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Altera has teamed with National Semiconductor to develop graphics interface devices for in-car entertainment systems.
Specifically the development work combines Altera's Cyclone III FPGAs and National's FPD-Link II embedded clock serdes technology.
"This work with National represents the first in a multi-step collaboration between the two companies to facilitate the routing of high-resolution digital video within automotive applications,” said Michael Samuelian, director of Altera's automotive and industrial business unit.
A reference design has been developed showing the transmission of a digital video bit stream over a 10 metre CAT6 cable to National's DS90C124 FPD-Link II deserialiser.
The deserialiser output interfaces directly to a Cyclone III FPGA, which processes the incoming signals and sends the resulting video to a display.
According to Erroll Dietz, v-p National's high-speed product division: “The strategic collaboration is fuelled by strong growth in embedded video for infotainment and driver-assist applications."
A demonstration of this reference design takes place at ESC Silicon Valley, held this week in San Jose.
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