Si
I 9021
PanelLink Receiver
®
Silicon Image introduces the second generation of its PanelLink product family
with advances in performance and functionality well beyond other digital interface
products on the market. With the first groundbreaking HDMI parts, PanelLink
brought a new level of digital quality to mass-market home theater systems.
The latest advances increase audio format support, video resolution and HDMI
port count, while reducing overall system cost. PanelLink products are fully
HDMI 1.0 compliant. As always, Silicon Image has built PanelLink silicon for rapid
integration into consumer electronics system architectures.
Applications
• HDTVs
• Plasma TVs
• LCD TVs
• LCOS TVs
• DLP TVs
• Projectors
The SiI 9021 is a dual-input HDMI receiver that fits directly into home theater
products, such as digital televisions (DTVs), including HDTVs, plasma TVs, LCD
TVs, LCOS TVs and DLP TVs. To improve manufacturers’ time-to-market and
reduce design time, the SiI 9021 is backward compatible with first generation
PanelLink receivers. In addition to all the features in the original PanelLink receivers,
the SiI 9021 has two HDMI input ports for connecting both a DVD
player and a set-top box to a single television. The SiI 9021 has increased video
resolution to support not only 720p/1080i and 1080p resolutions, but also PC
resolutions up to WSXGA.
The built-in High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) decryption engine
secures the digital link for transmission of valuable high-definition video and audio.
Each SiI 9021 is pre-programmed with unique HDCP keys, providing the highest
level of security while reducing manufacturing complexity and cost.
SET-TOP BOX
(Terrestrial, Satellite, Cable)
DISPLAY
(DTV, Plasma Display, LCD TV, Projector)
Video
Network
Interface
(tuner)
MPEG
A/V
Decoder
SiI 9030
Audio
I2C
PanelLink
Transmitter
DVD PLAYER
Video
Audio
Video
SiI 9021
Processor
PanelLink
HDMI
Video
Audio
DVD
A/V
Si
I
9030
Audio
DAC/
Amp
DVD
Drive
Receiver
PanelLink
Decoder
Transmitter
I2C
L
R