Tim Wong Appointed President of MHL, LLC

MHL, LLC, the entity responsible for administering the MHL Consortium and the adoption, licensing, and promotion of the MHL™ (Mobile High-Definition Link) Specification, today announced that Tim Wong has been appointed president. As president, Mr. Wong will oversee the day-to-day operations of the Consortium and its efforts in promoting the MHL Specification, a mobile video/audio 1080p HD interface standard, optimized for directly connecting mobile phones and other portable devices to high-definition televisions (HDTVs). Other unique benefits of the MHL technology include enabling the display to provide power to charge mobile device batteries over a single cable and control of the mobile device via the television remote control.

Tim Wong, President of MHL, LLC (Photo: Business Wire)

Tim Wong is a seasoned executive with decades of experience in the high technology industry and a successful track record for utilizing his broad and deep technical knowledge and business acumen to drive technology initiatives to market. Mr. Wong most recently served as director of program management at Qualcomm where he managed the connectivity and wireless modules portfolio (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, broadcast TV, GPS, USB, HDMI, UWB, sensors, wireless power, and Gobi modules).

Previous appointments include director of marketing at Airgo Networks, Inc., director of customer engineering at Ubicom, Inc., founder and chief technology officer at Ashley Kumar & Co. and deputy director of applications engineering at AT&T Submarine Systems, Inc. Mr. Wong also has extensive experience with standards organizations such as IEEE 802.11 and 802.15 as well as industry certification bodies including the Wi-Fi Alliance, USB-IF Compliance Program and Windows Logo Program.

The MHL Consortium welcomes inquiries from companies and organizations interested in joining the group. For more information about the MHL Consortium and access to the abridged draft specification please visit http://www.mhlconsortium.org.

About MHL, LLC

MHL, LLC is the Agent for overseeing and administering the adoption, licensing, and promotion of the MHL Specification. The MHL Specification was developed by Nokia Corporation, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Silicon Image, Inc., Sony Corporation, and Toshiba Corporation as a standard for mobile wired video/audio connectivity, which will enable the development of standard-compliant mobile and display products across a broad connectivity ecosystem. MHL, LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Silicon Image, Inc. For more information please visit http://www.mhlconsortium.org.

Forward-looking Statements

This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal securities laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, statements regarding the features, functionality, performance, advantages and benefits of the MHL Specification and technology. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the risks and uncertainties described from time to time in Silicon Image’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). These risks and uncertainties could cause the actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by the forward-looking statements contained in this news release. Silicon Image assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement.

MHL and the MHL logo are a trademark, registered trademark or service mark of MHL, LLC in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners in the United States and/or other countries.

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