Wireless Home Digital Interface

A recent press release issued by AMIMON Inc. informs that the aforementioned company together with Hitachi Ltd., Motorola Inc., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Sharp Corporation and Sony Corporation will form a special interest group to develop a comprehensive new industry standard for multi-room audio, video and control connectivity utilizing Wireless Home Digital Interface (WHDI™) technology. The WHDI standard is to be finalized by the end of 2008.

In order for the WHDI technology to work properly, the group intends to introduce a revolutionary video-modem that operates in the 5GHz unlicensed band to enable robust wireless delivery of uncompressed HD video (including 1080p and Super Hi-Vision standards). WHDI provides secure, encrypted HD video delivery through multiple rooms and other potential signal obstructions, such as people, furniture and walls, while maintaining a 3Gbps data flux with less than one-millisecond latency.

The newly-founded group will ensure the wireless uncompressed HD video and audio transmission between CE devices such as LCD and plasma HDTVs, multimedia projectors, A/V receivers, DVD and BD players, set-top boxes (STBs), game consoles, and PCs. The new interoperable standard also aims to facilitate flawless connections between CE devices manufactured by different vendors.

While all the above-mentioned companies will contribute to the development of the WHDI standard, WHDI still remains a trademark of AMIMON, Ltd.