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Gennum ActiveConnect™ Solutions
Redefining Consumer Connectivity

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Today's high-definition consumer electronics provide users outstanding image and audio quality. However, in order to fully utilize the full spectrum of features and benefits, higher data rates are required. This increase in needed bandwidth over long distances requires precision signal integrity - something that is challenging for current cable technology.

That's where Gennum's new ActiveConnect™ solutions can help.

ActiveConnect™ Applications

Gennum ActiveConnect™ technology enables cable manufacturers and home theater installers to provide competitively priced, high-performance HDMI and DisplayPort connectivity solutions at up to 100 meters - the longest reach currently available to the consumer market for such applications as:

  • Home theater systems
  • HDTV
  • Digital set top boxes
  • Digital projection systems
  • PCs


ActiveConnect™ Product Line Benefits

ActiveConnect™ technology allows you to take full advantage of the latest versions of consumer connectivity standards like HDMI, DVI and DisplayPort.

ActiveConnect™ for HDMI

  • Full 10.2Gb/s data rate support enabling the entire spectrum of next generation features
  • High Performance HDMI 1.3 up to 100 meters
  • Single/dual-link DVI compatible
  • Full support for all DVI and HDMI features
  • Complete solution with available reference design
  • Download ActiveConnect™ for HDMI product information

ActiveConnect™ for DisplayPort

Start Designing Today with an ActiveConnect™ Reference Design Kit (RDK)

The RDK includes:

  • ActiveConnect™ Transmit and Receive reference designs
  • Complete BOM listing of components
  • Reference design user guide
  • Cable selector guide
  • TX unit design documents and technical description
  • RX unit design documents and technical description

For more information on the ActiveConnect™ Reference Design Kit (RDK), contact your Gennum representative. Or phone +1-905-632-2999 or email vbsales@gennum.com







 
 
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