January 10, 2012, CES, Las Vegas—VESA previewed the Mobility DisplayPort standard. They also showed off products that include the features of V1.2. the organization considers DisplayPort to be the main, next-generation display interface.

The various standards for interfaces include DisplayPort v1.2 a high-performance, external interface for displays, embedded DisplayPort v1.3 designed for embedded display applications (i.e. smartphones, laptops, tablets, netbooks and all-in-one PCs), internal DisplayPort replacement to LVDS designed to improve internal connectivity within flat panel TVs, and Thunderbolt which is leveraged as a component for delivering HD video to displays at high rates.

Some of the DisplayPort extensions in development include Wireless DisplayPort with ongoing specification work within WiGig, and MYDP for bringing mobile content to large displays. Mobility DisplayPort (MYDP) is designed to enable content streaming from mobile devices to large displays, allowing consumers to carry their content anywhere and view it on screens of any size.

V1.2 includes High Bit Rate 2 (HBR2), multi-stream (MST), panel self-refresh, and support for 4k x 2k resolutions. DisplayPort enables multi-display setups through a single connector and support for 4k x 2k resolution at a full 60Hz frame rate with 24 bits-per-pixel color. DisplayPort delivers a maximum data transfer rate of 21.6Gbps, full HD 3-D capability; and support for HD audio formats.

The organization also announced that the AMD Radeon HD 6000 series graphics products are the first source devices to achieve DisplayPort Version 1.2 certification. AMD received certification from Granite River Labs, a Santa Clara, California-based VESA DisplayPort Authorized Test Center. The certification was for support of DisplayPort’s new 5.4Gbps (gigabits-per-second) HBR2 (High Bit Rate 2) data link rate. These same AMD Radeon HD 6000 graphics products also include additional features from the DisplayPort 1.2 standard, such as multi-stream transport (MST) and Full High Definition (HD) 3D stereoscopic display support.

They also announced the certification of the first sink device under the DisplayPort Version 1.2 standard. The Mstar DisplayPort 1.2 Receiver (Rx) digital controller and PHY is the first sink device to achieve DisplayPort 1.2 compliance including sink PHY and Link capabilities to support the new 5.4 Gbps High Bit Rate 2 (HBR2) link rate. Developed by Mstar Semiconductor, Inc., a Taiwan-based supplier of ASICs for the consumer and communication electronics markets, the certified Rx digital controller and PHY include features from the latest DisplayPort 1.2 standard including fast training and HBR2 support.