New ‘Alt Mode’ Spec Links USB Type-C Connector With HDMI Via 'Simple Cable'
Thursday's release of the HDMI “Alt Mode” spec will allow HDMI-enabled source devices to use a USB Type-C connector to link directly to HDMI-enabled displays, and “deliver native HDMI signals over a simple cable without the need for cumbersome protocol…
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and connector adapters or dongles,” HDMI Licensing said in an announcement. The Alt-Mode spec “enables two of the most popular solutions for connectivity to come together,” pairing the multipurpose USB Type-C connector that’s “gaining traction” in smartphones and tablets, with HDMI, it said. HDMI Licensing expects nearly 290 million HDMI-enabled display devices to ship globally this year, adding to the installed base of “billions of displays,” it said.