Product category:
Cables and Wires
News Release from: Molex UK | Subject: HDMI cable assemblies
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 09 July 2007
Active cables solve HDMI performance
limitations
High-performance HDMI cable assemblies incorporate RedMere's RM1689 active equaliser cable booster.
Molex is working with RedMere Technology, a leading innovator in semiconductor solutions for multimedia interconnect applications, to produce high-performance HDMI cable assemblies using RedMere's RM1689 active equaliser cable booster The companies reckon that the new technology provides both low power and superior performance for HDMI version 1.3 cable assemblies
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 26 Jan 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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Initial cable assembly samples are expected by September 2007.
"RedMere's RM1689 technology addresses both timing skew and limited bandwidth issues in high frequency environments, which enables Molex to offer consumers some exciting new options in high performance HDMI cable assemblies", says Hirokazu Suzuki, Senior Director of Engineering for Molex.
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"Additionally, the RM1689 enables us to solve cable length and performance tradeoffs, as well as address HDMI v1.3 test and compliance".
The RM1689 is an HDMI v1.3 compliant cable performance booster.
It can be embedded inside an HDMI connector to provide cable manufacturers with a low-cost, high-performance solution to pass the rigorous v1.3 compliance testing for Cat2 cables.
The RM1689 includes embedded MagnifEye, which is RedMere's patent-pending technology that solves differential deskewing problems and related crosstalk and EMI issues.
The technology features +/-1bit skew tolerance, 3.4Gbit/s performance, wideband adaptive equalisation and ultralow 25mW power.
"Our RM1689 cable booster was specifically designed to enhance the signal quality while simultaneously reducing cable manufacturing costs", says Peter Smyth, RedMere CEO.
"We are delighted that our MagnifEye-enabled RM1689 will further strengthen Molex's position as a premier supplier of high performance I/O connector systems and an innovator for next-generation mobile cable assemblies".
According to In-Stat, HDMI is experiencing record growth with HDMI-enabled device shipments predicted to grow to 78% per year through 2010.
Applications include high-definition TVs, set-top boxes, projection systems, DVD recorders, media PCs and other consumer devices.
The companies expect the new technology will be attractive to consumers who are looking to purchase longer HDMI cable assemblies with reliable performance to connect video game consoles such as Sony's Playstation 3 or Microsoft's Xbox to display products.
The technology will also be able to accommodate thinner gauge wire such as 36 AWG, which is more suitable for future applications connecting mobile equipment to home consumer devices.
The technology is expected to speed design-cycle times and provides a more cost-effective way to boost cable performance compared with other methods, such as increasing wire size or adding costly equalisation or noise-filtering techniques on the receiver side.
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