When does the last HDMI patent expire?
This cheap $20 USB to 1080p HDMI adapter from two years ago is no longer available, because a very standard approach is to make one production run, then disband the company before anyone can sue:
https://youtu.be/44-jXexQ8Kk
Once the patents expire, this sort of thing can become a standard off the shelf chip. Until then...
https://www.eevblog.com/forum/projects/hdmi-licensing/75/
(DVI is out of patent but doesn't have an audio channel on the same connector.)
Rob Landley /
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2024-01-16 03:36:38
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