Parade claims lowest power DisplayPort TCON receiver

Gina Roos
(08/20/2008 10:20 AM EDT)
URL: http://www.eetimes.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=210102049

Sunnyvale, Calif. — Parade Technologies Ltd. has launched the DP606 DisplayPort mobile PC LCD timing controller at this week's Intel Developers Conference in San Francisco. The DP606 was developed specifically for embedded notebook display applications, where DisplayPort serves as the video transport protocol between the notebook motherboard and display panel.

The DP606 device uses a one-lane DisplayPort interface and supports up to 1680 x 1050 pixel resolution, which covers almost all mainstream notebook PC applications. Delivering low-power consumption, which translates into long battery life for notebook PCs, Parade claims the DP606 offers the lowest power consumption of any available DisplayPort timing controller (TCON) device — 180 mW typical at 1440 x 900 resolution. The DP606 power consumption is also lower than many existing low-voltage, differential swing (LVDS) TCON ICs, a motherboard-to-display interface technology used on the previous generation of notebook computers, according to Parade.

The DP606 leverages Parade's proprietary advanced equalizer and clock-data recovery (CDR) technology in the DisplayPort receiver. This allows the system integrator to skip the initial "link training" protocol specified for external DisplayPort devices, enabling an "instant on" display capability. It further simplifies power management by reducing driver overhead. The TCON receiver also features Parade's CrystalFree technology, which eliminates the need for an external timing reference crystal or clock source.

The device is offered in a 64-pin QFN (9 x 9 mm) package.

Parade Technologies will be demonstrating the DP606 at the Intel Developer Forum (IDF) in San Francisco, August 19- 21, 2008.

Pricing: $1.90 each in production volumes.
Availability: Sampling now.
Product information: DP606