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GRL Certifies new 40-inch Thunderbolt 4 UltraWide (TM) Monitor from LG

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Thursday, December 9, 2021

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Granite River Labs (GRL), a global leader in engineering services and test solutions for high speed connectivity and charging, has certified LG's new 40-inch UltraWide™ 40WP95C monitor as fully Thunderbolt 4 and USB4® compliant. Using Intel's JHL8440 chipset, the display meets the performance needs of demanding laptop and desktop users, while offering backwards compatibility with Thunderbolt™ 3 and DisplayPort over USB-C® systems. Certification testing was performed at GRL's Thunderbolt Authorized Test Center (ATC) in Taipei.

Key Points: 
  • Certification testing was performed at GRL's Thunderbolt Authorized Test Center (ATC) in Taipei.
  • Thunderbolt 4 builds on the innovation of Thunderbolt 3 technology, to provide a truly universal cable connectivity experience.
  • The interfaces include 2 Thunderbolt 4 ports, a single DisplayPort, 2 HDMI ports, and 2 USB Type-A ports.
  • "GRL has contributed to the success of many LG products, including the new UltraWide 40WP95C, by testing, certifying and publishing their compliance," said SangHyun Kim, IT Customer eXperience Department Leader for LG Electronics.

GRL Certifies new 40-inch Thunderbolt 4 UltraWide (TM) Monitor from LG

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Wednesday, December 8, 2021

Thunderbolt 4 builds on the innovation of Thunderbolt 3 technology, to provide a truly universal cable connectivity experience.

Key Points: 
  • Thunderbolt 4 builds on the innovation of Thunderbolt 3 technology, to provide a truly universal cable connectivity experience.
  • Thunderbolt 4 delivers consistent, 40Gbps (Gigabits per second) connection speeds, enabling users to simultaneously display 5K video, transmit SuperSpeedUSBdata, and charge their computer over one Thunderbolt 4 (or USB4) cable.
  • LG's UltraWide 40WP95C monitor features a 21:9 aspect ratio, HDR (High Dynamic Range), Nano IPS technology for richer color expression at virtually any viewing angle, and 5K (5120x2160) resolution.
  • "GRL has contributed to the success of many LG products, including the new UltraWide 40WP95C, by testing, certifying and publishing their compliance," said SangHyun Kim, IT Customer eXperience Department Leader for LG Electronics.

Shenzhen Euroway (SmartAVLink) Releases the World First 20 meters HDMI 2.1 UHS Active Optical Cable and Achieves the GRL Certificate

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Monday, December 6, 2021

For now, SmartAVLink total have 5m 7.5m 10m 12m 15m and 20m HDMI Active Optical Cable to passed HDMI ATC certificate.

Key Points: 
  • For now, SmartAVLink total have 5m 7.5m 10m 12m 15m and 20m HDMI Active Optical Cable to passed HDMI ATC certificate.
  • GRL has helped industry-leading vendors to obtained HDMI 2.1 Ultra High Speed Certification for their products.
  • Ultra High Speed HDMI Cable complies with a stringent specification designed to ensure support for all HDMI 2.1 features including uncompressed 8k@60 and 4k@120.
  • Supports up to 48 gigabits per second bandwidth for uncompressed HDMI 2.1 feature support, including 8k resolution at60 and 4k at120 frames per second.

GRL's Qi BST Tester Approved by Wireless Power Consortium for v1.2.4 Base Power Profile

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Thursday, October 28, 2021

The efficient and full-featured Qi wireless charging compliance tester is now recognized as an official compliance tool for the Qi Base Power Profile (BPP) v1.2.4 specification.

Key Points: 
  • The efficient and full-featured Qi wireless charging compliance tester is now recognized as an official compliance tool for the Qi Base Power Profile (BPP) v1.2.4 specification.
  • Wireless power transmitter design and test offers great promise for developers, but it also presents unique design and test challenges.
  • GRL-C3 simplifies wireless charging compliance for devices supporting all Baseline Power Profile (BPP) tests to Qi specification v1.2.4 and v1.3 for BPP, Extended Power Profile (EPP) and Qi authentication.
  • "GRL is proud to support the growing Wireless Charging Qi ecosystem by releasing this new, WPC-approved Qi wireless charging compliance tester for BPP," said Vamshi Kandalla, GRL's Chief Strategy Officer.

GRL's Qi BST Tester Approved by Wireless Power Consortium for v1.2.4 Base Power Profile

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Thursday, October 28, 2021

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Granite River Labs (GRL), a global leader in engineering services and test solutions for connectivity and charging, has announced that its GRL-WP-BST-C3 (GRL-C3) tester has been approved by the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC). The efficient and full-featured Qi wireless charging compliance tester is now recognized as an official compliance tool for the Qi Base Power Profile (BPP) v1.2.4 specification.

Key Points: 
  • The efficient and full-featured Qi wireless charging compliance tester is now recognized as an official compliance tool for the Qi Base Power Profile (BPP) v1.2.4 specification.
  • Wireless power transmitter design and test offers great promise for developers, but it also presents unique design and test challenges.
  • GRL-C3 simplifies wireless charging compliance for devices supporting all Baseline Power Profile (BPP) tests to Qi specification v1.2.4 and v1.3 for BPP, Extended Power Profile (EPP) and Qi authentication.
  • "GRL is proud to support the growing Wireless Charging Qi ecosystem by releasing this new, WPC-approved Qi wireless charging compliance tester for BPP," said Vamshi Kandalla, GRL's Chief Strategy Officer.

Granite River Labs Boosts China Presence, Doubling Dongguan Lab and Adding New Test Capabilities

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Tuesday, October 19, 2021

SANTA CLARA, Calif, Oct. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Granite River Labs (GRL), a global leader in test and certification services and automated test solutions for digital connectivity and charging technologies, has expanded its footprint in mainland China by doubling the physical size and headcount at its Dongguan lab and adding new testing capabilities.

Key Points: 
  • SANTA CLARA, Calif, Oct. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Granite River Labs (GRL), a global leader in test and certification services and automated test solutions for digital connectivity and charging technologies, has expanded its footprint in mainland China by doubling the physical size and headcount at its Dongguan lab and adding new testing capabilities.
  • GRL opened its Dongguan lab in 2018 focused on cable and connector testing and certification.
  • No other lab in South China has such extensive capabilities or in-depth expertise in signal integrity and protocol analysis.
  • With our expanded lab, GRL now offers a comprehensive, one-stop portfolio of testing services," said Annie Tao, General Manager, Granite River Labs Dongguan.

GRL selected as the designated test lab for the SD Express/UHS-II Verification Program

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Tuesday, September 21, 2021

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Granite River Labs (GRL), a global leader in Engineering Services and Test Solutions for high speed connectivity, has been selected by the SD Association (SDA) as the designated test lab to provide official conformance test services for the new SD Express/UHS-II Verification Program (SVP). 

Key Points: 
  • SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Granite River Labs (GRL ), a global leader in Engineering Services and Test Solutions for high speed connectivity, has been selected by the SD Association (SDA) as the designated test lab to provide official conformance test services for the new SD Express/UHS-II Verification Program (SVP).
  • As an active member of the SDA, GRL already offers a wide range of SD product validation and design consulting services.
  • GRL will provide conformance testing for the SVP program through its facilities in Taipei, Yokahama and Santa Clara.
  • The voluntary SD Express/UHS-II Verification Program (SVP) tests for conformance with SD interface standards using the SDA's Physical Test Guidelines.

SDA Announces New SD Express/UHS-II Verification Program (SVP)

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Wednesday, September 15, 2021

SD Association (SDA) developed the SD Express/UHS-II Verification Program (SVP) to verify the electronic interfaces of members UHS-II and SD Express card/host/ancillary products.

Key Points: 
  • SD Association (SDA) developed the SD Express/UHS-II Verification Program (SVP) to verify the electronic interfaces of members UHS-II and SD Express card/host/ancillary products.
  • Products eligible for SVP include card/host/ancillary products using SD Express, with PCI Express (PCIe) interface or SD UHS-II interface.
  • Companies interested in creating products using SDA specifications and participating in SVP can join the SDA by visiting: https://www.sdcard.org/join/ .
  • SD Express offers the fastest transfer speeds for both SD and microSD memory cards by integrating the popular PCIe architecture.

Granite River Labs Names TIC Veteran Holger Kunz President of Worldwide Services

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Tuesday, August 10, 2021

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Granite River Labs ("GRL"), a global leader in test and certification services and automated test solutions for digital connectivity and charging technologies, today announced the appointment ofHolger Kunz as President of Worldwide Services.Kunz will continue to be basedin Yokohama, Japan where he will lead the continued expansion of GRL's worldwide services business.

Key Points: 
  • SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Granite River Labs ("GRL"), a global leader in test and certification services and automated test solutions for digital connectivity and charging technologies, today announced the appointment ofHolger Kunz as President of Worldwide Services.Kunz will continue to be basedin Yokohama, Japan where he will lead the continued expansion of GRL's worldwide services business.
  • During his tenure as EVP, Kunz oversaw tremendous growth and margin expansion through various organic initiatives and strategic acquisitions.
  • "Holger is a proven world-class leader, and I am very excited to welcome him to GRL," said Johnson Tan, Granite River Labs' co-founder and CEO.
  • "Granite River Labs has a sterling reputation for its testing expertise in digital connectivity and charging technologies, an impressive roster of globally-recognizable clients, and a strong leadership team," said Kunz.