Amimon Second Generation Wireless HD 1080p Chipset For WHDI Standard

The global leading company in wireless HD semiconductor solutions, AMIMON has released its new second generation baseband chipset – WHDI (Wireless Home Digital Interface) AMN2120 transmitter and WHDI AMN2220 receiver, which able to transmit full HD 1080p/60Hz content (range: up to 30 meters) throughout the entire home, with less than 1 millisecond latency.

“The first generation chipsets received considerable interest, as AMIMON sold over 100,000 chipsets in 2008 and we expect increased demand for the second generation chipsets,” said Noam Geri, vice president of marketing and business development for AMIMON. “AMIMON’s first generation chipset made wireless HDTV in the home a reality; the second generation WHDI chipset will make mass-market, interoperable standard-based wireless connectivity in every home a reality.”

Impressive Highlights Of AMIMON’s AMN 2120/2220:

• 1080p/60Hz HD video and high quality computer graphics; equivalent video rates up to 3Gbps
• Designed for WHDI (Wireless Home Digital Interface) standard
• Supports range up to 100 feet (30m) through walls
• Less than 1 ms latency
• Hollywood approved HDCP 2.0 copy protection
• 5GHz unlicensed band with support for DFS (Dynamic Frequency Selection)
• Low cost – mass adoption price points: AMN 2120/3110 – $20 ; AMN 2220/3210 – $25
• Low power consumption modes for portable devices

“Among home entertainment enthusiasts 1080p HDTVs are in high demand and ease of use technologies, such as a wireless interface alternative, are expected to see increasing demand from consumers,” said Randy Lawson, Senior Analyst, Digital TV Semiconductor and Display Drivers for iSuppli. “AMIMON’s technology provides an effective solution to meet the growing consumer, as well as OEM, desire for ease of use features while maintaining the high quality 1080p.”