DisplayPort 2.x Transmitter IP

Design IP

Overview

SmartDV’s DisplayPort 2.x Transmitter IP is a silicon-proven, high-performance solution designed to enable cutting-edge video transmission in consumer electronics, computing platforms, and embedded systems. Fully compliant with VESA DisplayPort 2.0 and 2.1 specifications, it supports ultra-high bandwidth, multi-stream transport (MST), and next-generation display resolutions, including 8K, HDR, and high refresh rates, while ensuring low latency and high signal integrity.

Designed for flexibility, the IP core is highly configurable to meet specific design requirements, supporting both ASIC and FPGA implementations while optimizing for area, power, and performance. Key features include support for Display Stream Compression (DSC), Forward Error Correction (FEC), and Adaptive Sync, making it ideal for applications demanding exceptional video quality and responsiveness.

Benefits

Next-Gen Standards Compliance – Supports full transmitter functionality as per VESA DisplayPort 2.0 and 2.1 specifications, including Main Link, AUX Channel, and Hot Plug Detect (HPD) signaling
Ultra-High Bandwidth Readiness – Supports all UHBR rates: UHBR10, UHBR13.5, and UHBR20 with dynamic lane configurations (1, 2, or 4 lanes) and parallel data widths of 10, 20, 40, or 80 bits
Flexible Video Interface – Accommodates 1, 2, 4, or 8 pixels per clock with support for interlaced and progressive video stream generation
Comprehensive Format Support – Transmits RGB, YCbCr (4:4:4, 4:2:2, 4:2:0), Y-only, and RAW formats with up to 48 bits per pixel, as per DisplayPort 2.1 specification
Full Secondary Data Packet Generation – Generates all required secondary data packets including Audio Stream, Audio Timestamp, VSC, InfoFrames, Camera SDP, PPS, ISRC, and Adaptive Sync
Advanced Protocol Features – Implements Main Stream Attribute (MSA) packet generation, Enhanced and Default Framing Modes, nibble interleaving (ECC), training pattern sequencing (TPS2–TPS4), and Horizontal Blanking Expansion
Efficient and Adaptive Integration – Supports Single-Stream Transport (SST) and Multi-Stream Transport (MST) with Split SDP, I2C-over-AUX with EDID, and full DPCD register configuration
Secure Content Ready – Compatible with HDCP 2.3 for protected content transmission, supporting both full authentication and bypass modes

Compliance and Compatibility

Compliant with VESA DisplayPort 2.1 specification and backward compatible with 1.4a and earlier versions
Optional support for Display Stream Compression (DSC) 1.2a and HDCP up to version 2.3, including support for authentication bypass
Compliant with Forward Error Correction (FEC) using RS(254,250) for UHBR link robustness
Compatible with both ANSI 8b/10b and 132b/128b channel encoding and decoding schemes
Compatible with all major EDA synthesis, simulation, and linting flows

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