Automotive-Compliant ReDriver from Diodes Enables DisplayPort via USB Type-C

Diodes Incorporated announced the industry's first automotive AEC-Q100 grade 3 qualified 10Gbps USB-C DisplayPort Alternate (DP-Alt) mode linear ReDriver integrated circuit. The DP-Alt mode allows the transfer of DisplayPort signals through a USB Type-C connector. Supporting 8.1Gbps DP1.4 and the 10Gbps USB 3.2 specifications, the PI3DPX1207Q provides a transparent, protocol-agnostic ReDriver capability for a range of automotive applications including infotainment systems and cluster display panels.

The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) announced the DisplayPort 2.0 video standard, the first major update to the DisplayPort standard since March 2016, increasing data bandwidth performance up to three times more than the previous version of DisplayPort 1.4a. Utilizing the Thunderbolt 3 physical interface layer and USB Type-C connector, DisplayPort 2.0 boosts the data and video bandwidth to a maximum payload of 77.37 Gbps, while new built-in features enable improved user experience, provide greater flexibility and improve power efficiency.

Parade Technologies announced that the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) has awarded DisplayPort certification to two USB-C to HDMI 2.0 video adapters, both of which use Parade’s PS176 DisplayPort to HDMI 2.0 protocol converter. These are the first USB-C to HDMI 2.0 video adapters, using the DisplayPort Alt Mode, that meet the rigorous VESA Compliance Test Specification certification testing requirements.

The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) announced that, thanks to escalating adoption by OEMs and chipmakers, the DisplayPort standard is continuing to gain momentum in the mobile consumer electronics space. Much of this recent growth stems from adoption of the DisplayPort Alternate Mode (“Alt Mode”) that is supported by dozens of commercially available products to date using the new USB Type-C connector.

Analogix Semiconductor announced that it has now shipped more than 10 million DisplayPort over USB-C controllers and transmitters into mobile devices and accessories featuring USB-C charging ports, even though the USB Power Delivery Specification (PD) and USB Type-C Cable and Connector Specification were just released earlier this year.

Recently announced by the USB 3.0 Promoter Group, the release of the USB Type-C specification, combines SuperSpeed USB 10 Gbps and USB Power Delivery up to 100W, providing a flexible enough solution to fit the varied needs of consumers. Now, VESA confirms the new USB Type-C Connector also enables DisplayPort capabilities.