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{{Short description|Technical standards organization for computer display standards}}
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'''VESA''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|v|iː|s|ə}}), formally known as '''Video Electronics Standards Association''', is an American [[standards organization|technical standards organization]] for [[computer display standard]]s. The organization was incorporated in [[California]] in July 1989<ref name="CA SOS VESA Entity Detail">{{cite web|title=Business Entity Detail: Video Electronics Standards Association|url=http://kepler.sos.ca.gov|author=California Secretary of State|author-link=Secretary of State of California|id=Entity Number C1645094|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150315010639/http://kepler.sos.ca.gov/|archive-date=March 15, 2015|access-date=May 27, 2016|df=mdy-all}}To retrieve the information, search for Entity Number C1645094.</ref> and has its office in [[San Jose, California|San Jose]].<ref name="CA SOS VESA Entity Detail"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Contact VESA|url=http://www.vesa.org/about-vesa/contact-vesa|author=Video Electronics Standards Association|website=VESA.org|access-date=May 27, 2016}}</ref> It claims a membership of over 300 companies.<ref name="VESA mission">{{Cite web |last=Video Electronics Standards Association |title=Mission/Vision |url=http://www.vesa.org/about-vesa/missionvision |access-date=2020-07-16 |website=VESA.org}}</ref>

In November 1988, [[NEC|NEC Home Electronics]] announced its creation of the association to develop and promote a [[Super VGA]] [[computer display standard]] as a successor to [[IBM]]'s [[proprietary software|proprietary]] [[Video Graphics Array]] (VGA) display standard. Super VGA enabled [[graphics display resolution]]s up to 800×600 [[pixel]]s, compared to VGA's maximum resolution of 640×480 pixels—a 56% increase.<ref name="InfoWorld 1988-11-14">{{cite news|title=NEC Forms Video Standards Group|first=Mark |last=Brownstein|work=[[InfoWorld]] |issn=0199-6649|date=November 14, 1988|volume=10 |issue=46 |page=3|access-date=May 27, 2016|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wTsEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT2}}</ref>

The organization has since issued several additional standards related to computer video displays. Widely used VESA standards include [[High-dynamic-range video#VESA DisplayHDR|DisplayHDR]], [[DisplayPort]], and [[Flat Display Mounting Interface]].

== Standards ==
* [[Feature connector]] (VFC), obsolete connector that was often present on older videocards, used as an 8-bit video bus to other devices
* VESA Advanced Feature Connector (VAFC), newer version of the VFC that widens the bus to either a 16-bit or 32-bit bus
* [[VESA Local Bus]] (VLB), once used as a fast video bus (akin to the more recent [[Accelerated Graphics Port]] (AGP))
* [[VESA BIOS Extensions]] (VBE), used for enabling standard support for advanced video modes
* [[Display Data Channel]] (DDC), a data link protocol which a host device can use to control an attached display and communicate EDID, DPMS, MCCS and similar messages
* [[Extended Display Identification Data]] (EDID), a data format for display identification data
* [[Monitor Control Command Set]] (MCCS), a message protocol for controlling display parameters such as brightness, contrast, display orientation from the host device
* [[DisplayID]], display identification data format, which is a replacement for E-EDID
* [[VESA Display Power Management Signaling]] (DPMS), which can be used to invoke power saving modes in monitors
* [[Digital Packet Video Link]] (DPVL), a display link standard that can be used to update only portions of the screen
* VESA Stereo, a standard 3-pin connector for synchronization of [[stereoscopy|stereoscopic]] images with [[LC shutter glasses]]
* [[Flat Display Mounting Interface]] (FDMI)
* [[Generalized Timing Formula]] (GTF), video timing standard
* [[Coordinated Video Timings]] (CVT), a replacement for GTF
* VESA Video Interface Port (VIP), a digital video interface standard
* [[DisplayPort]] (DP), a digital display interface standard
* [[VESA Enhanced Video Connector]], an obsolete standard for reducing the number of cables around computers
* [[High-dynamic-range video#VESA DisplayHDR|DisplayHDR]], a standard to simplify HDR specifications for the display industry and consumers

== History ==
At the time [[DisplayPort]] was announced, VESA was criticized for developing the specification in secret and having a track record of developing unsuccessful digital interface standards, including [[VESA Plug and Display|Plug & Display]] and [[Digital Flat Panel]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Commentary: Will VESA survive DisplayPort? |date=13 October 2005 |url=http://digitimes.com/displays/a20051007PR200.html}}</ref>

==Members==
The following major companies are members of VESA.<ref>{{cite web |title=Member Companies |url=https://vesa.org/about-vesa/member-companies/ |website=VESA |access-date=10 July 2019}}</ref>
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* [[AMD]]
* [[Apple Inc.]]
* [[Canon Inc.]]
* [[Casio]]
* [[Dell]]
* [[Dolby Laboratories]]
* [[Foxconn]]
* [[Fujitsu]]
* [[Gigabyte Technology]]
* [[Google]]
* [[Hewlett-Packard|HP]]
* [[HTC]]
* [[Huawei]]
* [[Ikegami Tsushinki]]
* [[Intel Corporation]]
* [[JVC Kenwood]]
* [[Lenovo]]
* [[LG Electronics]]
* [[Maxell]]
* [[Microsoft]]
* [[NEC]]
* [[Nvidia]]
* [[Panasonic]]
*[[Parade Technologies]]
* [[Samsung Electronics]]
* [[Seiko Epson]]
* [[Sony]]
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== References ==
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== External links ==

* {{Official website|https://vesa.org}}
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