LCD Display Solutions

OVERVIEW: Displays come in all shapes, sizes and technologies. Sending data to the display also varies greatly from the ultra-low power short-haul links using Mobile Pixel Link to long robust links in Automobiles using FPD-Link II/III Interfaces. This site provides resources on a wide variety of devices targeted at displays.

National has a strong heritage in Displays with many industry firsts:

• Inventors of LVDS and FPD-Link
• Industry-leading LED backlighting drivers
• Inventors of RSDS - defacto standard for Column Driver Interface
• Inventors of PPDS for HDTV and other large format displays
• Inventors of Mobile Pixel Link (Smart Phones & Music Players)
• Inventors of FPD-Link II Serial Interface for Auto Applications
• Inventors of FPD-Link III Serial Interface for Auto Applications with Bidirectional Control

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Display Interfaces

• Automotive Infotainment Displays
• Embedded Clock SerDes - FPD-Link III
• Embedded Clock SerDes - FPD-Link II
• Flat Panel Display Link - FPD-Link
• HDMI/DVI Cable Extenders
• LVDS Display Interface - OpenLDI
• Mobile Pixel Link (MPL)
• DisplayPort Extender (DS32EV400)
• Analog Video Crosspoints

Display Backlight, Power, & More

• LED Backlight Drivers
• Flat Panel Power Supply
• Video Timing
• Color Conversion (LM1251)
• Small (LCD / LED) Display Drivers
• HDTV CRT Drivers
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Automotive Display & Imaging Applications Block Diagrams

• Automotive Infotainment and GPS
• Automotive Imaging Systems Including Park Assist

PDF Selection Guides

• Analog Product Guide
• Automotive Solutions
• LED Lighting Management Solutions
• And more...

Design

National's FPD-Link I / II / III Resources

• FPD-Link IBIS Models
• FPD-Link Interface Evaluation / Demo Boards
  • FPD-Link & LDI
  • FPD-Link II

Display-Related Standards

Open LVDS Display Interface (Open LDI) Specification - This Standard provides a completely digital, plug and play, interface to provide the sharpest, clearest video image obtainable on a digital display device.

RSDS Specification - This specification defines the Low EMI / Low Power interface between TCONs and Column Drivers.

MPL (Mobile Pixel Link) Standard: A Serial Interface Open Standard for Handheld Portable Devices. See also MPL PHY Layer Overview (AN-1311)

Transmission Line RAPIDESIGNER® Tools

• English Units
• Metric Units
• RAPIDESIGNER Operation and Applications Guide (AN-905) (pdf 133KB)

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Video

• FPD-Link II SerDes for Automotive Display & Camera Apps (June 2009)

Documents

• High Definition Displays Hit the Highway
• Un-Parallelize the Video Interface -- Go Serial

Related Feature Sites

• SMPTE SDI Video
• HDMI Cable Extenders
• Display Back Lighting
• Automotive Displays

Displays Related Industry Links/Standards

• Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) - ANSI/TIA/EIA-644-A
  Electrical Characteristics of Low Voltage Differential Signaling (LVDS) Interface Circuits
• IBIS Model Standard - ANSI/EIA-656-A
  I/O Buffer Information Specification (IBIS)
• Society for Information Display (SID)
• VESA
• EIA Standards