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Silicon Image Announces Americas Distribution Agreement With Nu Horizons Electronics

Posted on: Tuesday, 10 July 2007, 09:22 CDT

New Agreement Gives Silicon Image Access to Established Global Distribution

Channel

SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ Silicon Image, Inc. , a leader in semiconductors for the secure storage, distribution and presentation of high-definition content, today announced an Americas distribution agreement with Nu Horizons Electronics Corp. , a leading global distributor of advanced technology semiconductor, display, illumination and system solutions. Through this agreement, Nu Horizons will distribute VastLane(TM) High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) and Digital Video Interface processors, PinnaClear integrated video processors and SteelVine storage processors. The new relationship also provides Silicon Image with access to Nu Horizons' established global distribution channel.

"We selected Nu Horizons because they are a recognized leader in creating, tracking and filling global demand. They offer customers a seamless experience, from order placement to delivery," said Sal Cobar, vice president of world-wide sales at Silicon Image. "The company is well represented in the Americas and has a very strong global presence, which is of tremendous value to Silicon Image. I'm confident that this relationship will help to grow the global demand for our products."

Rita Megling, senior vice president at Nu Horizons Electronics Corp. adds, "Nu Horizons is pleased to represent Silicon Image as they are a leading innovator in digital content delivery who strives to meet the digital requirements of consumers globally. Their VastLane, PinnaClear and SteelVine products are technologically advanced, backed by great executive and design teams with many years of experience in delivering innovative semiconductor solutions. We anticipate strong customer satisfaction from their product offering."

Silicon Image's VastLane transmitters, receivers and PHYs are designed to enable the secure distribution of high-performance digital video and audio connections in PC and consumer electronic devices. VastLane products play a critical role in the transition to HDTV by bridging the content delivery gap between content providers and consumers. To deliver precision rendering of digital content, Silicon Image offers its PinnaClear TV processor family, which is comprised of highly integrated input processors and switches. For high-bandwidth storage solutions, Silicon Image's SteelVine Storage family of processors give consumers simple, reliable, scalable storage of valuable digital assets in consumer devices such as PCs or Digital Video Recorders (DVRs).

About Nu Horizons Electronics Corp.

Nu Horizons Electronics Corp. is a leading global distributor of advanced technology semiconductor, display, illumination and system solutions to a wide variety of commercial original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and electronic manufacturing services providers (EMS). With sales facilities in 51 locations across North America, Europe and Asia and regional logistics centers throughout the globe, Nu Horizons partners with a limited number of best-in- class suppliers to provide in-depth product development, custom logistics and life-cycle support to its customers. Information on Nu Horizons and its services is available at http://www.nuhorizons.com/.

About Silicon Image, Inc.

Headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., Silicon Image, Inc. is a leader in driving the architecture and semiconductor implementations for the secure storage, distribution and presentation of high-definition content in the consumer electronics and personal computing markets. Silicon Image creates and drives industry standards for digital content delivery such as HDMI, DVI, UDI, and SATA leveraging partnerships with global leaders in the consumer electronics and personal computing markets to meet the growing digital content needs of consumers worldwide. The Simplay HD Testing Program provides compatibility testing for high definition consumer electronics devices such as HDTVs, set-top boxes, audio/video receivers and DVD players, helping manufacturers to achieve compatibility and deliver the highest-quality HDTV experience to consumers. Silicon Image is the leading provider of proven semiconductor intellectual property solutions for high-definition multimedia and data storage applications. For more information, please visit http://www.siliconimage.com/.

Silicon Image, the Silicon Image logo, VastLane, PinnaClear, SteelVine and Simplay HD are trademarks or registered trademarks of Silicon Image, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. HDMI and High-Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered 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 holders in the United States and/or other countries.

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 distribution relationship with Silicon Image and Nu Horizons Electronics Corporation and the anticipated benefits from increased access to established distribution channels, increased global demand for the company's products and stronger customer satisfaction that may flow from this relationship. 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 access to established distribution channels may not lead to increased sales within a geographic market, that increased global demand may not be realized, that the company's products may not be integrated as expected with existing product lines, that customers may not perceive the anticipated benefits from the relationship, that stronger customer satisfaction may not be achieved, and that anticipated benefits of the distribution agreement between the parties may differ materially from what is currently anticipated. In addition, see the Risk Factors section of the most recent Form 10-K or Form 10-Q filed by Silicon Image with the SEC. Silicon Image assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking information contained in this press release.

Silicon Image, Inc.

CONTACT: media, Nicole Bilodeau of Ogilvy Public Relations,+1-415-677-2708, nicole.bilodeau@ogilvypr.com, for Silicon Image, Inc.;investors, David H. Allen, Director, Investor Relations of Silicon Image,Inc., +1-408-616-4003, david.allen@siliconimage.com

Web site: http://www.siliconimage.com/http://www.nuhorizons.com/

Source: PRNewswire

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