Semtech Corporation announced a collaboration with Panasonic Connect for display products integrated with Semtech's BlueRiver® platform. With BlueRiver, the new Panasonic Connect display products are now able to support Software Defined Video over Ethernet (SDVoE™) and are ideal for applications in business, education and esports. With the introduction of the Intel® Smart SDM product concept, AV input options choices have increased for standard displays.

Display manufacturers can now simply provide the SDM card slot on their products to be populated at deployment with the SDM input interface required by the installation. By employing BlueRiver in the SDM small form factor, the power and flexibility of SDVoE can be enabled on any standard SDM-based display product, for direct and seamless connection to the AV-over-IP network. BlueRiver complements Panasonic's growing range of display products for the Professional AV market that feature a flexible input slot that meets Intel SDM specifications.

This architecture offers simplification and sleek integration to the Professional AV market since a built-in SDVoE capable receiver means there is no need for an external device. The growing number of display and projector options from Panasonic will support the SDM modules that include Semtech's BlueRiver chipset.