CAMD California Micro Devices Corp. (MM)

Display Controllers for MDDI and MIPI High Speed Serial Interfaces to be Highlighted LOS ANGELES, May 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- California Micro Devices (NASDAQ:CAMD) will be showcasing its MDDI and MIPI client solutions for high speed serial interface display interfaces in mobile handsets at SID's Display Week 2008 in Los Angeles from May 20 through 22. The Company will also showcase a number of new protection technologies for LCD TV and handset display interfaces. These include XtremeESD(TM) low capacitance electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection solutions and MediaGuard(TM) port protection for HDMI(TM) 1.3 digital TV as well as DisplayPort(TM) for PC applications and Praetorian(R) EMI filters for mobile display interfaces. Two CMD product presentations will be featured in the Exhibitors' Forum on Tuesday, May 20, starting at 2:45 PM. Display Controllers for High Speed Serial Interfaces in Mobile Handset Displays CMD's serial interface display controllers are designed for wireless handsets that utilize the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) Mobile Display Digital Interface (MDDI) and Mobile Industry Processor Interface (MIPI) serial interface display standards. The CM5100 features a fully compliant, MDDI based serial client featuring an integrated display controller with embedded memory that supports primary thin film transistor (TFT) liquid crystal displays (LCDs) with resolutions up to QVGA (320x240) and secondary displays. CMD will also be presenting a unique MDDI-to-MIPI serial interface bridge architecture (see separate release) and its future MIPI product plans. A selection of the latest multimedia handsets featuring CMD's display controllers will be on display. XtremeESD ESD Protection Arrays for Digital Video Low capacitance, low profile ESD protection arrays including new PicoGuardXP(TM) and PicoGuard XS(TM) products from the recently announced XtremeESD family will be showcased. XtremeESD products are ideal for protection of high speed serial interfaces in digital TVs and LCD display monitors such as MDDI, MIPI or USB2.0 High-Speed. Layout and placement flexibility are offered thanks to multiple channel configurations. Compact footprints, low profile and low cost characterize this family of devices. The just-announced CM1234 (see separate release) is the second PicoGuard XS product in the XtremeESD family to be introduced, offering ESD protection to IEC61000-4-2 Level 4 (plus-or-minus)20kV air discharge and 15kV contact discharge. Praetorian EMI Filters for Mobile Applications Praetorian EMI filter arrays are designed for the latest multimedia enabled wireless handsets with high data rates between the baseband processor and high resolution displays and cameras. Groundbreaking Praetorian process technology allows the integration of inductors with capacitors and ESD protection diodes in a single chip design, providing superior EMI filtering, high cutoff frequencies, minimal insertion loss, sharp rolloff and greater levels of attenuation at high frequencies. CMD's portfolio of EMI filters for high bandwidth applications in mobile handsets has been expanded to include a new Praetorian II family of inductor-capacitor (LC) filters. These devices allow mobile handset designers to address many higher bandwidth data interfaces that cannot be served by lower cost resistor-capacitor (RC) based filters, at a lower price point than its industry leading Praetorian I filters. About California Micro Devices Corporation California Micro Devices Corporation is a leading supplier of application specific analog and mixed signal semiconductor products for the mobile handset, digital consumer electronics and personal computer markets. Key products include protection devices for mobile handsets, digital consumer electronics products such as digital TVs, and personal computers as well as analog and mixed signal ICs for mobile handset displays. Detailed corporate and product information may be accessed at http://www.cmd.com/. XtremeESD, MediaGuard, PicoGuard XP and PicoGuard XS are trademarks of California Micro Devices Corporation. Praetorian is a registered trademark of California Micro Devices Corporation. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. DATASOURCE: California Micro Devices CONTACT: Media, Richard Haas of California Micro Devices, +1-408-934-3108, Web site: http://www.cmd.com/

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