I started working on USB in 1995, starting with the world’s first BIOS that supported USB Keyboards and Mice while at Award Software. After a departure into embedded systems software for real-time operating systems, I returned to USB IP cores and software at inSilicon, one of the leading suppliers of USB IP. In 2002, inSilicon was acquired by Synopsys and I’ve been here since. I also served as Chairman of the USB On-The-Go Working Group for the USB Implementers Forum from 2004-2006. CES 2008 – WirelessHD
Posted by Eric Huang on 10th January 2008
I watched the WirelessHD demonstration at the Panasonic Booth at CES 2008. The demo is compelling.  It uses a SiBeam chipset. An HD stream is transmitted to an HD display over a distance of about 15 feet (it’s hard for me to tell in the video). In the demo that I saw, the Panasonic person stood between the display and the transmitter and the HD stream kept going. Only when standing up against the transmitter, the transmission stopped.Â
 Apparently the Beam-Forming technology from SiBeam let’s you go around “some” obstacles. There wasn’t a way to see what the quality of the video was or detect audio/video synchronization issues. Even on the show floor, the demo is roped/railed off from close inspection (understandably).
The standard is at a release version 1.0 and has the backing of some consumer and technology leaders.  Most importantly, the WirelessHD standard is working with the MPAA on content encryption this seems like a technology to watch.  My only concern is that a single company has all the technology around this. We will see what happens with the organization and it’s Promoters.
WirelessHD specifications and info are available at www.WirelessHD.org.
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