DisplayPort Transmitter IP

Overview

Our 6th generation DisplayPort Transmitter Link Controller core supports DisplayPort 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4a and embedded DisplayPort 1.5.

Features include link rates up to 20Gbps for DisplayPort 2.0, 8.1Gbps for DisplayPort 1.4a. Display Steam Compression (DSC), multi-stream transport (MST) and more. The base core includes all required link functionality— Main Link, Secondary Channel, and AUX Channel protocols—and supports the HDCP 2.3 standards for data encryption.

The DisplayPort Transmitter core interfaces use common industry standards for low-complexity integration.

Video In

Streaming interface with industry-standard flow control, including separate syncs and data enable. Frame and line delimiter signals are supported with either 1, 2 or 4 pixels per input clock cycle.

42-bit pixel inputs provide deep color support. Other color depths are chosen through selective use of these input ports.

Audio

Multi-port I2S interface with up to 32 audio channels for digital audio transport.

Host

32-bit AMBA Peripheral Bus (APB), 4 slave port for low-complexity transfers of configuration information to the core.

Key Features

  • Silicon proven on multiple ASIC and FPGA processes with multiple PHY partners
  • 1, 2 or 4 pixels per input cycle, supporting up to 16K resolution input per source
  • 1.62-20Gbps (8.1Gbps max for 1.4a) link rate across 1, 2, 3, or 4 lanes
  • SST or MST operation
  • Full secondary channel support
  • Real time HDCP 1.4/2.3 support
  • Optional eDP 1.5 support including enhanced Panel Replay Protocol
  • Meets VESA Standard Compliance
  • Deep color and HDR support up to 16 bits of color
  • DSC transport with Forward Error Correction support
  • Interfaces to external PHY. Compatible with 3rd-party PHYs for ASICs from 7nm to 65nm technologies; FPGA-targeted implementations are also available

Block Diagram

DisplayPort Transmitter IP Block Diagram

Deliverables

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  • HDL source files for the function design
  • Fully functional models for block-level and top-level testing, including over 120+ tests in the user level environment
  • Functional specification
  • Timing constraints summary document
  • IP-XACT register descriptions
  • Generic SRAM simulation models
  • C Reference Driver

Technical Specifications

Foundry, Node
65nm, 40nm, 28nm, 14nm
Maturity
In Production
Availability
Immediate
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