High Definition Audio afløser AC'97. Lige en hurtig pressemeddelse fra intel om at de har lanceret v1.0 final specifikationerne for High Definition Audio, som intel ser som afløseren for AC'97.
Expected to replace the aging AC'97 specification developed nearly a decade ago, the High Definition Audio (HD Audio) specification ushers in a new era of sound quality on mainstream and performance PCs, paving the way for broad adoption of next-generation audio. http://www.intel.com/pressroom/archive/releases/20040415tech.htm