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Intel showcases future tech at IDF




Unified Display Interface (UDI)

UDI and HDMI connector shown here
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Unified Display Interface or UDI is the upcoming display connector set to replace the 18-year-old VGA standard seen in many PCs today, according to Intel. The chipmaker claims that UDI is very much similar to the HDMI protocol used in the latest home entertainment devices. In fact, it calls UDI the optimized PC version of HDMI. However, UDI does not carry audio, comes with additional performance modes and features an embedded interface to replace LVDS (or Low Voltage Differential Signaling). Like DVI and HDMI, UDI supports High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP), a popular content protection technology used for displaying high-definition content.

The UDI SIG (unified display interface special interest group), which includes major industry players such as Intel, Apple, LG Electronics, Samsung and National Semiconductor, first released the 0.8 version specification for UDI in December 2005. Version 1.0 is expected to be published in the second quarter of 2006.

 

 
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