Date: 20/05/2012

Silicon Image released MHL products for mobile devices, DTVs, and monitors

Silicon Image has announced its next-generation MHL products, the SiI8240 MHL transmitter for mobile devices and the SiI9617 MHL-to-HDMI bridge for DTVs and PC displays. These products are MHL 2.0 compliant. Both semiconductor products support 1080p60Hz full HD and the latest MHL specification features that include native 3D formats and alpha-numeric key codes for advanced remote control functions.

Silicon Image's SiI8240 is a MHL transmitter to output 1080p60Hz full HD, enabling mobile devices to drive high-resolution DTVs and monitors at 60 frames per second. The SiI8240 has been designed to be pin compatible to the currently shipping SiI9244 MHL transmitter.

Today's smartphones and tablets are increasingly transforming from traditional communication devices to mobile set-top-boxes, gaming consoles, and PCs. With this transformation, consumers are more often connecting their smartphone to a larger display to enjoy new interactive applications. With the SiI9617 MHL-to-HDMI bridge, consumer electronics (CE) manufacturers can design their latest 1080p60Hz DTVs and monitors to include the MHL capabilities. When a consumer connects an MHL-enabled mobile device to an MHL display, that display will charge and provide control for the mobile device, while showing video, productivity applications and games in 1080p60Hz full HD quality.

"Silicon Image's new products offer an end-to-end MHL 1080p60Hz connectivity solution for our global mobile, CE, and PC customers," said Tim Vehling, vice president of product marketing at Silicon Image, Inc. "With these latest products from Silicon Image - including a drop-in pin-compatible version - manufacturers can quickly develop and roll-out their next-generation MHL 2.0-enabled products."