The Blu-ray Disc Founders (BDF) group was a collection of technology firms working together to develop and support the Blu-ray Disc. 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 that Blu-ray Disc Founders will shift to Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) in October on May 18, 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
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“Soundless as dots—on a Disc of Snow—”
—Emily Dickinson (1830–1886)
“It was no wonder that her sons stood tall and straight. She was a rich mine of life, like the founders of early races.”
—Willa Cather (1873–1947)