--HDMI Forum Also Announces New Cable is Mandated to Include Ultra High Speed 
HDMI Certification Label for Authentication and Verification 

To ensure quality Ultra High Speed HDMI(R) cables reach the market and support 
4K and 8K video, HDR, VRR, eARC, and all other HDMI 2.1 features, HDMI Forum, 
Inc. today announced a mandatory certification program for all Ultra High Speed 
HDMI cables. Ultra High Speed HDMI cable certification includes testing to meet 
current EMI requirements to minimize wireless interference. All certified 
cables of any length must pass certification testing at an HDMI Authorized 
Testing Center (ATC). Once certified, cables will be required to affix an Ultra 
High Speed HDMI Certification Label to each package notifying consumers of the 
certification status of the product.

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"The Ultra High Speed HDMI cable is the only way to ensure all the features and 
capabilities of the HDMI 2.1 Specification are delivered from a source device 
to a display. Ensuring Ultra High Speed HDMI cables are compliant with the HDMI 
2.1 Specification is essential to the HDMI eco-system," said David Glen of 
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. and president of the HDMI Forum. "The HDMI Forum's 
mandatory ATC-only certification requirements are designed to ensure cables are 
compliant with the HDMI 2.1 Specification. And the anti-counterfeit Ultra High 
Speed HDMI Certification Label and its scanning results provides a visible 
verification of certification that a product meets the HDMI Forum's 
requirements."

Over 140 cable manufacturers participate in the existing Premium Certification 
Program, and resellers have come to rely on the anti-counterfeit authentication 
label, regular cable audit testing and supply chain verification scanning app. 
The new program expansion will be available soon and HDMI Adopters will be 
informed when it launches.

This program will be administered by the HDMI Forum's authorized agent, HDMI 
Licensing Administrator, Inc. (HDMI LA) as part of its existing certification 
program. "The industry has had five years of experience with the HDMI Premium 
Certification program and many HDMI cable manufacturers are already testing and 
certifying their High Speed HDMI Cables and applying the anti-counterfeit 
labels," said Rob Tobias, CEO of HDMI LA. "Expanding this program to include 
the new Ultra High Speed HDMI Cables provides a seamless verification 
experience."

About the HDMI Forum, Inc.
HDMI Forum, Inc., a non-profit, mutual benefit corporation, is comprised of the 
world's leading manufacturers of consumer electronics, personal computers, 
mobile devices, cables and components. An open trade association, The HDMI 
Forum's mission is to foster broader industry participation in the development 
of future versions of the HDMI Specification and to further expand the 
ecosystem of interoperable, HDMI-enabled products. For more information on the 
HDMI Forum or on becoming a member please visit www.hdmiforum.org   

About HDMI Licensing Administrator, Inc.
HDMI Licensing Administrator, Inc. (HDMI LA) is the agent appointed by the HDMI 
Forum to license Version 2.1 of the HDMI Specification and is the agent 
appointed by the HDMI Founders to license earlier HDMI Specifications. HDMI LA 
provides marketing, promotional, licensing and administrative services. For 
more information, please visit www.hdmi.org 

The HDMI LA CES booth: located at LVCC South Hall 1, Booth 20220 and will 
feature HDMI 2.1 technology demonstrations and prototype Ultra High Speed HDMI 
Cables.

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