ATS Selects Gennum's ActiveConnect(TM) for New HDMI Cables.Long Reach Technology Enables 1080p Signals at 100 Meters BURLINGTON, Ontario Burlington (2006 population 164,415) is a city located in the Golden Horseshoe, across Lake Ontario and Burlington Bay harbour from Hamilton, in Halton Region, Ontario, Canada. -- Underscoring the continued momentum for ActiveConnect[TM] technology from Gennum Corporation (TSX TSX Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE before April, 2002) TSX Transfer from Stack Pointer to Index TSX True Space Extension : GND GND Ground GND GIG (Global Information Grid) Network Defense GND System Ground GND Circuit Reference (Zero) Voltage Level GND St Georges/Grenada, Grenada - Pt Saline (Airport Code) ), Advance Technology Source (ATS), a premier cable supplier, will leverage the new long-reach connectivity technology in its latest cable product family, Cheetah. Capable of streaming full performance high-definition multimedia interface The High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) is a licensable audio/video connector interface for transmitting uncompressed, encrypted digital streams. HDMI connects DRM-enforcing digital audio/video sources, such as a set-top box, a Blu-ray Disc player, a PC running (HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) A digital interface for audio and video signals designed as a single-cable solution for home theater and consumer electronics equipment. ) at up to 100 meters, the ActiveConnect solution from Gennum more than triples the reach of previous HDMI cable solutions from ATS. The new Cheetah cable line from ATS will be displayed at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. next week and joins a growing list of cable products based on the Gennum ActiveConnect technology. "The Gennum ActiveConnect solution is enabling ATS to bring a new class of HDMI connectivity to our customers," said Eric Johnson, president of ATS. "Our new Cheetah line will allow an HDMI signal--over copper cabling--to reach up to 100 meters with a clear, full HD 1080p signal. Being able to offer a lower cost, higher performance solution at unprecedented distances gives ATS a clear advantage for both consumer and industrial applications." The Cheetah line of HDMI products will include support for HDMI 1.1, HDMI 1.3 and long haul HDMI. The Cheetah DVI (1) (Digital Video Interactive) An earlier compression technique that provided up to 72 minutes of full-screen video on a CD-ROM. Acquired by Intel in 1988 from RCA's Sarnoff Research labs, Princeton, NJ, DVI never caught on. line will provide a digital visual interface “DVI” redirects here. For other uses, see DVI (disambiguation). The Digital Visual Interface (DVI) is a video interface standard designed to maximize the visual quality of digital display devices such as flat panel LCD computer displays and digital (DVI) cable for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) providing products for medical, teleconferencing and projection applications. With distances spanning from 30 to 450 feet, the Cheetah family of cables will be available beginning in January and then throughout 2008. "Consumers are increasingly demanding longer cables to connect their displays to various multimedia devices, which are often located across the room or in a media closet," said Martin Rofheart, Senior Vice President and GM of the Analog & Mixed-Signal Division, Gennum Corporation. "However, consumers are not willing to compromise on the performance of their system and the significant equipment investment that they have made. ActiveConnect provides ATS the connectivity technology to ensure the highest performance, at the longest distances and at the lowest price points for cabling that supports both HDMI and DVI, meeting the consumer demand." About Gennum's ActiveConnect Solution and the CES Demonstration Targeting high-rate HDMI applications, the semiconductor-based solution is comprised of a transmitter and a receiver and enables consumer, business and industrial applications to stream HDMI content, via low-cost cable, at distances an order of magnitude A change in quantity or volume as measured by the decimal point. For example, from tens to hundreds is one order of magnitude. Tens to thousands is two orders of magnitude; tens to millions is three orders of magnitude, etc. greater than cables available today. As important, the new solution supports current and legacy versions of HDMI, including 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3, enabling backward compatibility with existing equipment. Introduced in September 2007, the Gennum ActiveConnect technology delivers the longest reach, highest performance connectivity solution for consumer and industrial applications. For more information, visit www.gennum.com/activeconnect. Gennum will showcase its ActiveConnect solutions at CES next week. The Gennum demonstration will highlight the capability of copper cable linking a 24-inch 1080p display to a Blu-Ray DVD player, showcasing full HDMI 1.3 performance via 250 feet of copper cable. Additionally, the ATS long haul Cheetah product will be displayed at CES in Gennum's booth at the Las Vegas Convention Center The Las Vegas Convention Center is owned and operated by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and is located in Clark County, Nevada. It is one of the largest Convention centers in the world. At the end of 2004, the center had 3. , South Hall 2, HDMI Pavilion, Booth #25705. Initial products from the ATS Cheetah line will be available beginning in January 2008. About ATS As a worldwide high technology solution provider, ATS leverages the distribution-supplier sourcing model and the new buying power Buying Power The money an investor has available to buy securities. In a margin account, the buying power is the total cash held in the brokerage account plus maximum margin available. Also referred to as "Excess Equity. of worldwide manufacturers and distributors to deliver cost effective solutions to customers. ATS strategically delivers high technology products to the OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and and consumer product marketplace leveraging its strength for technical manufacturing of high quality, low cost raw materials. The company supplies a comprehensive portfolio of solutions from low-cost passives to high-end semiconductors, fabrication fabrication (fab´rikā´sh  n),n the construction or making of a restoration. items including PCBs, PCB PCB: see polychlorinated biphenyl. PCB in full polychlorinated biphenyl Any of a class of highly stable organic compounds prepared by the reaction of chlorine with biphenyl, a two-ring compound. assemblies, plastics, custom metals and cables, and OEM and consumer end user consumer electronic products. ATS is headquartered in Cupertino, California with sales and manufacturing facilities in China. About Gennum Gennum Corporation (TSX: GND) designs innovative semiconductor solutions and intellectual property (IP) cores for the world's most advanced consumer connectivity, enterprise, video broadcast and data communications products. Leveraging the company's proven optical, analog and mixed-signal products and IP, Gennum enables multimedia and data communications products to send and receive information without compromising the signal integrity. A winner of a Technical Emmy[R] award for advances in high definition (HD) broadcasting, Gennum is headquartered in Burlington, Canada, and has global design, research and development and sales offices in Canada, Mexico, Japan, Korea, Germany, United States, Taiwan and the United Kingdom. www.gennum.com Emmy[R] is a registered trademark of the National Television Academy. Gennum and the Gennum logo are registered trademarks of Gennum Corporation. All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners. 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