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DMI Founders Hitachi, Matsushita (Panasonic), Philips, Silicon Image, Sony,
Thomson and Toshiba Complete v 0.9 High Definition Multimedia Interface Draft
Specification

Technology Has Broad Industry Support From Major Motion Picture Producers,


SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 28 - The High Definition
Multimedia Interface (HDMI) Founders today announced that the draft
specification v 0.9 defining HDMI, the next-generation digital interface for
consumer electronics, is now available for review at www.hdmi.org. The HDMI
Founders are Hitachi, Matsushita Electric (Panasonic), Philips,
Silicon Image (Nasdaq: SIMG), Sony Corporation, Thomson multimedia and Toshiba
Corporation.
The HDMI draft specification v 0.9 provides manufacturers interested in
developing HDMI-capable products with detailed information on implementing
HDMI functionality, including: integrating audio by using auxiliary
packetized data transfer technology; designing the elegant 15 mm, 19-pin HDMI
interface for CE devices and incorporating High-bandwidth Digital Content
Protection (HDCP). Version 0.9 of the specification is provided to interested
parties under a Specification Review Agreement, allowing review of the draft
before finalization of v 1.0 of the specification. Details are available at
www.hdmi.org.
The release of v 0.9 of the HDMI specification represents a significant
milestone, occurring on an aggressive timetable during the same quarter the
HDMI Founders announced the formation of a working group. The HDMI initiative
has been met with broad industry support from major motion picture producers
Fox and Universal, satellite companies DIRECTV and EchoStar, cable companies
and consumer electronics manufacturers.
Designed to usher in the new era of digital entertainment, HDMI combines
high-definition video and multi-channel audio in a single digital interface
with a bandwidth of up to 5 Gigabits/second. Benefits include uncompressed
digital quality, fewer cables and a small, user-friendly connector. HDMI
builds upon the success of the Digital Visual Interface (DVI) -- the digital
interface technology popular in the PC realm -- offering new CE features while
maintaining full backward compatibility. The key technology underlying DVI
will also serve as the basis for the new HDMI specification.
"HDMI offers a viable and attractive solution to the current HDTV
stalemate," stated Wanda Meloni, president of M2 Research. "HDMI is the first
video and audio standard to amass support from the entire CE value chain, from
content providers to system operators to CE manufacturers. Consumers have
been eagerly awaiting more compelling high-definition content, and HDMI should
unlock the floodgate. The pace at which the HDMI Founders have reached this
milestone is encouraging to all those with a vested interest in the success of
HDTV."