Date: 08/01/2012

Cavium's chips to feature wireless display tech from Intel

Cavium, Inc. has announced a technology and marketing collaboration with Intel to offer Intel WiDi-based products. WiDi tech allows TVs to be connected to computers wirelessly.

This collaboration between Cavium and Intel to result in products offering Intel WiDi compatible receivers with Cavium's PureVu media SoC. Live demo of this tech is scheduled at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, between Jan 10th and 13th.

"Intel WiDi-based laptops have enjoyed a very rapid adoption in the market during the past two years, expected to pass the 20Mu mark by the end of 2011," said Kerry Forell, Product Manager at Intel Corporation. "Through this collaboration with Cavium, we expect our customers to be able to offer products with a broader range of wireless display capabilities, which in turn should translate to more choices and enhanced experience for consumers."

"We are very excited about collaborating with Intel in the rapidly growing wireless display market," said Kourosh Amiri, Sr. Director of Marketing at Cavium's Digital Home and Office Division. "Intel and Cavium share a common vision of enabling an immersive wireless display consumer experience. Both companies are fully committed to the WiFi Alliance's wireless display standardization efforts. This collaboration will bring together the best of what the two companies have to offer to further enhance the wireless display market to deliver products that enable seamless content-sharing."