DIIVA CONSORTIUM OPENS UP DETAILS OF NEW HOME NETWORKING INTERFACE SPECIFICATION FOR INDUSTRY REVIEW
Consortium Plans To Complete the DiiVA Standard Specification by First Half of 2009
February 23, 2009, Shenzhen, China--The DiiVA Consortium today announced that the initial draft of the group’s proposed digital home networking specification will be made available for public comment.
DiiVA (Digital Interactive Interface for Video & Audio) is a new consumer electronics (CE) home networking interface standard which combines the transmission of uncompressed video and audio with a reliable, high-speed, bi-directional data channel. With a maximum bandwidth of 13.5Gbps link speed for video, uncompressed video can be sent through the network from any DiiVA-enabled source to any DiiVA-enabled display. The bi-directional data channel is capable of simultaneously sending multiple protocols such as high-definition audio, USB, Ethernet, commands and content protection.
The DiiVA Consortium’s public web site (http://www.diiva.org/) outlines the process to gain access to the specification. A company must first register with the DiiVA Promoters group. Once a company has registered, it will obtain access to review the current draft of the specification. Feedback on the specification can be submitted to the DiiVA Promoters Group.
Additionally, the DiiVA Promoters Group announced the formation of the DiiVA Steering Committee of Contributors which includes leading System-On-Chip (SOC) companies, Japanese and Korean CE companies, Cable and Connector makers and test equipment vendors. These companies will contribute and advise on the technical writing of the DiiVA specification and assist the Consortium to create value added features for end users.
About DiiVA The DiIVA Consortium, consisting of Changhong, Haier, Hisense, Konka, Panda, Skyworth, SVA, TCL and Synerchip, is committed to bringing to market the next generation interactive TV and CE home networking standard. As consumers increasingly use more electronic entertainment devices and digital home appliances, the DIVA interface will streamline and simplify all the technology in the home, offering ease of connection and use while maximizing the entertainment experience. DiiVA's high bandwidth and bi-directional data channel elegantly solves issues enabling (i) interactive TV, (ii) a single connectivity solution for TV, PC and Mobile to make it easy to see content on consumer’s large screen HDTV, and (iii) open platform architecture on TV like Facebook and iPhone enabling third party applications for consumers to “play” TV actively instead of just watching. The Consortium plans to have the specification completed by the first half of 2009. For those wanting more information about becoming an adopter to the specification, please visit http://www.diiva.org/.
