Introducing the industry's first single-chip transmit and receive solutions for 3Gb/s SDI

Gennum's 3Gb/s capable transmitters and receivers are the only solutions available that do not require any external audio or video processing. These feature-packed chips provide the easiest, smallest, lowest power and most cost effective means of realizing a 3Gb/s SDI link.

Complete HD & 3Gb/s Transmit and Receive Solutions

• Full 3Gb/s, HD and SD video and audio support
• Operation at 2.970Gb/s, 2.970/1.001Gb/s, 1.485Gb/s, 1.485/1.001Gb/s and 270Mb/s
• Compliant with SMPTE 425M (Level A and Level B), SMPTE 424M, SMPTE 292M, SMPTE 259M-C and DVB-ASI
• Transmitter features integrated serializer with VCO, audio embedder & cable driver
• Receiver features integrated deserializer with VCO and audio de-embedder
• Optional conversion between Level A and Level B for 1080p 50/60 4:2:2 10-bit
• Integrated low noise VCO
• Audio embedder and de-embedder
• Video processing including: scrambling/descrambling, word alignment, EDH
• Ancillary data insertion and extraction
• Small: 11mm X 11mm
• Low power: 440mW for receiver and 405mW for transmitter
• Single-chip design reduces cost, development time & board space
• Migration path to "future-proof" HD designs for 3Gb/s capability

Gennum's new GS2972 and GS2962 transmit solutions and GS2970 and GS2960 receive solutions are fully compliant with SMPTE 424M and 425M including support for both Level A and Level B. In addition, these are the only solutions providing conversion from Level A to Level B. The full set of included features makes these devices the ideal choice for 1080p 50/60.

Gennum's new transmit solutions for 3Gb/s SDI.

Gennum's new receive solutions for 3Gb/s SDI.