High-Performance HDMI Cable Assemblies

Dublin, Ireland; May 15, 2007 – RedMere Technology, a leading innovator in semiconductor solutions for multimedia interconnect applications, today announced an agreement with Molex Incorporated (NASDAQ: MOLX and MOLXA), one of the world’s largest connector manufacturers, to cooperate on producing high-performance HDMITM cable assemblies utilizing RedMere’s RM1689 active equalizer cable booster.

The companies stated that the new technology provides both low power and superior performance for HDMI version 1.3 cable assemblies. The technology will also make possible thinner next-generation HDMI cable assemblies to connect mobile devices such as camcorders and mobile phones to devices such as flat screen TVs. Initial cable assembly samples are expected by September, 2007.
“RedMere’s RM1689 technology addresses both timing skew and limited bandwidth issues in high frequency environments, which enables Molex to offer consumers some exciting new options in high performance HDMI cable assemblies,” said Hirokazu Suzuki, senior director of engineering for Molex Incorporated. “Additionally, the RM1689 enables us to solve cable length and performance trade-offs, as well as address HDMI v1.3 test and compliance.”