VastLane Mobile HD LinkTechnology Introduction

November 2007

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Home TheaterMobile

Computer

Connecting The Digital Islands

HD & Personal Media

Consumers have embraced

High Definition

and…personal media

for audio, video & photos

…but we still share the TV experience

The Natural Digital Connection

HDMI is the natural choice for connecting digital media to HDTVs, but…

Small mobile devices have a single connectorwith too few pins available for HDMI

VastLane Mobile HD Link™

So Silicon Image has developeda low pin-count interface for mobile devices

that is compatible with HDMI

DOCK MHL

HDMI Sink Device

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HDMI Source Device

Block Diagram

HDMI Cable19 Pins

HDMI Transmitter HDMIReceiver

Display Data Channel (2)Supported A/V Formats (2)

EDID ROM

Control/StatusControl/Status

Audio

+5V Power

Audio

Video

Power (1)Video

TMDS Data (3)

TMDS Data (3)

TMDS Data (3)

TMDS Clock (3)

Consumer Electronics Control (1)

Audio & VideoInfoPackets (12)

CE Control (1)

MHL Bridge Device

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MHL Source Device

MHL Block Diagram

MHL Interface

5 Pins

VastLane™MHL

TransmitterVastLane™

MHLBridge

Control/Status

Audio

Video

TMDS Data (2)

TMDS Clock (2)

DDC (2)

TMDS Data (3)

TMDS Data (3)

TMDS Data (3)

TMDS Clock (3)

Audio & VideoInfoPackets (4)

CEC (1)

Control Bus (1)Supported A/V Formats / CEC (1)

HDMI19 Pins

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Mobile Phones

It’s All About Personal Media

Digital CamerasMedia Players

Over 700 companies have adopted the HDMI standard, including 90+ in China

(Source: HDMI Licensing LLC)

HDMI Installed Base Growth

Source: In-Stat, 2006

0

250,000

500,000

750,000

1,000,000

Units (1000s)

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

HDMI Device ShipmentsHDMI Installed Base

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Mobile Total Available Market

Source: Gartner DataQuest, IDC

0

500,000

1,000,000

1,500,000

2,000,000

Units (1000s)

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Mobile PhonesDigital CamcordersDigital CamerasHandheld GamesPortable Media Players

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Mobile Devices Benefits

• Connection to HDTVs• Over 200 million by 2010

• Widely accepted by studios for content distribution

• Codec independence• Camcorders shifted from HDV to HD AVC

• PMPs support MPEG-4, H.264 AVC, AVI, WMV, MOV…

• Single connector simplicity• High quality audio & video on a single connector

• Plug it in and it works

HDMI Type C Connector

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HDMI Mobile Product Introductions

2006 2007 2008 2009

Cam

erasM

edia PlayersPhones

MHL Tx

Type A

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VastLane MHL PMP Solution

MHLBridge Type A

VastLane™MHL

VastLane MHL Summary

• Market Drivers• Transition to high-definition home theaters

• Dramatic growth of personal digital media

• Mobile HD Link Solution• HDMI is the media connection to HDTVs

• Limited pins on small connectors inhibit HDMI on mobile devices

• MHL provides low cost & pin count HDMI connectivity

• Applications• Digital Still Cameras, HD Camcorders

• Personal Media Players

• Mobile Phone Handsets

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