SUNNYVALE, Calif., Nov. 10, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Maxim Integrated Products (Nasdaq:MXIM), the industry leader in innovative analog and mixed-signal silicon solutions, announces a new line of high-performance RF chipsets for wireless video applications. Maxim will partner with AMIMON, Inc., the provider of WHDI(TM) (Wireless Home Digital Interface(TM)) solutions, to offer a joint reference design based on the new Maxim(R) MAX2850/MAX2851 WHDI RF chipset that interfaces directly to the AMIMON AMN 2120/2220 WHDI baseband chipset.
The Maxim-AMIMON WHDI solution enables wireless streaming of uncompressed 1080p/60Hz HD content. This solution can be embedded into consumer electronic (CE) devices such as LCD and plasma HDTVs, multimedia projectors, notebooks, A/V receivers, Blu-ray Disc(R) players, set-top boxes (STBs), game consoles, DVRs, PCs, and HD video accessories/dongles.
Maxim's highly integrated MAX2850/MAX2851 chipset leverages innovative design architecture to deliver the best-in-class range and throughput performance required for true, in-home, multiroom wireless connectivity at ultra-low power consumption levels.
"Maxim's industry-leading RF chipsets will offer CE OEMs a clear path to cost-effective, high-performance WHDI solutions," said Dan Christman, Executive Director of the Wireless Business Unit at Maxim. "The Maxim-AMIMON WHDI solution delivers on the promise of reliable, affordable, high-performance wireless video to the consumer."
For more information about Maxim's MAX2850/MAX2851 chipset, please contact Maxim Integrated Products at MAX2850@maxim-ic.com.
Engineers and developers interested in additional information about the AMIMON-Maxim WHDI solution should contact AMIMON at info@amimon.com.
About Maxim Integrated Products
Maxim Integrated Products is a publicly traded company that designs, manufactures, and sells high-performance semiconductor products. The Company was founded over 25 years ago with the mission to deliver innovative analog and mixed-signal engineering solutions that add value to its customers' products. To date, it has developed over 6100 products serving the industrial, communications, consumer, and computing markets.
Maxim reported revenue in excess of $1.6 billion for fiscal 2009. A Fortune 1000 company, Maxim is included in the Nasdaq-100(R), the Russell 1000(R), and the MSCI(R) USA indices. For more information, go to www.maxim-ic.com.
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About AMIMON
AMIMON is a fabless semiconductor company pioneering wireless uncompressed high-definition video for universal connectivity among CE video devices. AMIMON is a founding member of the WHDI (Wireless Home Digital Interface) SIG, formed by leading CE companies to define a new industry standard for multiroom wireless HDTV connectivity.
AMIMON is headquartered in Herzlia, Israel, with offices in California, USA; Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and China. More information is available at www.amimon.com and www.whdi.org.
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