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Intersil Introduces Revolutionary HDTV Video Sync Separator
-- The ISL59885 automatically calibrates itself to adapt to the timing for any TV or PC graphics standards
MILPITAS, CA, June 16, 2005 Intersil Corporation (NASDAQ: ISIL), a world leader in the design and manufacture of high performance analog solutions, today announced the release of the ISL59885, a new sync separator that extracts sync timing information from both standard and non-standard video inputs. This timing information is critical to the detection and alignment of different formats on a screen. The ISL59885 provides support for HDTV and standard definition formats.
The ISL59885 provides composite sync, horizontal sync and vertical sync outputs. It requires no external programming or set resistors. This allows maximum system flexibility since it does not require an external microprocessor or manual configuration. Additionally, high definition video is flagged by the HD pin going low when the input horizontal frequency is greater than 20KHz.
Existing sync separator architectures require significant involvement of the rest of the system to adjust the timing based on the incoming line rate," said Simon Prutton, VP/GM of Intersils Analog & Mixed Signal Products Group. "Our new ISL59885 eliminates that requirement by using a revolutionary frequency to current converter that auto calibrates the timing of the device. The device also includes a system power saving feature called HD Detect that allows the system designer to control the scaler parameters."
For the first time, TV and display equipment suppliers have the option to use a single sync processing path that is robust over temperature and tolerant of the variations in broadcast, video and graphics standards worldwide.
ISL59885 Technical Summary
Features
- NTSC, PAL, SECAM, HDTV, non-standard video support
- No external set resistors
- Single 3V to 5V supply
- Fixed 70mV slicing of video input levels
- Composite sync output
- Vertical sync output
- Horizontal sync output
ISL59885 is available now in an 8-ld SO lead-free finish (RoHS compliant). The suggested resale price in 1000 unit quantities is $1.85.
Learn more about Intersils complete family of analog signal processing solutions that satisfy a broad range of applications, including computing, communications, peripherals, display, networking, telecom, industrial, instrumentation and battery-powered products from Intersils web site at: http://www.intersil.com/video/ About Intersil
Intersil Corporation, a NASDAQ 100 Index company, is a leader in the design and manufacture of high performance analog semiconductors. The company’s products address three of the industry’s fastest growing markets: flat panel displays, optical storage (CD and DVD recordable) and power management. Intersil products include power management devices for battery management, hot-swap and hot-plug controllers, linear regulators, supervisory ICs, switching DC / DC regulators and power MOSFET drivers; optical storage laser diode drivers; DSL line drivers; video and high performance operational amplifiers; data converters; interface ICs; analog switches and multiplexers; crosspoint switches; voice-over-IP devices; and ICs for military, space and rad-hard applications. For more information about Intersil or to find out how to become a member of our winning team, visit the company’s web site and career page at www.intersil.com.
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