HDMI Licensing is marking the 10-year milestone of the release of the first High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) specification and announced plans to release the next version in the first half of 2013.
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Unedited press release follows:
HDMI Specification Marks 10-Year Milestone as De-Facto Standard for HD Connectivity
10th Anniversary Showcases Breadth of HDMI Products in Expanding Markets and Applications
2013 International CES
SUNNYVALE, Calif. — HDMI Licensing, LLC, the agent responsible for licensing the High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI®) Specification on behalf of the HDMI Founders, today marked the 10-year milestone of the release of the first HDMI Specification. Since its introduction in 2003, the HDMI Specification has been licensed by more than 1,300 HDMI Adopters who have gone on to manufacture over 3 billion HDMI-enabled products.
What began as a way to simplify the mass of cables for connecting home theatre equipment has expanded to include a broad array of devices in markets and applications beyond the home—including automobiles, traditional B2B environments and mobile devices, all with the crystal clear digital-quality and single-cable simplicity consumers have come to expect. The HDMI Specification’s entire ecosystem — 3 billion devices based on ever-improving technology, backward compatibility, product interoperability and worldwide testing, compliance and enforcement resources — makes it a preferred and profitable option for an ever increasing set of manufacturers.
“With over 1,300 Adopters and 3 billion devices shipped, the penetration of the HDMI interface in consumer electronics, PC, and mobile devices is nothing short of a phenomenon,” stated Steve Venuti, president of HDMI Licensing, LLC. “We look for continued success as more and more products are connected to transmit and receive high definition content.”
Update on the status of the next version of the HDMI Specification
The HDMI Forum, Inc. was launched in October 2011 to allow for broad industry participation in the development of the future versions of the HDMI Specification. Currently, its 83 Members are actively and collectively working on finalizing the next version of the HDMI Specification. HDMI Forum, Inc. has targeted the first half of 2013 for the release of the next version of the HDMI Specification.
HDMI Tech Zone at the 2013 International CES in Las Vegas, Nevada – January 8-11, 2013
The HDMI TechZone, which features new products from HDMI Adopters, is located at LVCC South Hall 1. Consumers, installers, press and analysts can meet with HDMI Licensing, LLC marketing and compliance executives and staff at the HDMI TechZone Booth 21112.
About HDMI Licensing, LLC
HDMI Licensing, LLC is the agent responsible for licensing the 1.4b HDMI Specification, promoting the HDMI standard and providing education on the benefits of the HDMI Specification to Adopters, retailers, and consumers. The HDMI Specification was developed by Hitachi Consumer Electronics Co., Ltd.; Panasonic Corporation; Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.; Silicon Image, Inc.; Sony Corporation; Technicolor S.A. and Toshiba Corporation as the all-digital interface standard for the consumer electronics and personal computer markets. The HDMI Specification combines uncompressed high-definition video, multi-channel audio, and data in a single digital interface to provide crystal-clear digital quality over a single cable. HDMI Licensing, LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Silicon Image, Inc. (NASDAQ: SIMG). For more information about the HDMI Specification, please visit www.hdmi.org.
About HDMI Forum, Inc.
The HDMI Forum, Inc. is comprised of the world’s leading manufacturers of consumer electronics, personal computers, mobile devices, cables and components. An open trade association, The HDMI Forum’s mission is to foster broader industry participation in the development of future versions of the HDMI Specification and to further expand the ecosystem of interoperable, HDMI-enabled products. HDMI Licensing, LLC, has been contracted to provide administrative as well as marketing services to the HDMI Forum, Inc. For more information, please visit www.hdmiforum.org.