Product category:
Analogue and Mixed Signal ICs
News Release from: Fairchild Semiconductor | Subject: FSHDMI04
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 09 February 2006
Switch eases multimedia display
interfacing
A 1.65Gbit/s high-definition multimedia interface switch allowsg designers to easily add a second HDMI input to the circuitry in an existing display application.
Broadening its portfolio of digital switch products, Fairchild Semiconductor now offers a 1.65Gbit/s high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) switch, allowing designers to easily add a second HDMI input to the circuitry in an existing display application The FSHDMI04 switch can be used in an HDTV, for example, to enable connectivity between multiple applications such as DVDs, game consoles and set-top boxes
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 28 Feb 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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Compared with traditional designs requiring a separate receiver to add an HDMI connection, the FSHDMI04 significantly speeds design-cycle times by increasing functionality while reducing design complexity.
"HDMI connectivity is expected to soon become as ubiquitous as USB connections are now", said Jerry Johnston, Fairchild's Product Manager for Analogue Switches.
"The popularity of home theatres is driving this demand for displays with multiple HDMI inputs so that consumers can have two applications, such as a digital set-top box and a game station, hooked up to their high-definition TV".
"Our new high-bandwidth HDMI switch allows system designers to easily add a second port to their HDMI products without changing internal aspects of the application, or redesigning for an extra feature".
With the industry's highest ESD rating (8kV for all pins), the FSHDMI04 protects against system damage while eliminating the need for additional ESD-protection ICs.
It also offers the industry's lowest on-capacitance (6.0pF typical, 7.0pF maximum) and is the only HDMI switch to meet HDMI inter- and intra-pair skew specifications.
These features can help designers enhance the performance characteristics of existing applications.
Available in a lead (Pb)-free 48-lead QVSOP package, the FSHDMI04 meets or exceeds the requirements of the joint IPC/JEDEC standard J-STD-020B and is compliant with the European Union requirements now in effect.
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