The CAT6612 is a high-performance and low-cost single channel HDMI transmitter, fully compliant with HDMI 1.2, HDCP 1.1 and backward compatible to DVI 1.0 specifications. The CAT6612 serves to provide the most cost-effective HDMI solution for DTV-ready consumer electronics such as settop boxes, DVD players and A/V receivers, as well as DTV-enriched PC products such as notebooks and desktops, without compromising the performance. Its backward compatibility to DVI standard allows connectivity to myriad video displays such as LCD and CRT monitors, in addition to the ever-so-flourishing flat panel TVs.