
DISPLAYLINK AND SUNIX BRING NETWORK DISPLAY SOLUTION TO EUROPE AT CeBIT
Sunix Chooses Innovative USB Network
Display Technology from DisplayLink For
Family of USB-to-VGA / DVI Adapters
HANNOVER, Germany – CeBIT - March 15, 2007 – DisplayLink Inc. (formerly Newnham Technology) today announced that Sunix has chosen its network display technology for the new Sunix VGA2625 family of USB-to-VGA / DVI adapters. Sunix, based in Taiwan, plans to market the VGA2625 aggressively in Europe and Latin America, where it has a strong brand name and distribution channel.
The VGA2625 family provides a cost-effective and easy-to-use solution for adding extra monitors to a computer using USB 2.0 without requiring additional graphics cards. Sunix is introducing the product family today at the CeBIT 2007 conference being held March 15-21 in Hannover, Germany.
“Consumers look to Sunix for a full line of USB products and adding display connectivity solutions with the VGA2625 family offers us an opportunity to expand our solutions to meet a new customer need,” said Arthur Lin, CEO, Sunix. “DisplayLink’s network display technology gives us the performance and simplicity we need to deliver the experience and value our customers expect.”
“Adding additional monitors to a computer is one of the easiest ways for consumers to have more fun and be more productive with their computers,” said Dennis Crespo, executive vice president of marketing and business development for DisplayLink. “The Sunix solution gives consumers the ability to add any monitor type and size – from a high-resolution flat screen to a digital picture frame – simply and cost effectively.”
The VGA2625 family utilizes DisplayLink’s Virtual Graphics Adapter software running on a Windows host computer, which compresses video data for transport over USB 2.0 and works with the operating system to remember all display configuration data for instant monitor connections.
Built into the adapters are DisplayLink’s DL-120 and DL-160 chips, which convert the compressed video information into pixels for the display. The DL-120 is used in the VGA2615 USB-to-VGA adapter that supports 24-bit color and screen resolutions up to 1400 x 1050.
The DL-160 is used in the VGA2625P, a USB-to-DVI adapter and the VGA2615P a USB-to-VGA adapter. Both adapters support 24-bit color and high-resolution displays up to 1680 x 1050.
The DisplayLink solution allows all of the VGA2625 adapters to offer DVD-quality video playback and instant interactivity for mouse and keyboard input.
DisplayLink’s network display technology breaks the inherent 1:1 PC-to-monitor connectivity constraints of VGA/DVI, providing the ability to network multiple monitors, laptop docks, digital picture frames and other devices to a computer. The technology also supports monitor connections over wireless USB, Wi-Fi, Ethernet and other networks.
About Sunix
Founded in 1986, SUNIX specializes in the research and development of technology
for I/O controller cards and markets its controller cards in the European
market under the “Sunix” brand name. The technology and quality
built into each and every Sunix I/O controller card has earned the company’s
products the nickname “Golden Card.” Its customers include
Fujitsu-Siemens, IBM and Quantum. Sunix is based in Taipei, Taiwan. More
information can be found at www.sunix.com.tw.
About DisplayLink
DisplayLink (formerly Newnham Technology) is a fabless network graphics semiconductor
technology company, formed in 2003 to lead the “second display revolution” by
enabling flexible connections to be made between computers and displays
using standard wired and wireless networking protocols. The company’s
technology allows any number of monitors to be connected to a single PC
and function independently to display different content. DisplayLink’s
institutional backers include Atlas Venture, Benchmark Capital and Esprit
Capital. The company is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA, with main R&D
and product development activities in Cambridge, UK.