Lattice Semiconductor Announces Design Wins with Pioneer & Onkyo Corp. for Prosumer A/V Home Entertainment Receiver Systems
April 02 2019 - 8:00AM
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Pioneer Selects Lattice SiI9437 Receiver IC for
Enhanced Audio Return Channel (eARC) HDMI® 2.1 Capabilities
Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ: LSCC), a leading provider of
customizable smart connectivity solutions, today announced that
Pioneer & Onkyo Corporation has selected the Lattice HDMI eARC
Receiver IC to provide “eARC” features for its Pioneer Elite 7.2
channel SC-LX502 and Elite 9.2 channel VSX-LX503 home A/V receivers
(AVR), which provide multiple wired and wireless connectivity
options for audio, video and gaming components.
“Adding HDMI eARC to our cutting-edge Elite line of A/V
receivers gives our customers a forward-compatible home theater
solution, designed to support enhanced 4K and 8K televisions of the
future,” said Akira Takahashi, Director of Pioneer & Onkyo
Corporation. “With HDMI eARC, our A/V Receiver can play
surround-sound audio, including high-bitrate audio, from the
television’s built-in streaming apps, as well as from devices
attached directly to the TV.”
“We are pleased that Pioneer selected the Lattice eARC ICs to
help them deliver an uncompromised A/V experience to consumers,”
said Marshall Goldberg, Product Marketing Manager, Lattice
Semiconductor. “Lattice worked with leading companies to develop
eARC to prevent forward-compatibility issues as the HDMI standard
evolves. Our eARC ICs are designed to work with any existing HDMI
transmitter or receiver IC and any version of HDMI. They are part
of Lattice’s comprehensive portfolio of low-power FPGAs and
connectivity ASSPs designed to make prosumer A/V products smarter,
sleeker and longer lasting.”
Why HDMI 2.1 eARC?
The new eARC feature in HDMI Specification 2.1 solves the
problem of forward compatibility between the AVR and newer
televisions. The eARC feature offers higher audio quality and
simpler connectivity features that improve upon existing home
theater interconnections. It is also backward-compatible with the
previous HDMI-ARC specification and supports all HDMI Home Theater
Formats, including Dolby Atmos® and DTS-X®.
Released in November 2017, the HDMI Specification 2.1 is the
most recent update of the HDMI specification and supports a range
of higher video resolutions and refresh rates including 8K60 and
4K120. Dynamic HDR formats are also supported, and bandwidth
capability is increased to 48Gbps. Because HDMI 2.1 features will
roll out gradually in products released over the next several
years, it's important to have a way to connect audio devices which
preserves compatibility. Using the eARC feature, the AVR does not
need to connected in-between the Source device and television. For
example, if a gamer purchases a new TV and game console with HDMI
2.1 VRR (variable refresh rate), an AVR with eARC will not need to
be upgraded. The eARC feature thus preserves the AVR's
compatibility with new televisions as these new HDMI 2.1 features
roll out.
Lattice Solutions for Prosumer A/V
Lattice has a broad range of small form factor, low-power FPGAs,
including the CrossLink™ and iCE FPGA™ families, to enable
connectivity and computing in prosumer A/V equipment such as HDTVs,
home theater receivers and AR/VR headsets. In addition to its HDMI
eARC receiver ASSPs, Lattice offers a range of port processors and
video processors that reduce the workload for the TV’s primary
processor, ensure interoperability and faster switching between
device ports, enhance picture quality, and upscale lower-resolution
video content to UltraHD (4K). These FPGAs and ASSPs help prosumer
A/V device OEMs create products that deliver uncompromised
performance for the ultimate consumer A/V experience.
About Lattice Semiconductor
Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ: LSCC) is a leader in low power,
small form factor programmable logic devices. Our FPGAs deliver
intelligence, connectivity, and control solutions to the
industrial, compute, communications, consumer, and automotive
markets. Our unwavering commitment to our global customers enables
them to accelerate their innovation, creating an even better and
more connected world.
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