Despite the fact that wireless HDMI (and the other wireless streaming standards) are yet to become mainstream, the truth of the matter is that this is the main direction towards which the idea of connectivity and HD broadcasting is heading. I mean, let's face it, we’re heading fast towards an all-wireless world, and the sooner we get there, the better.

Anyway, in order to help us along the way, the AMIMON company has just announced the release of its second generation baseband chipset designed for the WHDI (Wireless Home Digital Interface) standard, which is also the first chipset capable of wirelessly delivering full uncompressed 1080p/60Hz HD content throughout the entire home.

The second generation chipset works on the 5GHz unlicensed band and features a latency of less than 1 millisecond. It features a multi-room range, which is beyond 100 feet (30 meters) through walls, and also supports Hollywood approved HDCP 2.0 copy protection.

The chipset is built on a programmable platform that can be tuned for conformance with the WHDI standard specifications and can be embedded into CE devices such as LCD and plasma HDTVs, multimedia projectors, A/V receivers, Blu-ray DVD players, set-top boxes (STBs), game consoles, computers, DVRs, PCs and HD video accessories/dongles, allowing wireless streaming of uncompressed HD video and audio.

"The first generation chipsets received considerable interest, as AMIMON sold over 100,000 chipsets in 2008 and we expect increased demand for the second generation chipsets," said Noam Geri, vice president of marketing and business development for AMIMON. "AMIMON's first generation chipset made wireless HDTV in the home a reality; the second generation WHDI chipset will make mass-market, interoperable standard-based wireless connectivity in every home a reality."

Pricing for 100K units of the WHDI transmitter chipset AMN 2120/3110 is $20 and of the WHDI receiver chipset AMN 2220/3210 is $25. Unfortunately, the company has refrained from making any comments regarding its partners, so it remains to be seen which consumer electronics manufacturer will integrate this solution into its products first.


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