Lightware Visual Engineering has recently announced that has joined forces with Semtech Corporation, a supplier of analog and mixed-signal semiconductors and algorithms. The collaboration consisted in integrating Lightware’s TPX extender devices with Semtech’s AVXT technology to streamline A/V network configuration and enhance collaboration in classrooms, auditoriums and meeting spaces.

Lightware TPX extenders allow for HDMI 2.0 signal management over a CATx cable with HDCP 2.3 and Dolby Vision support, and also provide compatibility with Software Defined Video over Ethernet (SDVoE™) endpoints connected point-to-point. By leveraging Semtech’s AVXT technology, the extenders are also able to output audio on the transmitter side to send it to audio systems and also support bidirectional remote powering.

“Seamless user experiences are critical for creating effective meetings and classroom sessions,” said Gergely Vida, founder of Lightware. “Participants need to focus on content and engagement, not the A/V technology behind the scenes. We designed our new TPX devices as a new line of extenders that were both easy to use and cost efficient. Integrating Semtech’s AVXT extension technology into our TPX devices achieves this goal as AVXT extends multiple signal types over a single cable.”

“Lightware’s use of Semtech’s AVXT technology showcases the ongoing popularity of AVXT to replace existing AV extension technologies,” said Don Shaver, vice president of marketing of video products for Semtech’s Signal Integrity Products Group. “With unprecedented levels of reach performance and robustness, AVXT is leading the new generation of AV extension products and solutions.”