HDMI unveils USB Type – C connector as an alternative mode

HDMI Licensing, LLC releases HDMI Alternate Mode (“Alt Mode”) for the USB Type-C Specification. So that , the HDMI-enabled source devices can utilize a USB Type-C connector to directly connect to HDMI-enabled displays. It can deliver native HDMI signals over a simple cable without the need for inconvenient protocol and connector adapters or dongles. Smart phones, tablets and PC products adopt multi-purpose USB Type-C connector that would be the small form factor, reversible, and multi-purpose. The HDMI display interface comes up with an installed base of billions of displays such as projectors, monitors and 100 percent of flat panel TVs. The most popular solutions for connectivity comes together. Almost 290 million HDMI-enabled display devices are expected to ship in 2016. HDMI Alt Mode will support the full range of HDMI 1.4b with features such as resolutions up to 4K, Audio Return Channel (ARC), 3D, HDMI Ethernet Channel, and Consumer Electronic Control (CEC). The HDMI cable will utilize the USB Type-C connector on the source side and any HDMI connector on the display side. HDMI Alt Mode enables an easy connection via a simple USB Type-C to HDMI cable when compared to other Alt Mode display technologies that require various adapters or dongles. Rob Tobias, president of HDMI Licensing, LLC s said, “The USB Type-C connector is gaining traction in the mobile and PC m...