Date: 12th July 2011
Display SoC from ST integrates DisplayPort
1.2 and HDMI 1.4
STMicroelectronics has announced its latest SoC family
designed for multi-function premium monitors, public displays,
All-in-One PCs and high-performance notebooks and also have
capability of integrating comprehensive video and audio
inputs, advanced video quality and expanded functionality.
According to STMicroelectronics the first three members
of the new multi-media monitor SoC family, STDP9320, STDP9210
and STDP7320, combine a DisplayPort 1.2 receiver and transmitter
and a High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) 1.4 receiver.
The STDP9320 and STDP9210 sustain 120Hz 3D Full High-Definition
(FHD), very high-resolution WQXGA* and WQHD* display panels,
while the STDP7320 supports 60Hz FHD WUXGA* display panels.
STMicroelectronics explains the SoC family as the DisplayPort
1.2 receiver/transmitter enables wider bandwidth data -
up to 21.6 Gbps - and multi-stream transmission through
a single cable for 'daisy chain' and 'tile' display monitor
applications. The HDMI 1.4 receiver supports all mandatory
3D input formats defined by the HDMI 1.4 specifications.
Monitor firmware upgrading is made easy for consumers with
the patented EZ-FUN (Easy Firmware Upgrade Network) feature,
accessed via a simplified On-Screen Display (OSD) menu.
The SoC family provides additional digital-video and audio
connectivity, such as dual Digital Visual Interface (DVI),
analog component, TTL and SPDIF/I2S inputs. Panel interface
options are Quad Low-Voltage Differential Signaling (LVDS)
and Internal DisplayPort (iDP) or Embedded DisplayPort (eDP)
formats.
The new SoCs integrate features for advanced image quality
and usability not typically found in this category of product,
includes:
Active-Video window detection, which automatically detects
and optimizes video embedded within Internet multimedia
content and applies the Faroudja Adaptive Contrast Control
II (ACC II), Active Color Management-3D (ACM-3D) and Temporal
Noise Reduction (TNR), independently from the panel's main
settings;
Non-Uniformity luminance compensation for excellent flat-field
performance;
Six-axis independent Color Control for correcting or customizing
color;
PiP / PaP (Picture in Picture/Picture and Picture) for watching
two different video sources simultaneously, which is a benefit
of having two integrated independent video processors;
Availability:
The STDP9320 and STDP9210 (WQXGA and WQHD/ 120Hz FHD) in
521-ball BGA packages are now sampling to early adapter
customers. The STDP7320 (WUXGA / 60Hz FHD) will be available
for sampling in a 345-ball BGA package in Q4 2011.
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