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January 08 - January 11, 2019CES 2019
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Press Releases

HDMI Releases

January 08, 2018
Shipments of Products with HDMI Interface Nears 900 Million Devices in 2017;
Total Installed Base Approaches Seven Billion

November 28, 2017
HDMI Forum Releases Version 2.1 of The HDMI Specification

January 04, 2017
HDMI Forum Announces Version 2.1 of The HDMI Specification

September 01, 2016
HDMI Licensing, LLC Releases Alternate Mode for USB Type-C™ Connector

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Announcements

November 7, 2018
The HDMI Forum Announces the Release of the HDMI CTS 2.1 for Category 3 Connectors

August 13, 2018
Presto Engineering European ATC organizes an International HDMI PlugFest in France – Register now!

August 1, 2018
The HDMI Forum Announces the Release of the HDMI 2.1 Compliance Test Specification

May 24, 2018
The Premium HDMI Cable Certification Program Now Includes Active HDMI Cables with Release of Premium HDMI Cable Specification Version 1.1

May 4, 2018
Revision to Adopted Trademark and Logo Usage Guideline Now Available

August 1, 2017
Presto Engineering European ATC organizes an International HDMI Plugfest in France – Register now!

August 30, 2016
Presto Engineering European ATC organizes an International HDMI Plugfest in France – Register now!

May 26, 2015
Presto Engineering European ATC organizes an International HDMI PlugFest in France – Register now!

June 9, 2014
Notice regarding official list of HDMI Authorized Test Centers

May 21, 2014
Presto Engineering European ATC organizes an International HDMI PlugFest in France – Register now!

December 17, 2013
Implementation Guidelines for Directly Attached Device

August 7, 2013
Cable Adapter Combination Guidelines 1.0

September 8-13, 2013
Registration for CEA 861 PlugFest19 Now Open. Click here to register

May 7, 2013
Success at the European HDMI Plugfest 2013! NXP HDMI ATC Expertise Recognized Worldwide

February 14, 2013
Non-Compliant HDMI Products:Inadequate support for 480P video transmission

August 13, 2012
Quantum Data Announces the Availability of an HDMI EDID Library.

March 19, 2012
News from Quantum Data

January 9, 2012
MTBS Interview with Steve Venuti, President, HDMI Licensing, LLC (Filmed in 3D)

January 9, 2012
HDMI Press Conference (Filmed in 3D by MTBS)

December 25, 2011
Registration for European HDMI PlugFest Now Open. Click here to register

October 25, 2011
HDMI LLC Announcement

October 11, 2011
HDMI Specification 1.4b and CTS 1.4b Available via Adopter Extranet

July 19, 2011
HDMI®, LLC Response to Mini DisplayPort-HDMI Cables

April 5, 2011
How to Avoid Potential Shipment Detention by CBP

March 6, 2011
Notice to HDMI Adopters and ATC regarding HDMI CTS Test ID 7-19

February 16, 2011
CBP Announcement

November 18, 2010
Important Notice to Manufacturers and Resellers of HDMI Cables

August 13, 2010
Clarification on HDMI Licensed Products

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Registration Now Open: HDMI Plugfest Event – October 22-26 in Portland, Oregon

The HDMI Forum is hosting its next Plugfest in Portland, Oregon on October 22-26, 2018. This HDMI 1.4/2.0/2.1 Plugfest is open to any interested HDMI Forum Member and Adopter with HDMI Sink/Source/Repeater/Cable products or prototypes, and is intended for unofficial device-to-device interoperability testing. The Plugfest will provide for compatibility testing between Sources, Repeaters, Sinks, and Cables with features tested as decided by the participants.

Included below is more information. If you have any questions, please contact [email protected]

Logistics:
Event: HDMI Plugfest
Date: October 22-25, 2018
Location: Portland, Oregon (USA)
Venue: Embassy Suites by Hilton Portland Airport - 7900 NE 82nd Ave., Portland, OR 97220 USA

Guestroom Booking: The discounted room rate at the Embassy Suites is US$182 per night plus tax and inclusive of free WiFi and daily breakfast & evening hotel reception. Book your room online or call the hotel at 1-800-774-1500 and refer to the group name “HDMI Forum October Plugfest.” The deadline for reservation bookings is October 1, 2018. The guestrooms are suites with a front room for testing and a back room for sleeping. Vendors who require a room for stationary testing are responsible for reserving and paying for a room for the week, even if you are not staying at the hotel for sleeping.

Survey:
If you are interested in participating in this Plugfest, please complete the HDMI Plugfest Attendee Survey. This survey is REQUIRED for each “team” within your company that will be testing at the event. Please complete the survey by September 28 at 6:00pm PDT.

Registration:
After completing the above survey, each attendee is required to register for the event. A fee of US$100 per attendee will be charged to Adopters who are not an HDMI Forum member and participating in the Plugfest testing. Registration is on an individual basis and not per company or team. Each attendee must register individually no later than October 5. Only individuals registered to attend will be allowed to participate at this event due to space, confidentiality and scheduling requirements.

Presto Engineering European ATC organizes an International HDMI PlugFest in France – Register now!

The Presto Engineering European Authorized Test Centre specializes in HDMI and HDCP compliancy tests, and is organizing an International HDMI Plugfest in France, a technical event allowing companies to test the interoperability of their HDMI products with those of other participating companies. The International HDMI Plugfest in Europe will take place in Caen, Normandy, FRANCE, at the Presto engineering location from Monday September 24th to Friday September 29th 2018. Any HDMI adopter company is invited to participate.

The goal is to have as many HDMI prototype or HDMI mass production products at the event for interoperability tests with other products. HDMI Sink / HDMI Sources / HDMI repeater / HDMI cable manufacturers are welcomed. During the event the Source teams are required to encounter Sink Teams and Repeater teams to make effective interoperability tests. The goal is to reproduce real-use cases that may happen in the end user home when connecting HDMI products together. If interoperability issues are seen, teams can try to find the root cause of the issues since engineers that have worked on the HDMI HW or SW parts are attending the event. This kind of event is intended to avoid field returns due to HDMI interoperability issues, so SW / HW implementation s of the product may be improved before its mass production its distribution. To attend this event, companies must have prototype or production level product(s) available for interoperability testing, and must agree to test their products with any product provided by other participants. Teams will focus on testing:

  • Any HDMI 2.1 features (Dynamic HDR / 8k60Hz / 8k50Hz / 4k100Hz / 4k120Hz / eARC / Game mode VRR...)
  • Any HDMI 2.0 features (UHD / HDR / BT2020 / YCbCr420 / 2.0 CEC / 3D audio...)
  • Any HDMI 1.4b features (video/audio, 3D, 4Kx2K, CEC, ARC, HEC)
  • HDCP protocol (1.4 / 2.2)

Please note, even if the Presto Engineering European ATC is organizing this event, it is not a compliance event and the main goal is to check interoperability between equipment. In parallel with this event, the European ATC will offer informative HDCP compliancy tests to interested teams. Some test tool manufacturers will also attend the event to make demonstrations of their tests tool as well as measurements on the devices of the participants. The fee per registered participant is 500 euros (without taxes). This also includes access to lunch during the whole week, and access to the fun event of Wednesday. Payment must be made online via to credit card.
Confidentiality of the tested product will be kept thanks to a Non Disclosure Agreement signed by every attending company.

Register your team now as registration will be closed on September the 14th 2018. (https://sites.google.com/site/europeanhdmiplugfest/home/registration). To learn more about this event, location, detailed agenda, hotel information, NDA and to register your team, visit the dedicated web site (https://sites.google.com/site/europeanhdmiplugfest/home). For any issue or request please send mail to: [email protected]. The global link for our website is: https://sites.google.com/site/europeanhdmiplugfest/home The registration link is: https://sites.google.com/site/europeanhdmiplugfest/home/registration

The HDMI Forum Announces the Release of the HDMI CTS 2.1 for Category 3 Connectors

The HDMI Forum is pleased to announce the release of the HDMI CTS 2.1 for Category 3 Connectors. This release is a critical step in enabling support for HDMI 2.1 features including the 48Gbps bandwidth, and marks further progress in facilitating the launch of fully-enabled HDMI 2.1 products into the marketplace. The Approved Category 3 Connector List is available on the HDMI.org website here.

The HDMI Forum Announces the Release of the HDMI 2.1 Compliance Test Specification

The HDMI Forum is pleased to announce the release of the Compliance Test Specification CTS2.1 for Repeaters, Sources and Sinks. This version adds tests for the Enhanced Audio Return Channel (eARC) feature defined in the HDMI 2.1 specification. Adopters are encouraged to review the new documents and use the latest tests.

Teledyne LeCroy – quantumdata HDCP 2.2 Webinar

This free webinar will focus on HDCP 2.2 authentication and encryption for both HDMI and DisplayPort.

Teledyne LeCroy will provide background on modern symmetric key and asymmetric key encryption techniques. You will learn details about the HDCP 2.2 authentication process including verification of the receiver, key exchange, locality check, pairing, etc.

The webinar will also cover ways of verifying authentication and encryption signaling as depicted through protocol analyzers.

Presenter: Neal Kendall, Marketing Manager – quantumdata products
Teledyne LeCroy - Protocol Solutions Group

Tuesday, August 29, 2017 10:00 AM PDT

For more information and to register, visit:
http://go.teledynelecroy.com/l/48392/2017-08-01/5h5d1v

May 24, 2018
The Premium HDMI Cable Certification Program Now Includes Active HDMI Cables with Release of Premium HDMI Cable Specification Version 1.1

Now active HDMI Cables are part of the Premium HDMI Cable Certification Program, allowing active cables to be tested to ensure they support the full 18Gbs bandwidth and have low EMI to minimize interference with wireless signals. This is the only cable certification program:

  • Administered by the agent for the HDMI specification
  • That requires every length of every model line to be tested
  • That requires each cable to be tested at an official HDMI Authorized Test Center
  • That regularly audits cables for continuing test compliance throughout the life of the product
  • That requires a proprietary anti-counterfeiting label on each product
  • That uses a proprietary 2-level commercial grade mobile scanning app available for Android and Apple and also in the top 10 China app stores

This latest addition to the program meets the growing demand for longer length, higher performance cables, and gives end users confidence when purchasing new HDMI cables for their 4K/UltraHD products.

Revision to the Adopted Trademark and Logo Usage Guideline has been published on May 4, 2018

A revision to the Adopted Trademark and Logo usage Guideline was published on May 4, 2018. This is the first important update in many years and is highlighted by the requirements for the new Ultra High Speed HDMI Cable, and includes an update on the policy allowing limited use of HDMI version numbers in marketing except for cable. The document can be downloaded from extranet under the "Usage Guidelines" section of the Documentation section or downloaded here.

Presto Engineering European ATC organizes an International HDMI Plugfest in France – Register now!

The Presto Engineering, European Authorized Test Centre specializing in HDMI and HDCP compliance test is organizing an International HDMI Plugfest in France. This is a technical event allowing companies to test the interoperability of their HDMI products with those of other participating companies. The International HDMI Plugfest in Europe will take place in Caen, Normandy, FRANCE, at Presto Engineering offices from Monday September 25th to Friday September 29th 2017. Any HDMI adopter company involved in product development is invited.

For complete information please check the Presto website: https://sites.google.com/site/europeanhdmiplugfest/home.

Presto Engineering European ATC organizes an International HDMI Plugfest in France – Register now!

The Presto Engineering European Authorized Test Centre specializes in HDMI and HDCP compliancy tests, and is organizing an International HDMI Plugfest in France, a technical event allowing companies to test the interoperability of their HDMI products with those of other participating companies.
The International HDMI Plugfest in Europe will take place in Caen, Normandy, FRANCE, at the Presto engineering location from Monday September 26th to Friday September 30th 2016.
Any HDMI involved company is invited to participate.

The goal is to have as many HDMI prototype or HDMI mass production products at the event for interoperability tests with other products.
HDMI Sink / HDMI Sources / HDMI repeater / HDMI cable manufacturers are welcomed.
During the event the Source teams are required to encounter Sink Teams and Repeater teams to make effective interoperability tests. The goal is to reproduce real-use cases that may happen in the end user home when connecting HDMI products together.
If interoperability issues are seen, teams can try to find the root cause of the issues since engineers that have worked on the HDMI HW or SW parts are attending the event.
This kind of event is intended to avoid field returns due to HDMI interoperability issues, so SW / HW implementation s of the product may be improved before its mass production its distribution.
To attend this event, companies must have prototype or production level product(s) available for interoperability testing, and must agree to test their products with any product provided by other participants.
Teams will focus on testing:
Any HDMI 2.0 features (UHD / HDR / BT.2020 / YCbCr420 / 2.0 CEC / 3D audio...).
Any HDMI 1.4b features (video/audio, 3D, 4Kx2K, CEC, ARC, HEC, …).
HDCP protocol (1.4 / 2.2).

Please note, even if the Presto Engineering European ATC is organizing this event, it is not a compliance event and the main goal is to check interoperability between equipment.
In parallel with this event, the European ATC will offer informative HDCP compliancy tests to interested teams.
Some test tool manufacturers will also attend the event to make demonstrations of their tests tool as well as measurements on the devices of the participants.
The fee per registered participant is 500 euros (without taxes). This also includes access to lunch during the whole week, and access to the fun event of Wednesday. Payment must be made online via to credit card.
Confidentiality of the tested product will be kept thanks to a Non Disclosure Agreement signed by every attending company.

Register your team now as registration will be closed on September the 20th 2016. (https://sites.google.com/site/europeanhdmiplugfest/home/registration).
To learn more about this event, location, detailed agenda, hotel information, NDA and to register your team, visit the dedicated web site (https://sites.google.com/site/europeanhdmiplugfest/home).
For any issue or request please send mail to: [email protected]
The global link for our website is: https://sites.google.com/site/europeanhdmiplugfest/home
The registration link is: https://sites.google.com/site/europeanhdmiplugfest/home/registration
Do not hesitate to share this email with any person that might have an interest in that event.
Please confirm your attendance.


Notice regarding official list of HDMI Authorized Test Centers

This notice serves as a reminder that there are currently 12 official HDMI Authorized Test Centers (ATCs). The addresses and contact information of official ATCs are posted on the HDMI.org website.

Presto Engineering European ATC organizes an International HDMI PlugFest in France – Register now!

The Presto Engineering European Authorized Test Centre, specializing in HDMI and HDCP compliancy testing, is planning an International HDMI Plugfest-- an event allowing companies to test the interoperability of their HDMI products with those of other participating companies. 

The International HDMI Plugfest in Europe will take place in Caen, Normandy, France, at the Presto engineering facility from Monday, June 30th to Friday, July 4th 2014.

Any HDMI Adopter is invited to participate.

The goal is to have as many HDMI prototypes or HDMI mass production products attending the event as possible in order to make interoperability tests with other products as successful as possible. HDMI Sink / HDMI Sources / HDMI repeater / HDMI cables are welcome.

During the event the Source teams are required to approach the Sink Team and Repeater Team to perform the testing. The goal is to reproduce real use cases that may happen in an end user home when connecting HDMI products together. If interoperability issues are found, teams can try to find the root cause of the issue since the engineers that have worked on HDMI HW or SW parts are attending the event.

This kind of event is designed to help companies avoid field returns due to HDMI interoperability issues. Participation in this event may improve product SW/HW before mass production begins.

To attend to this event, companies must have prototype or production level product(s) available for interoperability testing, and must agree to test their products with any product provided by other participants. Any HDMI 1.4b feature can be tested (video, audio, 3D, 4Kx2K, CEC, ARC, HEC, …). Companies that have HDMI 2.0 capable products are also welcome.

Please note, although the Presto Engineering European ATC is organizing this event, it is not a compliance event and the main goal is to check interoperability between products.

In parallel to this event, the Presto Engineering European ATC will offer informative HDCP compliancy testing to those companies that are interested. Some test tool manufacturers will also attend the event to demonstrate their tests tools as well as measure the devices of the participants. 

The fee per registered participant is 500 euros (without taxes). This includes lunch during the entire week, and access to a fun event on Wednesday. Payment must be made online by credit card.

Confidentiality of all product testing will be maintained through a mandatory Non Disclosure Agreement that must be signed by every attending company.

Register your team now -- registration will be closed on June 13th 2014. 

To learn more about this event, location, detailed agenda, hotel information, NDA and register your team, visit the dedicated web site.

For any issue or request please send mail to: [email protected]

The global link for our website is: https://sites.google.com/site/europeanhdmiplugfest/home

The registration link is: https://sites.google.com/site/europeanhdmiplugfest/home/registration

Implementation Guidelines for Directly Attached Device

To meet the growing market need for new form factors within the HDMI ecosystem, HDMI Licensing, LLC has released a new “Implementation Guidelines for Directly Attached Device” to the HDMI Adopter Extranet. This document outlines implementation requirements for HDMI products which can connect to other HDMI devices directly without an HDMI cable (or with a short “Pig tail” cable). The implementation requirements described in this document allow Adopters to develop and manufacturer Direct Attached Devices within the framework of the existing 1.4b Specification, and to test these devices within the framework of the existing 1.4b CTS. This document specifies the following:

  • Directly Attached Source
  • Directly Attached Sink

A Directly Attached Device that is compliant with the requirements of these Guidelines can be considered a licensed HDMI end-user product with all rights and obligations specified in the HDMI Adopter Agreement. HDMI Licensing, LLC will enforce against those Direct Attach HDMI Devices that do not comply with these guidelines. You can find these Guidelines on the HDMI Adopter Extranet. If you need assistance logging into the HDMI Adopter Extranet, please contact [email protected] HDMI Licensing, LLC.

Cable Adapter Combination Guidelines 1.0

Dear HDMI Adopter,
With the growth of mobile HDMI devices, the implementation of small form factor HDMI connectors (Type C/D) has increased significantly over the past few years. This growth has not been limited to only HDMI Sources but also HDMI Sinks. The current HDMI Specification currently does not specify a way for a mobile HDMI Source with Type C/D connector to connect to a mobile HDMI Sink with Type C/D receptacle. To address this need, HDMI Licensing, LLC has released a new "Cable Adapter Combination Guideline" document to the HDMI Adopter Extranet. This document specifies additional Cable Adapter Combinations that previously did not exist:

  • Type C to Type D
  • Type D to Type D

The following Standard Automotive Cables may be implemented using the following additional Cable Adapter Combinations:

  • Type A to Type C
  • Type A to Type D

The Guidelines will also specify how to compliance test the new Cable Adapter Combinations.

Please go to the HDMI Adopter Extranet to download these Guidelines for details.

If you need assistance logging into the HDMI Adopter Extranet, please contact [email protected].

HDMI Licensing, LLC

Success at the European HDMI Plugfest 2013! NXP HDMI ATC Expertise Recognized Worldwide

Caen, France—March 18-22, 2013—NXP hosted its third annual HDMI Plugfest Europe 2013 at its Caen site. This worldwide event included 60 people from the world’s largest electronic companies involved in as segments of the HDMI ecosystem, including consumer electronics manufacturers, HDMI IC designers and HDMI test equipment makers—working together to verify interoperability of all HDMI branded products before their launch on the market.

The NXP HDMI ATC is the only testing facility in Europe and its expertise is widely recognized throughout the region. At the end of an intensive week, all participants were very pleased with the event. Etienne Marchand organized an extremely efficient and well-run event, with NXP engineers proving to be an invaluable resource.

The European Plugfest offered an open exchange among all participants, improving overall knowledge throughout the entire HDMI ecosystem.

Non-Compliant HDMI Products:Inadequate support for 480P video transmission

HDMI Licensing, LLC has recently identified several source products in the marketplace that do not adequately support specific video resolutions per the HDMI Specification. The compliance issue is reliable, continuous 480p video transmission, as per the HDMI Specification. HDMI Licensing, LLC has learned that these devices transmit an OSD (On Screen Display) message to the user in 480p resolution communicating to the customer 1) that 480p resolution is not supported, or 2) that customers switch their sink device to a resolution higher than 480p.

It is each and every HDMI Adopter’s obligation to build products that comply with the HDMI Specification, pass the HDMI Compliance Test Specification, and interoperate with other Fully Compliant HDMI-enabled devices available in the market. The devices in question may be able to transmit an OSD message in the minimum video resolution designated in the Specification, the HDMI Specification inherently requires that all sources be capable of transmitting all video content at a minimum of 480p.

Transmitting only an OSD in 480p and other video content at higher resolutions undermines the intent of the HDMI Specification and the obligation of HDMI Adopters to ensure that all Fully Compliant HDMI-enabled products interoperate at a minimum level. We are sending this information to bring the issue described above to your attention.

If you have questions or concerns, please email [email protected]

HDMI Licensing, LLC

Quantum Data Announces the Availability of an HDMI EDID Library

Elgin IL — August 13, 2012 — Quantum Data™, a worldwide provider of video test equipment, is pleased to announce the availability of an HDMI EDID Library to help the A/V industry reduce interoperability problems related to EDIDs. Please read the Quantum Data EDID White Paper which discusses the value and applications of the EDID library

News from Quantum Data

New Firmware Releases for 882E supporting DisplayPort 1.2 Core and 804 Video Test Generator supporting several new features!

Please visit Quantum Data's website for new firmware releases supporting 882E-DP (release 2.26.1) with Link Layer CTS 1.2 Core support as well as 804 (SW 12022315, FPGA 12012401) with new commands and test patterns. You will find both firmware releases at: http://www.quantumdata.com/downloads/index.asp

Please review release notes for a more detailed listing of new features and enhancements. If you have any questions, please call us at +1 (847) 888-0450 x 117.

HDMI, LLC Response to Mini DisplayPort-HDMI Cables

HDMI Licensing, LLC, the agent responsible for licensing the HDMI® specification and promoting the HDMI standard, would like to provide clarification on the recent reports concerning the non-compliance of Mini DisplayPort to HDMI cables.

HDMI Licensing’s utmost concern is to maintain the highest level of interoperability possible among devices that use HDMI technology. Ensuring that HDMI-connected devices perform according to the Specification is crucial to maintaining the integrity of the standard for consumers and Adopters alike. Devices that cannot be tested for compliance and interoperability, or that do not pass testing, do not represent the highest standard of HDMI technology and diminish the superior home theater experience consumers have come to expect from HDMI technology.

The HDMI Consortium has always contemplated and supported content moving from one format to another. To that end, the HDMI Specification supports solutions that convert a signal from a non-HDMI source device into a fully compliant HDMI signal. HDMI Licensing, LLC refers to this solution as an adapter (dongle) solution.

DisplayPort to HDMI Adapter (dongle)

The DisplayPort to HDMI adapters (Figure 1.) on the market today can be tested for compliance and interoperability because the HDMI Specification and the Compliance Test Specification (CTS) have defined the requirements for such an adapter. The adapter provides a source device, such as a PC, with an HDMI output receptacle (or female connector), which is an essential element for CTS interoperability testing. With an adapter connected to the source device, the consumer can establish an HDMI connection to the sink device, such as a DTV, via a certified HDMI cable (which has HDMI male connectors on both ends).


Certified DisplayPort to HDMI Adapter (dongle)

Figure 1. Connection via a DisplayPort to HDMI Adapter (dongle)

Mini DisplayPort to HDMI Cable

The Mini DisplayPort to HDMI cable (Figure 2.) features a male DisplayPort connector on one end and a male HDMI connector (plug) on the other end to connect a DisplayPort source device directly to the HDMI receptacle port (female connector) on a sink device. This cable does not provide an HDMI receptacle port (or female connector) from the source device and is not defined in the HDMI Specification, which means it presently cannot be tested for compliance or interoperability using the HDMI CTS. Lacking the instructions from the HDMI Specification, Adopters have no guidance on how to design and manufacture this type of cable. Therefore, consumers cannot be assured that products using this type of cable will work as expected. HDMI Licensing has informed select manufacturers of DisplayPort and Mini DisplayPort to HDMI cables of the non-compliance status of their products, but did not ask for a recall yet.


Mini DisplayPort to HDMI cable

Figure 2. Connection via Mini DisplayPort to HDMI cable

To summarize, HDMI Licensing, LLC intends to continue its work to support adoption of the Standard and the efforts of its Adopters to develop products that meet requirements for compliance and interoperability. We have ongoing training and education programs in place to educate all facets of the consumer electronics community and hope this clarifies the options for supporting DisplayPort devices in the HDMI ecosystem. Readers are encouraged to contact HDMI Licensing, LLC at http://www.hdmi.org/index.aspx if they would like further assistance.

How to Avoid Potential Shipment Detention by CBP

Adopters »
Resellers or Importers »

If you are an HDMI Adopter:

The Customs Border Protection (CBP) Enforcement Program is one of many new programs HDMI Licensing, LLC has initiated to protect our HDMI Adopters’ businesses, and support their compliant products. The following information is provided to assist HDMI Adopters in confirming their authorized use of the HDMI Adopted Trademarks should questions arise from Customs Authorities.

What Customs Authorities look for to confirm authorized use of the HDMI Adopted Trademarks:

  • Posted List of HDMI Adopters: Customs Authorities will reference the posted list of HDMI Adopters, to confirm a company’s authorized use of the HDMI Adopted Trademarks.
    http://www.hdmi.org/learningcenter/adopters_founders.aspx

    HDMI Adopters, who are listed on the shipping documents and appear on the posted list of HDMI Adopters, will not be required to provide additional documentation.

  • Possible Additional Documentation: When HDMI Adopters are not on shipping documents, additional documentation may be required to confirm authorized use of the HDMI Adopted Trademarks. Such documents may include any or all of the following:
    • A copy of current HDMI Adopter Certificate/
    • Declaration from an HDMI Adopter confirming that the party on shipping documents is the customer of an HDMI Adopter.
    • Sales invoice for the shipment in question, confirming the sale to party is from an HDMI Adopter.
    • A copy of either a confirmation or certification of passing HDMI test results from an HDMI ATC (Authorized Test Center) or HDMI confirming compliance of HDMI products shipped.
  • Adopted Trademark and Logo Usage Guidelines (Guidelines) (Attachment A of the Adopter Agreement): Confirm compliant usage of the HDMI Adopted Trademarks. Available on the Extranet or at the following link: http://www.hdmi.org/learningcenter/marketing_tools.aspx#atlug

If you have taken all the steps above, you place yourself in the best possible position for protecting your business and avoiding potential shipment detainment by the Customs Authorities.

If you have questions concerning the compliant use of the HDMI Adopted Trademarks please contact Will Bush at [email protected]

If you are a reseller or importer:

HDMI Licensing, LLC is working with Customs Authorities in the US, Europe and China to prevent non-compliant products from entering the market.  All HDMI product shipments will be inspected by Customs Authorities to confirm authorized use of the HDMI Adopted Trademarks.

Simple Steps to Minimize Your Shipment’s Detention Risk

Customs Authorities WILL reference this list.  If your supplier is not on this list, your shipment may be detained.

If your supplier does not appear on the shipping documents, Customs Authorities may request additional documentation to confirm your authorized use of the HDMI Adopted Trademarks, such as:

  • Confirmation your supplier appears on the posted HDMI Adopters List.
  • A copy of current HDMI Adopters Certificate.
  • Declaration from an HDMI Adopter confirming they are your supplier.
  • Sales invoice for the shipment in question, confirming the sale to reseller from an HDMI Adopter.
  • A copy of either a confirmation or certification of passing HDMI test results from an ATC (Authorized Test Center) or HDMI confirming compliance of HDMI products shipped.

If you have taken all the steps above, you place yourself in the best possible position for protecting your business and avoiding potential shipment detainment by the Customs Authorities.
If you have questions concerning the compliant use of the HDMI Adopted Trademarks please contact Will Bush at [email protected]

Notice to HDMI Adopters and ATC regarding HDMI CTS Test ID 7-19

To:  All HDMI Authorized Test Centers and HDMI Adopters
Regarding:  Inconsistency between 1.4a Specification and Test ID: 7-19

A discrepancy has been identified between HDMI CTS 1.4a Test ID: 7-19 and HDMI Specification 1.4a on the General Control Packet transmission requirement.

The details are as follows:

  • Section 5.3.6 of the HDMI Specification 1.4a states: "General Control packets indicating Set_AVMUTE or Clear_AVMUTE may only be transmitted between the active edge of VSYNC and 384 pixels following this edge".
  • Test ID: 7-19 in the CTS, however, has the following text in page 149 of HDMI CTS 1.4a: "If this General Control Packet was transmitted anywhere except between an active edge of VSYNC and 384 pixels following that same edge FAIL".

In other words, the HDMI Specification 1.4a puts a position restriction only on GCP packets that contain Set_AVMUTE or Clear_AVMUTE, while the HDMI CTS 1.4a puts restrictions on all GCP Packets.

The issue has been reviewed by the Founders and no interoperability problems from receiving failing result on this test are anticipated. A correction to the CTS will be made in the near future to resolve the discrepancy between the two documents by adapting test 7-19 to FAIL on above text only in case the General Control packets is indicating Set_AVMUTE or Clear_AVMUTE. Until then, all ATCs and all Adopters who conduct self-testing are to ignore those failures of Test ID: 7-19 that are a result of GCP packets (not indicating Set_AVMUTE or Clear_AVMUTE) that are being transmitted outside the interval between an active edge of VSYNC and 384 pixels following that same edge. Products otherwise passing CTS testing should be treated as if no failure occurred.

Please contact HDMI Licensing, LLC if you have any questions.

CBP Announcement

To our HDMI Adopters and HDMI Community,

As you may know, in efforts to protect the interests of our Adopter base, protect the HDMI brand, and protect the well-being of consumers who use HDMI technology to connect their HD devices, HDMI Licensing has embarked on an enforcement program with the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency of the US government. The success of this program has exceeded our expectations. Shipments of HDMI products are now stopped at the border and inspected to ensure that the products are sourced from licensed Adopters as well as compliant with the HDMI specification and trademark guidelines. Those products that cannot prove compliance are then seized by CBP.

This program, which HDMI Licensing will expand to include EU and other geographies, helps ensure that only licensed Adopters who make compliant products are allowed to sell in the major markets. Please continue reading to understand more about this program.

HDMI® LICENSING, LLC ASSISTS IN PREVENTING COUNTERFEIT HDMI PRODUCTS FROM ENTERING THE U.S. MARKET

Collaboration with U.S. Customs and Border Protection Results in 32 Shipments Seized to Date

SUNNYVALE Calif. February 16, 2011 – HDMI Licensing, LLC, the agent responsible for licensing the High-Definition Multimedia Interface® (HDMI®) Specification, today announced its successful collaboration with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to enforce intellectual property rights and trademark protection for the HDMI standard and help CBP frontline personnel identify counterfeit goods and prevent them from entering the United States.

Since January 2010, 32 shipments containing counterfeit HDMI products such as cables and adapters, DVD players and electronic projectors have been seized or destroyed at U.S. ports including Alaska, California, Florida, Indiana, Michigan, Texas, Washington State and Virginia.

“We are committed to protecting the over 1,000 HDMI adopters and the many consumers who use HDMI products by enforcing the HDMI trademark against counterfeiters,” said Steve Venuti, president of HDMI Licensing, LLC. “It is our goal to have only legitimate and authentic HDMI products on the market and CBP enforcement is one of many strategies we utilize as a part of our larger global strike against counterfeiters.”

For more information on the CBP program for intellectual property rights and trademark protection, please contact CBP at [email protected] or download the Intellectual Property Rights Product Identification Training Guidelines on the CBP website at http://www.cbp.gov.

About U.S. Customs and Border Protection

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of our nation's borders at and between the official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.

About HDMI Licensing, LLC

HDMI Licensing, LLC is the agent responsible for licensing the 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, Ltd.; Panasonic Corporation; Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.; Silicon Image, Inc.; Sony Corporation; Technicolor S.A. (formerly Thomson 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. For more information about the HDMI specification, please visit www.hdmi.org.

HDMI, the HDMI logo, and High-Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing, LLC in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners in the Unites States and/or other countries.

Important Notice to Manufacturers and Resellers of HDMI Cables

PLEASE TAKE TIME TO REVIEW THESE CHANGES AS THEY MAY HAVE A DIRECT IMPACT ON YOUR BUSINESS

As of November 18, 2010, important changes to the way HDMI cable products are sold and marketed go into effect.

The following are now mandatory for cable products.

  • You shall not use HDMI version numbers in the labeling, packaging, or promotion of any cable product. This includes releases of the HDMI specification (for example, HDMI 1.3, etc.), interim version numbers (for example, HDMI 1.3a, etc.) and CTS (Compliance Test Specification) version numbers (for example, 1.2, 1.3c, etc.).
  • All cables shall be labeled, both on the cable itself and on the front of the cable packaging, with the appropriate cable name (see below). As of November 18, 2010, compliance will be mandatory.
    • Standard HDMI® Cable
    • Standard HDMI® Cable with Ethernet
    • Standard Automotive HDMI® Cable
    • High Speed HDMI® Cable
    • High Speed HDMI® Cable with Ethernet
  • You shall label the physical cable based on the requirements listed in Section 5.2 of the Adopted Trademark and Logo Usage Guidelines.
  • All packaging for HDMI cables shall clearly indicate the cable type by using the Cable Type Logos shown in Section 5.3 of the Adopted Trademark and Logo Usage Guidelines.

In order to enforce the cable market and ensure that only compliant HDMI cables are sold in the market, HDMI Licensing, LLC has been working with Custom and Border Protection agencies in the US, Europe and China. These agencies will evaluate imported and exported HDMI cable products based on their compliance with all aspects of the Adopter Agreement including these latest marketing requirements. HDMI Licensing, LLC strongly recommends that all Adopters abide by these requirements in order to ensure that there is no disruption to your business.

For more information, please reference the latest Adopted Trademark and Logo Usage Guidelines. To download a copy, please visit http://www.hdmi.org/logosphotos/atlug.aspx

Clarification on HDMI Licensed Products

We have recently been approached with requests to test or certify products that use HDMI Technology in applications that are not defined by and/or licensed under the HDMI Adopter Agreement, the Specification, or supporting documents. Examples of proposed products include devices where HDMI connections exist internal to the end product, with no HDMI functionality external to the device.

As you know, the HDMI Specification and supporting documents were written to allow manufacturers to create products that interoperate in a predictable, well defined way. Any use of the intellectual property, technology, standards and methods defined by the HDMI Specification are restricted to the creation and sale of Licensed Products, as defined in the HDMI Adopter Agreement.

According to the Adopter Agreement, “Licensed Product” means a Cable, Component, Connector, Repeater, Source or Sink. Any potential product which does not meet the requirements for at least one of these product types, as defined in the Adopter Agreement, cannot be classified as a Licensed Product.

In addition, Section 2 of the HDMI Adopter Agreement contains the patent license to Necessary Claims for the creation and sale of Licensed Products. A non-licensed or noncompliant product does not receive a license to these Necessary Claims. In addition, Section 2 also states that “such license shall not extend to any part or function of a product in which a Licensed Product is incorporated that is not itself a Licensed Product.” In this case, using the HDMI specification to design an internal connection between subsystems is not allowed for Licensed Products.

We respectfully ask that you carefully consider and adhere to the requirements of the HDMI Specification and your Adopter Agreement when determining the applications of HDMI technology in your products. If you have questions please contact HDMI Administration.

Thank you for your continued participation in and support of the HDMI Consortium.

For more information about the HDMI specification please visit http://www.hdmi.org.