VESA Begins Development of micro-DisplayPort Connector Standard

SweX · Oct 25, 2013

NEWARK, CA (23 October 2013) – Responding to the growth of portable and ultra-thin computing devices, the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA®) today announced that it is defining a micro-DisplayPort connector standard. Designed to be physically smaller than VESA’s existing DisplayPort and mini-DisplayPort connectors, the new micro-DisplayPort connector will target smartphones, tablets, ultra-thin notebooks and other mobile systems that require an extremely compact connector to drive external video displays.

“Market demand for slim, mobile systems is growing rapidly,” said Jim Hunkins, System Architect, Display Technology for VESA member AMD, and Lead of VESA’s DisplayPort Connectivity Subgroup. “Imagine sharing videos, photos, presentations and other visual content directly from your tablet or smartphone on a 4K-UHD display. An elegant, micro-sized video connector is essential to enable next-generation mobile systems to interact with the ever expanding array of external display options.”

The new micro-DisplayPort connector will be significantly smaller than the mini-DisplayPort connector, which already measures a rather svelte 5.4mm x 8.3mm. Designed to support data rates for future display bandwidths beyond today’s 4K resolutions, the micro-DisplayPort standard will define the mechanical and electrical specifications for the receptacle, plug, cable and docking connector.
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Bill_Bright · Oct 26, 2013

Smaller is good, but gee whiz, the number of possible "common" video connections are already pretty ridiculous.

We already have:

D-Sub (VGA)

S-Video

DVI-D (digital only, single-link)

DVI-D (digital only, dual-link)

DVI-A (analog only)

DVI-I (integrated, digital single-link and analog)

DVI-I (integrated, digital dual-link and analog)

SCART (mostly in Europe)

HDMI A (Standard)

HDMI B (Very high resolution)

HDMI C (Mini)

HDMI D (Micro)

DisplayPort (Standard)

DisplayPort (Mini)

And that's just a partial list.

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