Benzinga | Mar 24, 2021 08:06AM EDT

Semtech Announces New Chip Solution, GS12170 SDI/HDMI Bridge For Broadcast Video

Reducing time-to-market, industry-first chip eliminates need for costly Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) components

Semtech Corporation (NASDAQ:SMTC), a leading supplier of high-performance analog and mixed signal semiconductors and advanced algorithms, today announced its new, industry-first GS12170 SDI/HDMI Bridge chip which enables low power, seamlessly connected, uncompressed 4K-video, multichannel audio, and large amounts of metadata to cross the barrier between HDMI and SDI without requiring an FPGA. The GS12170 is a single-chip solution for converting HDMI signals to SDI (or vice versa) and when paired with Semtech's industry-leading 12G UHD-SDI reclocking cable equalizers and cable drivers, the chip allows for a long-reach, high-performance, low power SDI connection.