Abstract
Wireless high definition (HD) technologies are the next frontier in consumer
electronic (CE) connectivity - replacing the nest of wires in the living room
with high-bandwidth wireless technologies capable of transmitting HD video
streams. The primary candidate technologies include: Wireless Home Digital
Interface (WHDI), WirelessHD, 802.11n, and ultrawideband (UWB). WHDI and
WirelessHD are new, uncompressed HD video transmission technologies, each of
which is primarily promoted by start-up chip companies. Though each has
potential, both face significant market obstacles. 802.11n has the advantage
of being a Wi-Fi technology, with a large installed base, but has limited
bandwidth, necessitating the use of expensive codec technologies to transmit
HD. UWB also uses codecs, and is facing difficulties in market adoption, with
a number of chip companies shutting their doors over the past year.
This report tracks the annual penetration through 2013 of all four
technologies into 17 different applications within the following product
segments: CE, PCs, PC peripherals, mobile phones, and industrial/medical
applications. It also includes history and analysis of each technology, annual
chip average selling price forecasts of each technology, and profiles of major
chip players in the market.
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