Silicon Image Claims World's First Port Processor Combining SuperMHL, HDMI 2.0 Support

Silicon Image is laying claim to introducing the world’s first port processor that combines support for the superMHL and HDMI 2.0 interface standards on a single device, the company said Monday. The MHL Consortium released the superMHL spec at CES, with support for up to 8K resolution at 120 frames per second, 48-bit video, BT.2020 colorimetry, high dynamic range, object-based audio and power charging of up to 40 watts. Silicon Image’s SiI9779 device can be used “to create a new generation of products, enabling consumers to connect superMHL 8K source devices to TVs and monitors using the user friendly, reversible superMHL connector,” the company said. The superMHL input enables MHL mobile devices to deliver resolutions of 4K at 60 frames per second “and beyond through existing and new connectors,” Silicon Image said.