LAS VEGAS, Jan. 8, 2007 — Simplay Labs, LLC, the leading provider of testing technologies, tools and services for the high-definition consumer electronics industry, at the 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) today announced the opening of its first European test center in London, providing manufacturers a state-of-the-art compatibility testing facility to ensure they are delivering industry-compatible high-definition products to consumers. Simplay Labs is also previewing new testing tools and services to help manufacturers achieve compatibility and deliver the highest-quality HDTV experience to consumers.
Testing at Simplay Labs is designed to promote industry-wide interoperability among products using High-Definition Multimedia Interface™ (HDMI™) and High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP), including HDTVs and next-generation HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc players. The testing also helps maximize the ability of such products to receive and play high-definition content. The new London facility, which begins operations this week, will become the fourth Simplay HD test center in the world. There are two in China, located in Shenzhen and Shanghai, and another facility at Simplay Labs headquarters in Sunnyvale, California.
Simplay Labs provides a broad array of tools and services that test compatibility of high-definition (HD) consumer electronics devices such as HDTVs, set-top boxes, game consoles, audio/video receivers, DVD players and consumer electronic displays, helping manufacturers to achieve compatibility and deliver the highest-quality HDTV experience to consumers. At CES, Simplay Labs will preview its latest offering – a manufacturer’s full protocol test tool that troubleshoots HDMI and HDCP functionality and detects potential performance issues in HD devices – at its demonstration area in the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, January 8 -11.
“We are very excited to expand our global testing centers to the European market,” said Joseph Lias, president of Simplay Labs, LLC. “We are committed to making it easy for manufacturers throughout the world to have their products Simplay HD-tested. Only the Simplay HD mark gives a consumer confidence in a consistent ‘plug-and-play’ user experience.”
Simplay Lab’s first European test center demonstrates a dedication to providing local support and helping European consumer electronics manufacturers cut down on shipping costs and times for faster marketing of higher-quality, differentiated products. Those products bearing the Simplay HD logo also give their customers peace of mind, allowing them to identify high-definition (HD) components that will work together. More than 100 products have been Simplay HD-verified, and more than 30 are awaiting verification by the end of January.
A list of some commercially-available Simplay HD-verified products is available at www.simplayhd.com.
Simplay Labs
Simplay Labs, LLC, based in Sunnyvale, Calif., is the leading provider of testing technologies, tools and services for high-definition consumer electronics devices such as HDTVs, set-top boxes, audio/video receivers and DVD players, helping manufacturers to achieve compatibility and deliver the highest-quality HDTV experience to consumers. The Simplay HD Testing Program provides consumer electronics manufacturers and technology suppliers with a robust and comprehensive set of compliance and interoperability tests. As a result, consumers making home theater component purchases can be confident that Simplay HD verified systems are compatible and ready to receive and play high-definition digital content, regardless of manufacturer. Simplay Labs is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Silicon Image, Inc., leveraging Silicon Image’s experience associated with shipping more than 100 million HDMI/HDCP and DVI/HDCP semiconductor solutions.
Simplay Labs™, Simplay HD™, the Simplay Labs logo and the Simplay HD logo are trademarks of Silicon Image, Inc. in the United States and other countries. HDMI™ and High-Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing, LLC in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Forward-looking Statements
This news release contains forward-looking information within the meaning of federal securities regulations. These forward-looking statements include statements related to the benefits of the tools and services offered by Simplay Labs, LLC and anticipated verification of products by Simplay Labs. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including those described from time to time in Silicon Image’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by these forward-looking statements. In particular, the benefits of the tools and services offered by Simplay Labs and anticipated verification of products by Simplay Labs may differ materially from what is currently anticipated. In addition, see the Risk Factors section of the most recent Form 10-K or Form 10-Q filed by Silicon Image with the SEC. Simplay Labs, LLC and Silicon Image assume no obligation to update any forward-looking information contained in this press release.
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