Parade Expands DP 2.1 and HDMI 2.1 Portfolios with PS8481/PS8483 DP 2.1 MUX/Retimer & PS8431 HDMI 2.1 MUX

Posted December 6th, 2023

San Jose, Calif.— 06 December 2023 —Parade Technologies, Ltd. (Taiwan OTC: 4966.TWO), a leading high-speed interface, video display, and touch controller IC supplier, announces the availability of the PS8481/PS8483 DP 2.1 2:1 retiming MUX/retimer family, and the PS8431 HDMI 2.1 2:1 retiming MUX for commercial and consumer PCs, host systems and peripherals.

PS8481 and PS8483 support DisplayPort 2.1 up to UHBR20 20Gbps per lane, delivering up to 80Gbps total bandwidth. The devices are fully compliant with VESA DP 2.1 standard. PS8431, in compliance with HDMI 2.1 specification, features FRL support up to 12Gbps and backward compatibility with TMDS up to 6Gbps.

The devices support low power consumption for standby and low power states, greatly extending the battery life of mobile devices and enabling system EnergyStar compliance.

“PS8481/PS8483 and PS8431 add to the DP 2.1 and HDMI 2.1 high-speed interface product portfolios which include USB-C DP 2.1 MUX/DeMUX (PS8838/PS8839) and HDMI 2.1 retimer/redriver (PS8419/PS8219) solutions” says Jimmy Chiu, Executive VP of Marketing at Parade Technologies. “OEMs can now further expand their host and peripheral solutions with DP 2.1 and HDMI 2.1 with proven technologies from Parade.”

Availability

The PS8481, PS8483 and PS8431 are sampling now.  PS8481 is in 4.4×9.7mm 66-pin QFN, PS8483 in 4x8mm 56-pin QFN and PS8431 in 4.4×9.7mm 66-pin QFN packages.

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.