Semtech’s BlueRiver® Offers SDVoE™ Compatibility for Analog Way’s LivePremier™ Presentation Systems

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Semtech Corporation (SMTC) has announced the integration of its BlueRiver technology into Analog Way's new SDVoE-compatible input and output cards. These cards enhance compatibility with SDVoE extenders and control systems, enabling seamless 4K video and audio transport for multi-screen applications. The LivePremier series now offers reduced costs and complexity while ensuring interoperability with BlueRiver-enabled equipment. Semtech's BlueRiver platform revolutionizes AV signal distribution, allowing for superior performance over standard Ethernet.

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• Integration of BlueRiver technology into Analog Way's new SDVoE-compatible cards enhances product offerings.
• Reduces system costs and complexity by enabling interoperability with BlueRiver-enabled devices.
• The LivePremier series optimizes transportation of 4K video and audio, appealing to high-end staging markets.

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New SDVoE™ input and output cards benefit from BlueRiver for multi-screen and video wall processor applications

CAMARILLO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Semtech Corporation (Nasdaq: SMTC), a leading global supplier of high performance analog and mixed-signal semiconductors and advanced algorithms, announced that Analog Way, world-leading designer and manufacturer of innovative equipment dedicated to the professional audiovisual industry, has integrated Semtech’s BlueRiver® technology into its new Software Defined Video Over Ethernet (SDVoE™) compatible input and output cards, a part of its LivePremier™ product series. The integration of BlueRiver allows the LivePremier series to be interoperable with any SDVoE extender and control system.

New SDVoE™ input and output cards benefit from BlueRiver for multi-screen and video wall processor applications (Graphic: Business Wire)

“To continue bringing a wide range of cutting-edge solutions to the market, we selected Semtech’s BlueRiver technology to enable SDVoE compatibility. As a result, our customers are able to select an SDVoE card solution that was designed to optimize the transport of 4K video and audio for multi-screens and video wall applications that are a part of a growing digital world,” said Philippe Vitali, director of product management at Analog Way.

Analog Way’s LivePremier modular and scalable 4K/8K multi-screen presentation systems and video wall processors deliver uncompromising presentation experiences to high-end staging and premium system integration. The newly announced line of input and output cards leverages BlueRiver’s capabilities to enable native SDVoE connectivity on both AV sources and displays. By integrating BlueRiver devices directly into end equipment, system costs and complexity are greatly reduced, assuring interoperability with other BlueRiver-enabled equipment.

“The value proposition of SDVoE has been unparalleled for manufacturers in the Pro AV field. Analog Way’s revamped LivePremier series showcases how Semtech’s BlueRiver technology is innovating a new class of products with native SDVoE connectivity, providing the best possible audio and video experience today,” said Don Shaver, vice president of marketing of video products for Semtech's Signal Integrity Products Group.

To learn more about Analog Way’s LivePremier series, please visit here.

For more information on Semtech’s BlueRiver platform, please visit here.

About Semtech’s BlueRiver® Platform

Semtech’s BlueRiver platform, brings the disruptive power of Ethernet to AV signal distribution, forever changing the dynamics of the Pro AV industry by allowing installers and OEMs to replace proprietary AV matrix switches with off-the-shelf Ethernet networks that deliver dramatically better price/performance, flexibility and scalability. The BlueRiver platform delivers a single programmable system on chip (SoC), which can be used to replace traditional AV/KVM extenders, matrix switchers, video wall controllers and windowing processors with a simple network of transmitters, receivers and off-the-shelf Ethernet switches. BlueRiver chipsets are the foundation of SDVoE technology offering zero-latency, uncompressed 4K streaming over standard Ethernet with unique support for HDMI 2.0a and HDR. They also integrate high-fidelity video scaling, windowing and audio downmixing. For more information, visit www.semtech.com/products/professional-av/blueriver.

About Analog Way

Analog Way is a world-leading designer and manufacturer of innovative equipment dedicated to the professional audiovisual industry. The company’s portfolio includes a wide range of award-winning multi-screen presentation systems, media servers, event controllers and multi-format converters, designed to deliver uncompromising video presentation experiences to high-end staging and premium system integration. For more than 30 years, Analog Way provides advanced processing technologies, which accommodate a large range of applications, from massive video wall installations to large corporate events worldwide. www.analogway.com

About Semtech

Semtech Corporation is a leading global supplier of high performance analog and mixed-signal semiconductors and advanced algorithms for infrastructure, high-end consumer and industrial equipment. Products are designed to benefit the engineering community as well as the global community. The Company is dedicated to reducing the impact it, and its products, have on the environment. Internal green programs seek to reduce waste through material and manufacturing control, use of green technology and designing for resource reduction. Publicly traded since 1967, Semtech is listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol SMTC. For more information, visit www.semtech.com.

Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements

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Linh Dinh

Semtech Corporation

(805) 250-1263

ldinh@semtech.com

Source: Semtech Corporation

FAQ

What is the significance of Semtech's BlueRiver integration in Analog Way's products?

The integration enhances Analog Way's SDVoE-compatible input and output cards, improving 4K video and audio transport for multi-screen applications.

How does the new technology impact the cost of AV systems?

It reduces system costs and complexity by enabling interoperability with other BlueRiver-enabled equipment.

What type of applications can benefit from Semtech's BlueRiver technology?

It is designed for multi-screen and video wall applications, especially in high-end staging and system integration.

What advantages does the LivePremier series offer?

The LivePremier series offers optimized transport of 4K video and audio while ensuring native SDVoE connectivity.

When was this news about Semtech Corporation released?

The press release was issued on January 18, 2022.