Parade Introduces New eDP Tcons Optimized for HDR Gaming Displays up to UHD Resolution

High-Performance Gaming Tcons from Parade Support HDR and variable refresh rates tailored for content creators and gamers

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Parade Technologies, Ltd. (Taiwan OTC: 4966.TWO), a leading video display, touch controller, and high-speed interface IC supplier, today announced a series of new eDP Tcon devices developed for high-performance PC gaming applications. DP826 enables resolution support up to WUXGA 360Hz. DP827 enables resolution support up to WQXGA 240Hz and DP828 enables resolution support up to UHD 144Hz.

The DP828 supports UHD (3840x2160) displays up to 144Hz refresh rate and a derivative part number DP828A supports 2880x1800 and 3000x2000 displays up to 180Hz refresh rate. It supports GPU brand-specific variants including Intel IDT (Intelligent Display Technology), LOBF-Link Off Between active Frame, AMD Freesync Premium Pro, Freesync Replay and Freesync Fast Transport as well as Nvidia G-Sync and DDS (Dynamic Display Switching), and it supports 30-bit input and global dimming for DisplayHDR 400 performance. The DP828 provides full eDP 1.5 functionality including Panel Replay (PR) which is the preferred function to use for Panel Self Refresh, Early Transport, and other advanced features. It accepts up to four lanes on the eDP interface with link rates up to 8.1 Gbps (HBR3). The DP826 and DP827 provide an identical feature set, but with high refresh rates and lower display resolution applications.

“OEMs want to show best display features on high-end and gaming laptops to fulfill various users requirements,” said Jimmy Chiu, Executive VP of Marketing at Parade Technologies. “Users want high refresh rate for gaming, DisplayHDR for media and content creation, plus long battery life. The DP826, DP827 and DP828 series Tcons were developed to fulfill those needs, it also support various OEM defined features to provide better picture quality and user experience.”

The new DP826, DP827 and DP828 devices offer backward compatibility with eDP 1.4b and earlier eDP Source devices on the market. The new Tcons and source drivers interconnect through the proprietary Parade SIPI™ (Scalable Intra Panel Interface) standard. SIPI provides a low power, low EMI, error-resilient, high-speed interface from the Tcon to source drivers. The new source drivers support bit rates up to 2.8 Gbps per SIPI channel.

Availability

Both DP826 and DP827 are packaged in 112-ball 5x11mm² BGA package.

Both DP828A and DP828 are packaged in 144-ball 5.5x12mm² BGA package. Samples are available now.

About Parade Technologies, Ltd. and Parade Technologies, Inc.

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

In addition to a technology innovator, Parade is an active participant and leader in industry standards-setting organizations. Parade Technologies, Inc., a wholly owned US-based subsidiary of Parade Technologies, Ltd., is an active member of the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA), USB Implementers Forum, PCI Special Interest Group, HDMI Forum, MIPI Alliance, and other related standards development organizations.

Parade leverages its close relationships with market leading Tier-1 OEMs to develop ICs that provide unique system capabilities. Many of the company’s devices integrate proprietary technologies that offer superior system signal integrity, advanced system integration and enhanced 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.

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