Amimon is shipping its WHDI (Wireless High Definition Interface) chipset to manufacturers, which means that wireless HDMI could be on its way.
The chipset allows uncompressed 720p and 1080i signals to be transmitted over the 5GHz wireless band, using 20MHz of bandwidth and reaching distances up to 100ft with the same quality as HDMI. And, chaining two chipsets together, allows 1080p signals to be sent wirelessly, using 40MHz of bandwidth.
The chipset can be embedded into devices such as HDTVs, projectors, AV receivers, next generation DVD players, games consoles, set-top boxes and PCs, allowing wireless streaming of uncompressed HD audio and video.
"With WHDI chipsets in hand, CE manufacturers will now be able to offer consumers wireless HDTVs and other HD wireless video devices based on the WHDI standard," said Noam Geri, vice president of marketing and business development at Amimon.
"Consumers should see initial WHDI-based products at the end of this year, with a wide variety of WHDI-based CE products available in 2008."
WHDI is the only technology capable of creating a wireless whole-home HD video net, which allows devices to share HD content throughout the entire home – up to 30m and through walls – while maintaining cable quality performance.
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