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December 1, 1998 (TOKYO) -- Efforts to unify multiple standards for the
digital interfaces supporting liquid crystal display (LCD) monitors
are beginning to move forward.
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A variety of interested groups plan to start negotiations aiming for
a unified standard, an industry source said.
Involved in the negotiations are Digital Interface Standards for Monitor
Working Group (DISM WG), a body affiliated with the Japan Electronic
Industry Development Association (JEIDA), and Digital Display Working
Group (DDWG), a voluntary group led by such companies as Intel Corp.
and Microsoft Corp. of the United States.
The DISM WG and the DDWG are expected to announce the standards in February
1999.
Initially, the DISM WG had sought to complete the standardization in
November 1998. However, since the DDWG was established in September
1998, both organizations agreed to enter into negotiations. The DISM
WG is reported to have decided to postpone the announcement until the
Intel Developer Forum scheduled for February 1999.
According to industry sources, the DISM WG and DDWG appeared to have
reached an agreement to employ a transmission method called TMDS (Transmission
Minimized Differential Signaling) -- a 26-pin connector -- for the interface
for PC display monitors.
Also, the DISM WG plans to enter into negotiations with the Timing Summit,
whose parent body is the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA).
The main purpose of the negotiations is expected to be centered around
software specifications. Both the DISM WG and the DDWG hope to launch
products based on the interfaces conforming to the unified standard
by the summer of 1999.
The VESA, a graphics standardization organization in the United States,
and the DFP, a group led by such companies as Canada's ATI Technologies
Inc. and Compaq Computer Corp. of the United States, also have proposed
their respective standards and products conforming to the standards.
(Nikkei
Personal Computing)
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