon Image was the only company capable of providing technology that would allow us to design and ship HDMI products within a year of the specification's completion. Our products have passed testing at an HDMI Authorized Testing Center and we look forward to delivering HDMI products into consumer households by the end of this month, and for years to come."" Silicon Image's PanelLink Cinema SiIô 9190ô transmitter and SiI 9993ô receiver are the first ICs commercially available that provide HDMI connectivity. In addition to enabling HDMI uncompressed digital transmission, PanelLink Cinema technology also includes HDCP for content protection. PanelLink Cinema products are also fully compliant with the DVI 1.0 specification and backward-compatible with the growing installed base of digital TVs featuring DVI-HDCP inputs. The SiI 9190 and SiI 9993 support the full range of DTV resolutions and a number of standard PC formats, as well as digital audio support for two-channel PCM, DolbyÆ Digital and DTSÆ. HDMI combines high-definition video and multichannel audio in a single, all-digital interface with a bandwidth of up to 5 Gigabits/sec. Benefits include uncompressed digital quality, fewer cables and a small, user-friendly connector suitable for a range of CE components. HDMI also supports bi-directional communication between devices, enabling the DTV to make intelligent decisions on how to best render images. Since the release of the HDMI v 1.0 Specification in January of 2003, more than 40 companies have become either founders or adopters, of the HDMI specification. According to Bill Foster, senior technology consultant at Understanding & Solutions, a market analyst firm serving content providers and consumer electronics manufacturers, ""The combination of HDMI and HDCP is exactly the kind of solution movie studios and CE companies need to propel their business into the all-digital age. The creation, distribution, storage and display of digital content in a secure environment are at the forefront of issues facing content providers and manufacturers today. An interface that has widespread industry support will benefit consumers and manufacturers alike looking to experience interoperability among digital home theatre systems.""For more information about Silicon Image, visit www.siliconimage.com.

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