Description

The SIL9679CNUC is a VastLane™ HDMI Transmitter designed by Silicon Image, Inc. It is an advanced HDMI 1.3 transmitter that offers deep color and high bit-rate HD audio support. The transmitter is capable of delivering a rich digital video and audio experience, supporting up to 1080p resolution at 60Hz and 36-bit color depth. It is compatible with next-generation Blu-Ray and HD-DVD players and recorders, as well as home theater products like DVD players, receivers, set-top boxes, and personal video recorders (PVRs). The SIL9679CNUC also features industry-standard compliance, power management capabilities, flexible video and audio outputs, content protection, and easy system operation.

Specifications and Features

• Industry-Standard Compliance: HDMI 1.3, DVI 1.0, EIA/CEA-861D, HDCP 1.1
• Power Management: 1.8V core for low-power operation, flexible power-down modes
• Digital Video Output: Integrated HDMI 1.3 TMDS core running at 225MHz, supports Deep Color 36-bit color depth and resolutions up to 1080p @ 60Hz or 720p/1080i @ 120Hz, flexible video interface supporting DVD and HD MPEG decoders, integrated YCbCr to RGB conversion, 4:2:2 to 4:4:4 up-converter, programmable Data Enable (DE) generator, 14-bit internal video processing, and 14-bit to 12/10/8-bit dither
• Digital Audio Output: Supports Dolby® True HD and DTS-HD up to 24Mb/s through 4xI2S inputs, DVD-Audio support through 4xI2S inputs, dedicated 8-pin interface for Direct Stream Digital (DSD) Super Audio SACD, supports 2-channel audio at 192kHz and 8-channel audio at 192kHz, supports IEC60958 2-channel PCM or IEC61937 compressed audio (Dolby® Digital, DTS, etc.), industry-standard S/PDIF output
• Content Protection: Integrated HDCP cipher engine, pre-programmed HDCP keys for simplified manufacturing process and enhanced security, encrypts both video and audio
• System Operation: Register-programmable via slave I2C interface, master I2C for simplified system design, flexible interrupt registers with interrupt pin, monitor detection supported through hot plug and receiver detection, device address can be altered with CI2CA pin

Application Scenarios

The SIL9679CNUC HDMI transmitter can be used in various electronic devices and systems, including:

• Next-generation Blu-Ray and HD-DVD players and recorders
• DVD players and recorders
• A/V receivers
• Digital set-top boxes
• Personal video recorders (PVRs)

Comparison

• Supports advanced HDMI 1.3 video features
• Supports high bit-rate audio formats like Dolby® True HD and DTS-HD
• Backward compatible with first and second generation HDMI transmitters
• Includes additional I2C master port for controlling the DDC bus
• Supports DVD audio with 7.1-surround at 192kHz and SACD audio standards
• Built-in High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) for secure transmission of high-definition video and audio
• Pre-programmed with unique HDCP keys for enhanced security
• Flexible power-down modes for efficient power management
• Flexible video interface with support for various color depths and resolutions

• No specific disadvantages have been mentioned for the SIL9679CNUC HDMI transmitter.