VESA (), formally known as Video Electronics Standards Association, is an American
technical standards organization for
computer display standard
Computer display standards are a combination of aspect ratio, display size, display resolution, color depth, and refresh rate. They are associated with specific expansion cards, video connectors, and monitors.
History
Various computer dis ...
s. The organization was incorporated in
California
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in July 1989
[To retrieve the information, search for Entity Number C1645094.] and has its office in
San Jose.
It claims a membership of over 300 companies.
In November 1988,
NEC Home Electronics
is a Japanese multinational corporation, multinational information technology and electronics corporation, headquartered at the NEC Supertower in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. It provides IT and network solutions, including cloud computing, artificia ...
announced its creation of the association to develop and promote a
Super VGA
Super VGA (SVGA) or Extended VGA is a broad term that covers a wide range of computer display standards that extended IBM's VGA specification.
When used as shorthand for a resolution, as VGA and XGA often are, SVGA refers to a resolution of 800& ...
computer display standard
Computer display standards are a combination of aspect ratio, display size, display resolution, color depth, and refresh rate. They are associated with specific expansion cards, video connectors, and monitors.
History
Various computer dis ...
as a successor to
IBM
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's