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HDMI Adopted By 700+ Manufacturers As Many New HDMI-Enabled Consumer Electronics and PC Products Hit Market

Posted on: Wednesday, 19 September 2007, 09:00 CDT

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Sept. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- HDMI Licensing, LLC, the agent responsible for licensing the High-Definition Multimedia Interface(TM) (HDMI(TM)) specification, today announced that more than 700 consumer electronics (CE) and personal computer (PC) manufacturers have adopted the HDMI specification, up from 417 just 12 months ago. The widespread adoption of the HDMI specification by manufacturers further strengthens its position as the worldwide standard for high-definition digital connectivity. A wide array of new products featuring the most advanced HDMI 1.3-enabled connectivity such as x.v.Color, Deep Color and the finest high bit-rate audio have come to market from major players including Denon, Mitsubishi, Onkyo, Panasonic, Pioneer, Samsung, Sharp, Sony, Toshiba and Yamaha, with more products expected to be introduced this holiday season.

HDMI is the leader in digital connectivity for high-definition consumer electronics, including TVs, set-top boxes, DVD players and A/V receivers. In addition, the HDMI specification is experiencing rapid growth in the game console and PC markets, as manufacturers meet consumer demand for multimedia convergence. Nearly 200 million devices incorporating HDMI are expected to ship in 2008, with an installed base of nearly one billion HDMI-enabled devices projected by 2010, according to market researcher In-Stat.

"With the introduction of new products featuring HDMI version 1.3-enabled capabilities, we are seeing how HDMI continues to redefine the home theater experience for consumers," said Les Chard, president of HDMI Licensing. "The widespread adoption of the HDMI specification demonstrates that it is the undisputed leader in digital connectivity. By bringing tomorrow's technologies to the market, HDMI enables manufacturers to continually build products that exceed consumers' expectations."

In addition to the dozens of new HDMI-enabled CE products that have been introduced, more than 120 HDMI-enabled PC products are currently available, including nearly two dozen desktop and notebook PCs, families of HDMI PC monitors and a broad range of motherboards and graphics cards. Major PC makers including Dell Computer, HP, Acer Inc., Gateway Inc., Sony, Toshiba, ASUSTek Computer Inc. and Hitachi Ltd. have already announced or delivered desktop and notebook PCs with the HDMI interface. The HDMI interface can also be found on products from leading motherboard and graphics cards manufacturers including ASUSTek, ATI Technologies, Inc., Diamond Multimedia, Gigabyte Technology Co., nVIDIA Corp. and VisionTEK Products LLC, and on PC monitors from Acer, BenQ, NEC, LG, Sceptre, Sony, ViewSonic and Westinghouse. HDMI has become the leading high-definition interface for consumer PCs, enabling direct connectivity to the more than 200 million HDMI devices and 300 million DVI-enabled devices expected in the market by the end of 2007.

In addition, many products supporting Consumer Electronics Control (CEC) functionality are available from Panasonic, Samsung, Sharp and Sony, with more to debut in this year's holiday season. CEC encompasses a broad set of command and control functions that, when deployed, can revolutionize the way devices behave in a system, allowing users to control multiple CEC-enabled devices with a single remote control. The CEC products that are now hitting the market are showing the first promise of how an intelligent connection can change the user experience and reduce the complexity in operating these components.

About HDMI Licensing, LLC

HDMI Licensing, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Silicon Image, Inc., is the agent responsible for licensing the HDMI specification, promoting the HDMI standard and providing education on the benefits of HDMI to retailers and consumers. The HDMI specification was developed by Hitachi, Matsushita (Panasonic), Philips, Silicon Image, Sony, Thomson and Toshiba as the digital interface standard for the consumer electronics market. The HDMI specification combines uncompressed high-definition video and multi-channel audio in a single digital interface to provide crystal-clear digital quality over a single cable. For more information about HDMI, please visit http://www.hdmi.org/

Forward-looking Statements

This news release contains forward-looking information within the meaning of federal securities regulations. These forward-looking statements include statements related to the market for HDMI-enabled solutions, the adoption of the HDMI specification in the consumer electronics market, incorporation of HDMI connectivity into various standards, and the evolution, design and implementation of the HDMI specification and such standards. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including those described from time to time in Silicon Image's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC),that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by these forward-looking statements. In particular, that widespread adoption may not continue or may decrease, that competitive technologies and standards may gain greater acceptance, that estimates of future shipments of HDMI-enabled devices may be inaccurate, that adopters may not perceive the anticipated benefits of the HDMI specification, that other interfaces may overtake HDMI's market position, and that the evolution, design and implementation of these standards, including the HDMI specification, may differ materially from what is currently anticipated. In addition, see "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations -- Factors Affecting Future Results" in the most recent Annual Report, Form 10-K or 10-Q filed by Silicon Image with the SEC. Silicon Image assumes no obligation to update this forward-looking information.

HDMI and High-Definition Multimedia Interface are registered trademarks or trademarks of HDMI Licensing, LLC in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

HDMI Licensing, LLC

CONTACT: media, Kasey Holman of HDMI Licensing, LLC, +1-408-616-4192,kholman@hdmi.org; or Elizabeth Crosta of Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide,+1-415-677-2713, elizabeth.crosta@ogilvypr.com, for HDMI Licensing, LLC

Web site: http://www.hdmi.org/

Source: PRNewswire

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