HY-LINE Computer Components and Icron Jointly Announce Adoption of Maverick Extension Platform

HY-LINE Computer Components bolsters USB and video extension product line by adopting Icron’s Maverick extension platform, enabling simultaneous 4Kp60 4:4:4 video and USB 3-2-1 connectivity up to 100m over a single CAT 6a/7 cable

SAN JOSE, Calif.—June 11, 2019—Icron, the developer of ExtremeUSB® extension technology, and HY-LINE Computer Components, a specialized distributor and representative of high-tech products in the European Union, today jointly announced the adoption and sale of Icron’s Maverick 63104 ExtremeUSB® 3-2-1 and 4Kp60 4:4:4 DisplayPort 1.2a video extender system for unparalleled video and USB extension performance.

Watch Icron’s video for a USB extension and ExtremeUSB overview: https://www.icron.com/resources/videos

HY-LINE Computer Components has been a preferred and reliable source for embedded computing, touch, video and USB transmission solutions for 30 years in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Benelux. HY-LINE prides itself on its technical competence, providing OEMs and integrators excellent support via its comprehensive and application-specific know-how.

Icron’s Maverick 63104 is the world’s first 4kp60 4:4:4 DisplayPort 1.2a and backward-compatible USB 3.1 extender system supporting distances up to 100m over a single CAT 6a/7 cable, making it ideal for post-production workflows, medical imaging and industrial control applications. It includes the ExtremeUSB-C suite of features such as transparent USB extension, true plug-and-play operation with no software drivers required and compatibility with all major operating systems, including Windows®, macOS™, Linux® and Chrome OS™.

“Icron’s previous USB and video technologies have always provided high-quality and innovative solutions to our customers,” said Guido Brüning, president at HY-LINE. “Now, with the Maverick 4Kp60 and USB 3-2-1 video and USB extension technology, they’ve once again gone above and beyond with one-of-a-kind unique features in demand by our customers.”

“HY-LINE is well-known for their expertise in embedded computing solutions, especially for industrial and medical solutions,” said Thomas Schultz, senior business manager at Icron. “It is no surprise to see HY-LINE as a leading partner to bring the Maverick extension technology to market as a completed solution under their own brand.”

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Contact: Ferda Millan | +1-408-601-5429 | Ferda.Millan@maximintegrated.com

InfoComm 2019
Visit Icron booth #4361 in West Hall Level 2 at InfoComm 2019 (June 12-14, 2019, in Orlando, Florida) to view demos and experience the latest in reliable, high-performance ExtremeUSB technology with Icron’s new USB 3-2-1 and 4Kp60 DisplayPort video extension solutions. For more information, visit Icron.com/Infocomm-2019.

About Icron
Icron is a Maxim Integrated brand, as well as the leading developer and manufacturer of high-performance USB and video extension solutions for commercial and industrial markets worldwide. Icron’s patented extension technology extends USB and video devices over many media types including CAT 5e/6/7, fiber, wireless, DisplayPort® and over a corporate LAN while featuring the ExtremeUSB® and ExtremeUSB-C™ suite of features such as transparent USB extension, true plug-and-play (no software drivers required) and compatibility with Windows®, macOS™, Linux® and Chrome OS™ operating systems. Icron’s video and USB extension products are deployed in a wide range of applications including proAV, industrial automation, machine vision, medical imaging, aerospace, interactive whiteboards, digital signage, remote desktop extension, security, enterprise computing and isolated USB, or anywhere a computer needs to be remotely located from a display or peripheral device. Learn more at www.icron.com and www.maximintegrated.com.

About HY-LINE Computer Components Vertriebs GmbH
HY-LINE Computer Components is a member of the HY-LINE Group. Since its founding more than twenty-five years ago, HY-LINE has pursued a customer-oriented business concept which has focused on a high level of innovation in the electronics sector, and the associated need for application-specific know-how. The HY-LINE Group brings together different, largely independent distribution businesses in their own well-defined segments of the electronics sector. Whether you are developing innovative applications for embedded computing, display technologies, power management, motor control, wireless solutions or industrial automation, you will find skilled partners in the HY-LINE Group for all of these application areas. For more information, visit www.hy-line.de/computer.

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