News - Silicon-Line

Silicon Line Demonstrates World’s First Active Optical Cables with Technology to Support HDMI 2.1 Features

07. January 2019

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 7, 2019 – This week at the 2019 International Consumer Electronics Show, Silicon Line GmbH (www.silicon-line.com), the global leader in developing and providing innovative optical link technology for consumer, commercial and industrial electronics, is demonstrating the world’s first active optical cables with embedded technology supporting all features of the recently released HDMI 2.1 specification.

Silicon Line to Double Production Capacity of Key Components Used in Optical Cables for HDMI and Other Connectivity Standards

07. January 2019

Silicon Line GmbH (www.silicon-line.com), the global leader in developing and providing innovative optical link technology for consumer, commercial and industrial electronics, announced it is doubling the capacity of its manufacturing facility in Hasselt, Belgium.

Silicon Line Joins Video Electronics Standards Association

04. October 2018

MUNICH October 2, 2018 – Silicon Line GmbH (www.silicon-line.com) has joined the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA), an international standards group that supports and sets industry-wide display interface standards for the PC, workstation and consumer electronics industry.

Silicon Line Raises €8.2m/$9.5m in Series B Funding Round Led by Capital-E

10. September 2018

Silicon Line GmbH, the global leader in developing and providing innovative ultra-low-power optical link technology for consumer electronics as well as commercial and industrial markets, has raised €8.2 ($9.5m) in a Series B financing round led by Capital-E...

Next Gen 18 Gbps Products

02. February 2017

Silicon Line will soon be releasing our next generation products for high speed consumer applications. These new products will operate at up to 90 Gbps (18 Gbps per lane) which is a 50% increase in speed compared to our current products. However they will still feature the best in class ultra-low power consumption for which Silicon Line has...

Silicon Line Becomes a Member of the HDMI Forum

23. September 2015

Silicon Line is a world leader in innovative optical technology for high speed data transfer in consumer markets. Silicon Line is now a member of the HDMI Forum (www.hdmiforum.org) and we have introduced the world’s first HDMI ICs which enable long and thin active optical cables for 4K TV which need no external power supply.

Silicon Line Moves to New Offices

01. May 2015

Silicon Line is growing fast and we have therefore moved our office to a new location.

Silicon Line Becomes a Member of the USB Implementers Forum

18. March 2015

Silicon Line is a world leader in innovative optical technology for high speed data transfer in consumer markets. This leadership has now been extended into the USB3 market. Silicon Line is now a member of the USB Implementers Forum and we have introduced the world’s first USB3.1 ICs which enable long and thin Type C active optical cables for Superspeed 10 Gbps signals.

Silicon Line GmbH closes an investment round of 6.3 million Euro

12. March 2015

Silicon Line GmbH today announced that the Company successfully raised Euro 6.3 M from new and existing investors, Limburgse Reconversie Maatschappij NV, Hasselt Belgium, MVP Fund I and II GmbH & Co. KG, Munich, and Capital-E I and II Arkiv Comm. V.A, Antwerp.

Silicon Line Announces the World’s First 10 Gbps Transceiver for USB 3.0 and USB 3.1 Active Optical Cables

15. January 2015

Silicon Line GmbH, a leading provider of optical link solutions for high-speed video interconnects, today announced the commercial release of the ultra-low power SL86050 USB 3 transceiver. The IC is used to implement active optical cables compliant with both Superspeed USB 3.0 (5 Gbps) and USB 3.1 (10 Gbps) standards.