Blu-ray Disc Founders
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The Blu-ray Disc Founders (BDF) group was a collection of technology firms working together to develop and support the Blu-ray Disc. It was founded on May 20, 2002, and later became the Blu-ray Disc Association on October 4, 2004.
History
The Blu-ray Disc Founders was launched on May 20, 2002. As Blu-ray support grew progressively; announcements in 2004 included Hewlett Packard and Dell, which declared backing for the standard on January 12, 2004, and TDK on March 19, 2004. It announced on May 18, 2004 that Blu-ray Disc Founders will shift to Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) in October 2004. It shifted to Blu-ray Disc Association on October 4, 2004.
The companies are:
- Sony Corporation
- 20th Century Fox
- Dell
- Hewlett Packard
- Hitachi
- LG Electronics
- Panasonic Corporation
- Mitsubishi Electric
- Philips
- Pioneer
- Samsung Electronics
- Sharp
- TDK
- Thomson
See also
External links
- Official website
- Blu-ray Disc Founders at the Wayback Machine (archived May 15, 2003)
- Blu-ray Disc Founders at the Wayback Machine (archived March 25, 2003)
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