Mission

Develop interoperable products and technologies that deliver digital content anywhere on any device. 

About Silicon Image

Silicon Image, Inc., founded in 1995, is a leading provider of semiconductor and intellectual property products for the secure distribution, presentation and storage of high-definition content. With a rich history of technology innovation that includes creating industry standards such as MHL™, SPMT™, HDMI®, SATA™, and DVI™, the company’s solutions facilitate the use of digital content amongst consumer electronics, personal computer (PC) and storage devices, with the goal to securely deliver digital content anytime, anywhere and on any device.

The company has played a key role in the global transition to high-definition (HD) equipment and interfaces, from the launch of the Digital Display Working Group in 1998 to being the first to market with the introduction of HDMI solutions in 2006. Silicon Image continues to take a leadership position in the development of industry standards, working closely with manufacturers to define and refine the way HD devices perform and communicate.

The company is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with regional engineering and sales offices in China, Japan, Korea and Taiwan. 

Business Model

Silicon Image develops leading-edge connectivity technologies which we strive to establish as industry standards for use in consumer electronic and mobile applications.  We partner with the world’s leading consumer electronics and mobile manufacturers to bring these technologies to market via “standards plus” products that are both compliant with industry standards and incorporate our latest technology innovations. In addition to providing semiconductor and IP products, Silicon Image is committed to interoperability testing and verification through its Simplay Labs subsidiary, helping to ensure the smooth adoption of new connectivity technologies in the next generation of devices.

Key Technology Initiatives

Wholly Owned Subsidiaries

Products

HDMI and DVI Products

• iTMDS Transmitters and Receivers
• LCD Panel Controllers

TV Processors

Silicon Image licenses the following IP:

Standards

HDMI^®
The HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) specification was developed by Hitachi, Ltd.; Panasonic Corporation; Philips Consumer Electronics International, B.V.; Silicon Image, Inc.; Sony Corporation; Technicolor S.A. (formerly Thomson S.A.) and Toshiba Corporation as the all-digital interface standard for the consumer electronics and personal computer markets.  The HDMI specification combines uncompressed high-definition video, multi-channel audio, and data in a single digital interface to provide crystal-clear digital quality over a single cable.  HDMI has become the de facto standard digital interface for HD and the consumer electronics market with more than 800 adopters worldwide and an estimated installed based of nearly one billion HDMI devices.

MHL™
The MHL (Mobile High-Definition Link) specification is being developed by Nokia Corporation, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Silicon Image, Inc., Sony Corporation, and Toshiba Corporation as a standard for mobile wired connectivity, which will enable the development of standard-compliant mobile and display products across a broad connectivity ecosystem.

SPMT™
SPMT (Serial Port Memory Technology) is the first-of-its-kind industry standard memory specification for dynamic random access memory (DRAM) based on a serial interface. The technology targets the mobile handset market, enabling a new generation of devices capable of running highly data intensive, media-rich applications while at the same time extending battery life.

SATA™
Silicon Image was a key driver the development of SATA (Serial ATA), an evolutionary replacement for the Parallel ATA physical storage interface that offers users increased performance, greater scalability, simpler installation and easier configuration.  SATA is an established hard disk drive interface standard for desktop and mobile PCs that is also making inroads in the enterprise arena.  The Serial ATA International Organization (SATA-IO) is the group responsible for developing, managing, and driving adoption of the Serial ATA specifications. 

DVI™
Pioneered by Silicon Image and introduced by the Digital Display Working Group (DDWG), DVI (Digital Video Interface) is the de facto standard for connecting PCs to digital displays.  The DDWG, an open industry group lead by Intel, Compaq, Fujitsu, Hewlett Packard, IBM, NEC and Silicon Image, makes the DVI technical specification available to hardware device, display, component, and test equipment manufacturers at no charge.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This document contains forward-looking information within the meaning of federal securities regulations. 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. Please see the Risk Factors section of the most recent Form 10-K or Form 10-Q filed by Silicon Image with the SEC. Silicon Image assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking information contained herein.