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Yup, $10k/year and $.15/unit. It doesn't look like it's mandatory, though; the language on the site[0] is really hard to decipher. I imagine that they're not go
by haldean 14y ago
Yup, $10k/year and $.15/unit. It doesn't look like it's mandatory, though; the language on the site[0] is really hard to decipher. I imagine that they're not going to prosecute one guy for using a chip in his personal build. Obviously the Raspberry Pi guys are getting around this somehow, though; I'd be curious to know how.
[0]: http://www.hdmi.org/manufacturer/adopter_registration.aspx http://www.hdmi.org/manufacturer/adopter_registration.aspx
- robomartin 14y agoI ran into this about five years ago when doing a design that required HDMI I/O. Distributors in the US such as Avnet and Arrow wanted to see confirmation of being under contract to be able to buy chips. I don't remember all the details. I think you get access to sample quantities just for signing the contract but anything else required payment of the big fee. Also, you couldn't get access to some data sheets without proof of being under contract. I can easily imagine that things in Asia could be very, very different due to, shall we say, how loosely IP rights are enforced there.
- jrockway 14y agoAre IP rights enforced at all in China?
- joezydeco 14y agoAren't the chipmakers like Broadcom (for rPi) and Freescale (the i.MX in Bunnie's design) taking the burden of this licensing fee? It would be a lot easier for them to roll the $0.15 into their part costs than hassle their customers with taking care of this licensing.
- haldean 14y agoThat makes a lot of sense. Thanks!