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News Release from: Pericom Semiconductor Corp | Subject: PI3V and PI5V
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 06 December 2004
Video switches boast robust protection
Pericom Semiconductor has expanded its analogue video switch family with six new products targeting the next generation of consumer multimedia video devices.
Pericom Semiconductor has expanded its analogue video switch family with six new products targeting the next generation of consumer multimedia video devices Pericom's new PI3V and PI5V high-bandwidth analogue video switches are specifically designed and characterised for video signal applications, and provide an optimal cost-to-performance solution for high volume switching functions in the consumer video market segments
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 10 Jun 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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These video switches are multiplexer/demultiplexers with high-impedance outputs that are recommended for both RGB and composite video switching.
This includes applications such as personal computers, television, projection equipment, graphic cards, set-top boxes, networking and telecommunications.
Due to the low on-resistance and capacitance of the products, the bandwidth can be as high as 570MHz.
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They also offer low crosstalk (-60 to -80dB) and great isolation (-60dB).
"There has been an increasing need to add multiple video components to a single video display unit in order to provide true multimedia entertainment video networks".
"Pericom's PI3Vx14 family enables designers to add up to four video components, such as DVD, PC, DVR, VCR and etc to a video network", said Shaf Rahman, Director of Marketing for Switch and Interface Products.
"PI3Vx14 also has almost flat low on-resistance, which is an excellent analogue characteristic suitable for analogue video signals and helps to minimise attenuation or distortion due to critical colour granularity and picture quality".
"In addition, multiple PC connections to the same network require multiplexing capability of the horizontal and vertical synchronous signals to the single display unit".
"Pericom's 512/514, five-channel products address this particular need", Rahman continued.
"Circuit damage due to ESD/EOS is common in boards that do not have a built-in ESD protection mechanism on the board itself".
"To avoid this issue, system designers prefer components which have higher ESD protection so that a sudden high electrical surge does not propagate through the system".
"Pericom's PI5V330S analogue switch provides robust ESD protection of 5kV HBM and 10kV I/O to ground".
"This extra ESD/EOS protection on the board, in addition to the protection offered by the external circuitry, exudes robust protection against an electrical surcharge", added Rahman.
Pricing starts at $0.50 in 3000-unit quantities.
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