Parade Launches DP 2.1a/HBR3 Multi-Stream Hub Controller

PS8651V for Automotive Infotainment, Docks and Accessories

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Parade Technologies, Ltd. (Taiwan OTC: 4966.TWO), a leading high-speed interface, video display, and touch controller IC supplier, announces the availability of PS8651V DP 2.1a/HBR3 1:2 MST hub controller for automotive, accessories and video display designs that need DP/eDP port expansion. It adds to Parade’s DP MST Hub solutions which include the PS8650 DP 2.1a/UHBR20 1:4 MST hub controller already on the market.

The PS8651V is compliant with VESA DisplayPort v2.1a and eDP 1.5 specifications up to HBR3 or 8.1Gbps/lane link rate, up to 4 lanes. It is AEC-Q100 Grade 2 (-40°C to +105°C ambient temperature) qualified for automotive applications. The DP receiver supports MST (Multi-Stream Transport) and SST (Single Stream Transport) modes. The two transmitters each can support DP 2.1a / eDP 1.5 and are capable of MST (Multi-Stream Transport) and SST (Single Stream Transport) modes and single video split of a super frame in SST input mode as well as lane count/link rate conversion. It is VESA DSC 1.2a (Display Stream Compression) decode and compressed video pass-through capable.

PS8651V provides flexible port expansion for DP and eDP connections. Its low power design eases thermal design constraints in automotive applications, eliminating the need for a heat sink. The PS865x MST hub family complements Parade’s TC1316V eDP Touch and Tcon Embedded Driver and PS8461V DisplayPort Retimer with 2:1 inputs mux products in automotive infotainment display systems.

“PS8651V DP 2.1a/HBR3 1:2 MST hub controller expands DP/eDP ports for automotive in-vehicle entertainment displays or supports pillar-to-pillar ultra-wide screen and can also be implemented in docks, accessories and display applications,” says Jimmy Chiu, Executive VP of Marketing at Parade Technologies. “Parade’s comprehensive DP 2.1a product portfolio now includes PS865x MST hubs and can readily support customer application needs and implementations with great ease of design.”

Availability

The PS8651V is mass production ready now. It is available in a 9.5mm x 13.5mm 102-pin QFN package.

About Parade Technologies

Parade Technologies, Ltd. is a leading supplier of mixed-signal ICs for a variety of increasingly used high-speed and display interface standards used in network and storage systems, computers, automotive, consumer electronics, and display panels. Parade is a fabless semiconductor company founded in 2005 and publicly listed on Taipei Exchange (TPEx) in 2011 (stock code: 4966). Parade’s portfolio of signal conditioning IC products serves the growing demand for high-speed data integrity solutions for HDMI™, DisplayPort™, USB, and PCI Express interface applications.

Parade leverages its close relationships with market leading Tier-1 OEMs to develop ICs that enable competitive system capabilities. Parade is also a key contributor to industry standards development organizations. The company’s devices integrate proprietary technologies that offer superior signal integrity as well as improved system integration and power efficiency. As a result of the company’s “standards-plus” design philosophy, Parade ICs have been designed into products offered by nearly every leading computer and display vendor worldwide.