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TI Connects Devices Throughout the Home
New 1394b Capabilities for Home Entertainment to Be Showcased at the Consumer
Electronics Show
Jan. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- New technology advancing the capabilities
of home networking with the latest IEEE 1394b standard-compliant products will
be demonstrated by Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN), January 8-11, at the
Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, (Booth #13737). The new
technology is among the first in the industry to be showcased that provides
high-speed 1394b communications at distances up to 100 meters over standard
Category 5 (CAT5) cables found in many homes today. TI's 1394b technology
will advance home networking by giving consumers an easy way to create robust,
high-speed connections between their living room audio/video components, home
office equipment, and personal entertainment devices in any room in the house.
(See www.ti.com/sc/msp7333u )
"TI continues to lead in providing IEEE 1394 solutions, this time with technology that provides 1394b high-speed transmission over commonly used and inexpensive CAT5 wiring at up to 100 meters," said Belal Ahmad, consumer electronics product manager at Texas Instruments. "TI technology makes 1394b an ideal choice for linking personal computers with digital camcorders, cameras, set-top boxes, DVDs, gaming platforms and other exciting applications." Simple High-Speed Wired Communications for the Home 1394b, the new standard, is backward compatible with 1394a and leverages the large established market for products that already implement the earlier version of the high-speed bus. The 1394b standard increases 1394a distances from 4.5 meters up to 100 meters, enabling high-speed communications over the bus throughout a house or small office building. The 1394b standard also provides for transmission over a variety of media types, including CAT5 copper wiring, plastic optical fiber (POF), and glass optical fiber (GOF). In addition, the top 1394b data transmission rates are increased by 8x from those of the 1394a standard, with the first generation providing up to 800 Mbps over certain media types, including GOF. The focus of the demonstration at CES is 1394b over CAT5 wiring. CAT5 wiring is a checklist item in any structured wiring installation. It is inexpensive and commonly found in many new homes, as well as in homes that have been upgraded to support Ethernet, phone lines, security sensors, intercom systems, and other low voltage communications. The plug-and-play, self-configuration of 1394 simplifies use, and 1394's high-quality connections are immune to many types of interference. For consumer applications such as audio/video communications, which benefit from the transmission speeds and latency that can only be provided by wired media, 1394 provides an ideal complement to the lower speeds and portable convenience of home wireless networks. 1394 for the Digital Home Entertainment Network TI's 1394 devices are advancing the digital home entertainment network with its simplicity to the consumer. In the family room, products with 1394 will enable simpler wiring and the promise of a single remote. One 1394 cable can handle audio, video, and control data, there are few steps required to set up a 1394 network and no tricky hubs or routers are needed. A single 1394 connection is made between products, which are then daisy-chained together to create the network. Networks using 1394 also can work with existing Ethernet-compatible software and hardware. 1394b over CAT5 expands the power of the 1394 network. With long distance support, clusters of 1394 products throughout a house or small office can be linked together to achieve the ultimate digital home entertainment network. "With the demonstration of 1394b over CAT5 cables, Texas Instruments proves its ability to develop high-speed bus technology that advances the simplicity and usefulness of a 1394 digital home entertainment network," said Robert A. Perry, vice-president, marketing at Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America, Inc. "Mitsubishi is pleased to offer a complete line of integrated high-definition televisions, along with a digital VHS high-definition VCR that are the cornerstones of a 1394 network. Consumers are the real winners from the advances in 1394 technology because it enables networking and control of products throughout the home, as well as supporting high-definition content recording." TI's 1394 Technology As the industry leader in providing 1394 integrated circuit solutions, TI has been at the forefront in developing new technology that complies with the 1394b version of the standard. During August 2001, TI announced development of the industry's first 1394b-compliant technology, the basis for the long distance CAT5-specific technology now being demonstrated. Later in 2002, TI plans to demonstrate 1394b transmission over POF, enabling higher-speed applications for automotive and other markets. TI is currently developing integrated circuit solutions based on the technology it is demonstrating, with samples planned for availability during the second half of 2002. Texas Instruments Incorporated is the world leader in digital signal processing and analog technologies, the semiconductor engines of the Internet age. The company's businesses also include sensors and controls, and educational and productivity solutions. TI is headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and has manufacturing or sales operations in more than 25 countries. Texas Instruments is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol TXN. More information is located on the World Wide Web at: http://www.ti.com . MAKE YOUR OPINION COUNT - Click Here SOURCE Texas Instruments Incorporated Semiconductor Group [] Similar |
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