CAT6612_Datasheet_v1.1.pdfVIP

CAT6612 Single-Link HDMI Transmitter CAT6612 The CAT logo is a registered trademark of Chip Advanced Technology 2008 Chip Advanced Technology Inc. – All Right Reserved. Mar-2009 Rev:1.1 2/29 General Description The CAT6612 is a high-performance and low-cost single channel HDMI transmitter, fully compliant with HDMI 1.2, HDCP 1.1 and backward compatible to DVI 1.0 specifications. The CAT6612 serves to provide the most cost-effective HDMI solution for DTV-ready consumer electronics such as settop boxes, DVD players and A/V receivers, as well as DTV-enriched PC products such as notebooks and desktops, without compromising the performance. Its backward compatibility to DVI standard allows connectivity to myriad video displays such as LCD and CRT monitors, in addition to the ever-so-flourishing flat panel TVs. Aside from the various video output formats supported, the CAT6612 also supports 2 channels of I2S digital audio, with sampling rate up to 192kHz and sample size up to 24 bits. CAT6612 also support S/PDIF input of up to 192kHz sampling rate. By default the CAT6612 comes with integrated HDCP ROMs which are pre-programmed with HDCP keys that ensures secure digital content transmission. Users need not worry about the procurement and maintainence of the HDCP keys. Features Single channel HDMI transmitter Compliant with HDMI 1.2, HDCP 1.1 and DVI 1.0 specifications Supporting pixel rates from 25MHz to 165MHz DTV resolutions: 480i, 576i, 480p, 576p, 720p, 1080i up to 1080p PC resolutions: VGA, SVGA, XGA, SXGA up to UXGA Various video input interface supporting digital video standards such as: 24-bit RGB/YCbCr 4:4:4 16/20/24-bit YCbCr 4:2:2 8/10/12-bit YCbCr 4:2:2 (CCIR-656) 12-bit double data rate interface Bi-direction Color Space Conversion (CSC) between RGB and YCbCr color spaces with programmable coefficients. Up/down sampling between YCbCr 4:4:4 and YCbCr 4:2:2 Dithering for conversion from 12-bit