Press Release
SID 2005 International Symposium, Seminar and Exhibition
Hynes Convention Center, Boston, Massachusetts
CMD Booth #405

California Micro Devices Presents ASIP™ Solutions for Flat
Panel Displays at SID 2005
Highly Integrated ESD and EMI Solutions for Latest High Definition
Flat Panel TVs and Mobile Handset Displays


BOSTON, MA., -- May 23, 2005 -- California Micro Devices (Nasdaq: CAMD - News), a leading supplier of application specific analog semiconductor products for mobile, computing and digital consumer electronics, will be showcasing its popular Application Specific Integrated Passive™ (ASIP™) solutions for digital television, flat panel monitor and mobile handset display applications at the Society for Information Display (SID) 2005 International Symposium in Boston.

Designed Into Leading Digital Consumer Electronics and Mobile Applications
California Micro Devices' ASIP™ solutions are designed into a broad range of leading digital flat panel TVs, flat panel monitors and mobile handset displays, providing the industry's highest levels of electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection and electromagnetic (EMI) filtering, along with other functions such as signal termination and level shifting.

MediaGuard™ HDMI Port Protection Featured
The CM2021 HDMI MediaGuard™ port protector provides unparalleled protection and signal integrity for HDMI receivers, integrating ESD protection for all 12 data lines using the industry's lowest capacitance (0.9 pF) diodes. This product integrates backdrive and overcurrent protection as well as very low capacitance level shifting circuits into a single package that features improved routing and lower inductance for optimal signal integrity.

CMD to Present at Exhibitors' Forum
California Micro Devices' J. C. Dunnihoo will be making a presentation on "HDMI Interface Port Protection" on Wednesday, May 25, in Exhibit Hall D, at 11:15 AM.

Other Booth Highlights
Other major applications that California Micro Devices will be presenting include:

  • ESD solutions featuring the PicoGuard™ CM1213 family of ESD diode arrays, providing up to 8 channels of 8kV contact ESD protection in a single package, with only 1pF of capacitance -- the industry's lowest capacitance diode arrays for DVI, HDMI, USB, and IEEE 1394 ports.
  • Praetorian™ EMI filter arrays for the latest multimedia wireless handsets with high data rates between the processor and their high resolution displays. Groundbreaking Praetorian™ process technology allows the integration of spiral inductors with resistors, capacitors and ESD protection diodes in a single chip design, providing superior EMI filtering, high cutoff frequencies, minimal insertion loss, sharp rolloff and greater levels of attenuation at high frequencies.
  • Centurion™ low capacitance EMI filters for wireless handset high speed color LCD interfaces. California Micro Devices' proprietary Centurion™ advanced zener process technology provides enhanced EMI filtering performance, greater ESD protection and dramatically lower capacitance levels.

About California Micro Devices Corporation
California Micro Devices Corporation is a leading supplier of application specific analog semiconductor products for the mobile, computing and digital consumer markets. Key products include Application Specific Integrated Passive™ (ASIP™) devices plus power management and interface ICs. Detailed corporate and product information may be accessed at www.calmicro.com.

ASIP™, Application Specific Integrated Passive™, Centurion™, MediaGuard™, PhotonIC™, PicoGuard™ and Praetorian™ are trademarks of California Micro Devices.