Date: 17/08/2009

HDMI 1.4 IP core from Synopsys is available by end of 2009

With the rising popularity of HDMI inside home -entertainment-connecting devices, the chip designers are encapsulating HDMI interface inside the chips used in most of e-media entertainment devices.

EDA software specialist Synopsys, who is also ranked 2nd in the sales of commercial semiconductor IPs in the world is offering silicon-proven High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) transmitter and receiver digital controllers and PHY IP cores supporting process nodes down to 40nms. Synopsys' DesignWare IP for the HDMI interface is compliant to the standard specification and supports High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP).

The Ethernet supporting HDMI 1.4 IP core is expected to be available from Synopsys by the end of 2009. The HDMI IPs support process technologies from 90-nm to 40-nm, and includes sample software drivers for system development.

"HDMI is one of fastest growing multimedia interfaces and is gaining wide-spread acceptance as the standard for communicating between high-performance digital devices," said Paul O'Donovan, principal analyst at Gartner. "Our research indicates exponential growth in the number of HDMI ports for mobile/portable markets such as camcorders and cameras. HDMI IP will play a key role in enabling designers to integrate the HDMI interface in their next-generation systems."

Executive and analyst comments:

"Valens continues to develop next generation products for the high definition home entertainment market, and we chose Synopsys to provide us with a high-quality, compliant HDMI IP solution that would help us quickly implement the latest functionality into our advanced SoCs," said Massad Eyal, vice president of research and development R&D at Valens Semiconductor. "Synopsys' silicon-proven DesignWare HDMI IP enables us to deliver compelling products to the market faster and with significantly less risk."

"HDMI has emerged as the de-facto multimedia interface standard for high-definition consumer electronics and mobile devices," said John Koeter, vice president of marketing for the Solutions Group. "With Synopsys' extensive customer base, established sales and support infrastructure, and vast porting capabilities, designers can turn to a trusted HDMI IP solution that can be integrated into their SoC with less risk and improved time-to-market."

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