TranSwitch Corp. announced new HDplay(TM) products with MHL(TM) capability to support mobile device connectivity for HDTVs and pico projectors. MHL is a video interface standard that is optimized for smartphones, tablets, and other portable consumer electronics.

The Company's new HDplay transceivers represent the industry's first and only single-IC solutions offering HDMI(R), DisplayPort(TM), and MHL connectivity in support of new market trends for HDTVs and pico projectors. As new HDTVs continue to adopt multiple connectivity standards, the requirements for cost-effective solutions that offer interface standard flexibility while maintaining video performance increases. Simultaneously, pico projectors continue to reduce in size and require a solution that delivers high performance connectivity, while minimizing space requirements.

TranSwitch's HDplay transceivers leverage TranSwitch's unique MHDP(TM) technology to combine HDMI, DisplayPort, and MHL functionality in a single IC. This represents a compelling solution for HDTV and pico projector manufacturers to add MHL-enabled mobile connectivity to their devices by helping to reduce design complexity, cost, space requirements, and time-to-market. The company's new HDplay transceivers provide a single, tri-mode input port supporting HDMI 1.4b, DisplayPort 1.2, and MHL 2.0. The TXC-44151 has been optimized for DTVs, projectors, pico projectors, and converters by providing a single HDMI 1.4b output supporting resolutions up to 4K x 2K.

The TXC-44155 has been optimized for pico projectors by featuring a flexible 24b LVTTL parallel output. Samples of the TXC-44151 and TXC-44155 will be available early in the second quarter of 2013. TranSwitch new HDplay transceivers key features: One MHDP Rx input port; Tri-mode input port supporting HDMI 1.4b, DP 1.2, and MHL 2.0; AnyCable(TM) technology to support long, inexpensive HDMI cables; Hardware HDCP v1.4 authentication; Embedded EDID RAM; Embedded CBUS controller; Audio Return Channel support (TXC-44151 only); One output port: HDMI 1.4b output with 3Gbps TMDS for higher resolution formats, including support for 3D and 4K x 2K (TXC-44151 only); 24b LVTTL parallel output to support formats with resolutions up to 1,080p /UXGA (TXC-44155 only); and Low-power consumption in operating and standby modes.