Chrontel Offers HDTV Encoder That Supports the Intel High-Speed SDVO PC Interface Specification; Video Interface Chip Drives Popular TV-Out Port for PCs.SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Chrontel (www.chrontel.com), a leading provider of video interface technologies, announced a new SDTV/HDTV encoder IC that complies with the Intel SDVO SDVO Serial Digital Video Output SDVO Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned (Serial Digital Video Output) PC interface specification. The CH7021A enables PCs that use the SDVO specification to transmit video through a TV-Out port to analog video inputs on external TV sets. SDTV/HDTV encoders are mixed-signal ICs that convert the digital graphic output of a PC into an analog video input that can be accepted by any standard definition, enhanced definition, or high definition television. To maximize viewability, the CH7021A includes Chrontel's patented scaling/de-flickering engine, which can fit any PC graphic resolution (up to 1600 x 1200 pixel UXGA (Ultra XGA) A screen resolution of 1600x1200 pixels. See PC display modes.  ) to all SDTV (Standard Definition TV) A set of digital television (DTV) standards with 480 lines of resolution. All SDTV formats are interlaced, and SDTV pictures are not as sharp as progressive scan EDTV or HDTV (Enhanced Definition or High Definition).SDTV Vs. and all HDTV (High Definition TV) A set of digital television (DTV) standards that offer the highest resolution and sharpest picture. Although some HDTV sets are available in standard (rather square) screen sizes, the overwhelming majority of sets are wide screen, which eliminates resolutions. The CH7021A drives YPrPb, RGB, composite video or S-video inputs on external TV sets, and it is the only SDVO-compliant HDTV encoder to provide scaling and de-flicker filtering for 1080i HDTV format. The Chrontel device is compatible with NTSC (National TV Standards Committee) The committee that developed the television standards for the U.S, which are also used in Canada, Japan, South Korea and several Central and South American countries. Both the committee and the standard are called "NTSC. , PAL and SECAM (SEquential Couleur Avec Memoire, Sequential Color with Memory) A color TV standard from France that was officially introduced in 1967. Although development began in 1956, it took time to convert from the earlier French 819-line system. television broadcast standards, and is certified with Macrovision(TM) and CMGS-A copy protection. "With the ability to drive the analog inputs on any TV, a PC becomes more useful for gaming, DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. playback, JPEG JPEG in full Joint Photographic Experts Group Standard computer file format for storing graphic images in a compressed form for general use. JPEG images are compressed using a mathematical algorithm. picture sharing or collaborative viewing and computing," explained Dr. David Soo, Chrontel president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "Chrontel is dedicated to supplying the most complete line of PC video interface chips, so it was natural that we would offer a SDTV/HDTV encoder for the increasingly popular SDVO interface standard." Chrontel's new CH7021A supports the 1G-2Gbps high-speed video input rate of the SDVO interface specification. The SDVO interface specification is a high-speed serial data interface designed into the latest Intel PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). Express-enabled chipsets: the Intel(R) 915G, 915GV, 910GL and 945G Express Chipsets. Manufacturers using PCI Express will require SDVO-compliant SDTV/HDTV encoders to offer the TV-Out function on their PCs. "The TV-Out function is highly popular with PC users, and Intel believes it is very important for this functionality to be available in an SDVO-compliant device," said Sunil Kumar, Director of Chipset and Software Marketing at Intel. "We are pleased that Chrontel is adding a new SDTV/HDTV encoder IC to its portfolio of SDVO-compliant video interface ICs." The mixed-signal CH7021A is the latest in a family of SDVO-compliant devices that Chrontel began releasing in 2004. Chrontel offers the most complete line of SDVO-compliant video interface devices, including LVDS, DVI and HDCP transmitters. Pricing and Availability The Chrontel CH7021A will be sampling in 2Q05, and production volumes will be available early 3Q05. The device is offered in low-cost 64-pin LQFP packages, and comes complete with Windows driver support. The CH7021A is priced at $4.85 in 10,000 piece quantities. Additional information about all Chrontel products can be found on the web at http://www.chrontel.com/products. About Chrontel, Inc. Founded in 1986, privately held Chrontel is a leading supplier of video interface ICs and technologies to computer manufacturers worldwide. The company's innovations include the world's first VGA-to-TV encoder. Chrontel video display chips are incorporated into reference designs offered by many microprocessor and graphics processor vendors. The company currently offers the industry's most complete product line of video interface ICs for notebook and desktop computers, and its components can be found in PCs sold by dozens of leading manufacturers. Additional information about Chrontel can be found on its website: www.chrontel.com. All trademarks and registration marks are the properties of their respective owners. |
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