Finally, DisplayLink has met its match. SMSC Semiconductor said its ViewSpan 5G USB 3.0 remote graphics technology is ready for sampling. There’s also a USB 2.0 version, but it isn’t anything to write home about. Like DisplayLink’s solution, SMSC ViewSpan 5G consists of a discrete USB device controller that connects to the display and a piece of software that handles the compression on a USB host system.
Our best guess is that there would be now be less compression involved as USB 3.0 can provide at least 300MB/s of bandwidth to the USB video sub-system. If DisplayLink can manage 1080p with only USB 2.0, it only makes sense we can expect silk smooth video at beyond HD over multiple high-res monitors. Docking stations, secondary monitors, mini display, thin-clients will be the battleground for SMSC and DisplayLink. The former company also intends to integrate USB 3.0 display, Ethernet, audio and flash media into one chip in 2012. SMSC will be showcasing the ViewSpan 5G USB 3.0 interface during IDF 2010 beginning September 13th.Permanent Link
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