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Intersil Introduces the World's Most Highly Integrated Triple 16x5 Video Crosspoint Switch
— New EL4544 can operate in single-ended or differential input modes~— Features –3dB bandwidth of 300MHz and embedded video sync extraction
MILPITAS, CA, March 9, 2005 Intersil Corporation (NASDAQ: ISIL), a world leader in the design and manufacture of high performance analog solutions, today announced a new triple 16x5 video switch ideal for high bandwidth RGB (red, green, blue) switching applications. The EL4544 is a video crosspoint switch that has 16 (RGB differential) input channels, which connect via an internal crosspoint multiplexer to five single-ended output channels. The EL4544 also features integrated input and output gain controls, auto-calibration for DC restore, a pixel-by-pixel overlay mux and embedded sync decoding. The EL4544 reduces cost, board space and design time for video switching applications such as security video systems, large video distribution systems and KVM operations.
The newest member of Intersils video family is unlike any other competitive devices. It provides a new level of integration for video switching applications by replacing the multiple muxes and buffers that are required in other discrete solutions, said Patrick Long, Intersils marketing manager for Video Products. Along with its cost, space and time-to-market advantages, the EL4544 allows system designers to send and switch RGB video over standard CAT-5 cabling when used in combination with the EL4543 differential driver with embedded sync encoding.
The EL4544 is programmed through a simple serial interface and can be daisy chained to create large switching arrays. It has input and output gain controls that provide four levels of control for screen brightness. The EL4544 can directly drive 150 ohm loads and provides a presence-of-signal indicator that looks for syncs on a pre-assigned channel. It provides crosstalk rejection of 75dB at 100MHz. The device has enhanced features that include a pixel-by-pixel overlay mux for on-screen display functions and auto-calibrated offset cancellation that keeps screen images sharp and crisp without additional circuitry.
The EL4544 inputs can be used for single-ended signals as well, thus increasing the range of applications for the device. The EL4544 is another example of Intersils commitment to providing innovative high speed analog solutions and it joins a growing family of leadership video products, added Long.
EL4544 Key Features
- -3dB bandwidth of 300MHz
- 60MHz 0.1dB gain flatness
- Crosstalk rejection: 75dB at 100MHz
- Drives 150 ohm loads
- Decodes embedded sync information from EL4543
- High Z output disable
- Serial data-out to allow daisy chaining
- KVM (keyboard, video, mouse) switches
- Security video systems
- Large video distribution systems
The EL4544 is now available in Pb-free, 356-pin BGA packages. The suggested price in 1,000 unit quantities is $36.00 for each IC. To learn more about Intersils video and operational amplifier solutions, visit the Intersil 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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