Gennum Corp.
Gennum Corporation (TSX: GND) designs innovative semiconductor solutions and intellectual property (IP) cores for the world’s most advanced consumer connectivity, enterprise, video broadcast and data communications products. Leveraging the company’s proven optical, analog and mixed-signal products and IP, Gennum enables multimedia and data communications products to send and receive information without compromising the signal integrity.
A winner of a Technical Emmy® award for advances in high definition (HD) broadcasting, Gennum is headquartered in Burlington, Canada, and has global design, research and development and sales offices in Canada, Mexico, Japan, Korea, Germany, Taiwan and the United Kingdom. www.gennum.com
Markets
Video Broadcast - Our knowledge of high-speed signal transmission technologies enables us to deliver industry-leading HDTV components for professional and broadcast video markets. Our award-winning portfolio includes SDI equalizers, reclockers, cable drivers, serializer/deserializers (SERDES), timing and clock conditioning solutions. As a key contributor to the SMPTE, we continue to pioneer transport technologies that deliver new experiences for the video broadcast market.
Data Communications – As the demand for video over the Internet reaches new highs, the need for a much higher bandwidth Internet supported by optical communications is critical. We offer a comprehensive suite of backplane interconnect and optical transceiver ICs including laser drivers, equalizers, SERDES, clock and data recovery (CDRs) and transimpedance amplifiers (TIAs) for high-speed data communication and telecommunication applications.
Consumer Connectivity – Today’s consumers demand increasing levels of performance and resolution from their electronic equipment. Delivering true high-definition television to consumers requires sophisticated connectivity technology that can take advantage of existing cabling and equipment. Gennum offers transmitter and receiver solutions that enable consumers to stream HDMI content, via low-cost cable, at distances that are an order of magnitude greater than previously available cables.
IP - We offer a broad range of IP cores and design services, all of which are developed and licensed to help our customers reduce the technical risk and time-to-market associated with the analog and mixed signal components of their semiconductor and system-on-chip products. Our IP product offerings include standards-based IP cores, such as PCI Express® and SATA PHY macros, multi-standard SerDes, and high-performance, non-standard analog cores, such as high-speed data converters, low-jitter PLLs, and power management circuits.
Fast Facts • Dr. Franz Fink, President and CEO • Headquartered in Burlington, Ontario Canada • Founded in 1973 • Listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX:GND) • Employs over 400 people worldwide
Focused Portfolio
• Video Timing & Transport Solutions • ICs for Optical Transceivers • Backplane Interconnects • Image Processors • Barium Strontium Titanate (BST) Technology • Intellectual Property (IP) cores and design services
Company Milestones: 2006/2007
• First to demonstrate 12Gb/s-SDI over optical • Introduced world’s first 3Gbps video transmission solution • Showcased unprecedented 10Gbps SFP+ performance using Gennum’s clock and data recovery (CDR) solution • Launched industry’s first multimedia connectivity solution to deliver HDMI/DVI multimedia interface up to 120 meters • Awarded a technical Emmy® for HD digital broadcasting innovation • Delivered industry’s first HD/SD-SDI serializer with integrated audio multiplexer for “prosumer” applications • Established new offices in Germany, Korea, Taiwan and the United States