Pulse~LINK Launches CWave UWB HDMI-Over-Coax and Wireless HDMI Home Theater Solutions

(Product News, 6 Dec 2007)

Ultra Wideband (UWB) semiconductor pioneer Pulse~LINK Inc. has announced that its CWave HDMI-Over-Coax and Wireless HDMI production ready reference designs are now available for CE device manufacturers. These solutions enable real-time high definition audio and video distribution throughout the home with a guaranteed Quality-of-Service (QoS) for the industry's first true "Digital Home Cinema" experience.

The CWave UWB HDMI-Over-Coax and Wireless HDMI transmit and receive units are low cost, small form factor, production ready reference designs enabling OEM customers quick market entry. CWave HDMI products offer real-time visually lossless wired and wireless streaming of high quality audio and video content between entertainment source devices and HDTV displays.

Video data is encoded using the JPEG2000 video codec, the same codec used by movie theaters for "Digital Cinema," providing a secure high definition home theater experience.

CWave UWB HDMI-Over-Coax (PL3305 RDK):
HDMI has long been recognized for its high quality transport and content protection mechanisms but is limited to single room fixed point-to-point applications. Pulse~LINK's CWave UWB HDMI-Over-Coax innovation extends this reach over existing coax cabling, including splitters, allowing consumers to access high-bandwidth HD content from entertainment source devices in one room and display it in any other room in the house.

CWave UWB Wireless HDMI (PL3304 RDK):
Pulse~LINK's CWave UWB Wireless HDMI solution reduces the "rat's nest" of connector wires behind entertainment systems, enabling clean installation of wall-mounted flat-panel displays anywhere in the room. The HDMI extender enables longer-range, secure wireless connectivity between the HDTV display and multiple entertainment source devices such as video game consoles, DVRs, Blu-ray DVD and HD DVD players.

Additional CWave whole-home HD networking products include CWave UWB Ethernet-Over-Coax and CWave UWB 1394-Over-Coax solutions, offering customers a choice in high-speed HD content distribution. All four "flavors" of the CWave HD home networking technology will be showcased at the 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, January 7-10, in the Pulse~LINK booth and various partner locations throughout the show floor.

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