A group of 17 major IT companies from Europe, the US, Japan, South Korea and China have established a Digital HomeWorking Group to facilitate the exchange of data among digital household appliances by standardising the respective technologies. The new organisation aims to enhance varying digital data processing technologies for video, voice and other data, spreading the use of so_called ‘intra_home networks’ that connect personal computers, portable communications devices, TV sets and audio_visual equipment. Founding members are an interesting collection — Fujitsu, Gateway, Hewlett_Packard, IBM, Intel, Kenwood, China’s Legend Holdings, Matsushita Electric Industrial, Microsoft, NEC, Nokia, Philips, Samsung, Sharp, Sony, Thomson SA and STMicroelectronics.This is a short news story only. Visit www.three-fives.com for the latest advanced semiconductor industry news.
