This section provides an overview for video interfacees as well as their applications and principles. Also, please take a look at the list of 10 video interface manufacturers and their company rankings.
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A video interface is the connection between a device outputting video signals and a device receiving and displaying these signals. Common video signal output devices include DVD/BD/HDD recorders, PCs, and set-top boxes (STBs), while receivers include TVs, display monitors, smartphones, and tablets.
Video interfaces are categorized into analog and digital types.
Analog video interfaces include VGA (D-Sub 15-pin) and RCA interfaces. Digital video interfaces cover DVI, HDMI, and DisplayPort.
The transition from analog to digital video interfaces is primarily due to the digitization of video content and the ability to encrypt digital signals for copyright protection.
Here, we focus on digital interfaces such as DVI, HDMI, and DisplayPort.
DVI, succeeding the VGA standard, initially supported only digital signals and no audio. It has largely been replaced by newer standards as manufacturers have ceased developing DVI-supporting devices.
DisplayPort was developed as a successor to DVI, supporting both video and audio signals. It competes with HDMI to become the mainstream digital interface.
HDMI stands out by transmitting video, audio, and control signals, including device authentication, all in one signal. It has various connector types, classified from Type A to Type E, catering to different devices like PCs, cameras, digital video cameras, and in-vehicle equipment.
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Incorporated in 1965, Analog Devices, Inc. designs, manufactures, tests, and markets integrated circuits (ICs), software, and subsystems that leverage analog, mixed-signal, and digital signal processing technologies. The company provides data converter products, power management and reference products for power conversion, driver monitoring, sequencing, and energy management applications in the automotive, communications, industrial, and high-end consumer markets. In addition, the company provides digital signal processing and system products for high-speed numeric calculations. It serves clients in the industrial, automotive, consumer, instrumentation, aerospace, and communications markets.
Lattice Semiconductor, is a software and development kit manufacturer, founded in 1983 and headquartered in Hillsboro, Oregon, USA. The company provides various electronic components such as development boards, FPGA (field-programmable gate arrays) semiconductors, evaluation boards, integrated circuits, and converters. These components are applicable to communication, data center systems, client computing, wireless technology, and automotive applications. The company is into solving customer challenges in communication, computing, industrial, automotive, and consumer markets across the network, from the Edge to the Cloud.
RapcoHorizon, established in 1990 and headquartered in Missouri, United States, is a manufacturer and supplier of audio, video, home theater, data, and telecommunications cables in both bulk wire and assemblies. The company's products are utilized globally by concert touring sound companies, video and sound contractors, recording studios, audiophiles, and musicians. The company product line includes instruments, microphone & speaker cables, multi-channel speaker cables, multi-tracks & devices, accessories & apparel, and UVC lighting.
Basler AG (Basler Group), founded in 1988 and a subsidiary of Basler Beteiligungs-GmbH & Co. KG, is a German manufacturer headquartered in Ahrensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, specializing in imaging components for computer vision applications. The company’s diverse product portfolio includes computer vision hardware, such as acquisition cards, cables, cameras, lighting tools, and lenses. It also offers network and peripheral devices, related accessories, and software solutions. The company supplies various digital industrial cameras, such as area scan, line scan, and network cameras, for applications in factory automation systems and intelligent transportation systems (ITS), as well as in sectors like life sciences, medical, and retail.
Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Ltd, commonly known as JAE, was established in 1953 and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. The company is a designer and manufacturer of connectors, user interface solutions, and electronics for the aerospace, agriculture, semiconductor, and camera stabilization sectors. THe company’s product segments include IO connectors, board to board connects, cable to cable connectors, and more. The company’s motion sensing and control segment includes accelerometers, inertial measurement units, and directional modules.
Socionext is a fabless ASIC supplier headquartered in Yokohama, Japan, employing around 2,500 people worldwide and was established in March 2015. The company was formed, merging Fujitsu and Panasonic's system LSI businesses where the Development Bank of Japan, Fujitsu, and Panasonic privately hold the company. Socionext Europe operates from Langen near Frankfurt, with additional offices in Munich, Maidenhead (UK), and Linz (Austria). Socionext America Inc. is the US branch in Santa Clara, California. As a fabless ASIC supplier, it specializes in offering a broad range of standard and customizable SoC solutions for the automotive, consumer, and industrial sectors.
IPG Automotive K.K., established in 1984 and headquartered in Karlsruhe, Germany, is a manufacturer of simulation solutions for vehicle development. The company specializes in the field of virtual development methods, particularly within the application areas of autonomous vehicles, ADAS (advanced driver assistance systems), powertrains, and vehicle dynamics. It provides carmaker simulation software, facilitating the integration of driving functions and vehicle components into the full vehicle. It also offers hardware solutions like the modular Xpack4 system and fail-safe tester.
Pleora Technology Inc., established in 2000 and based in Ottawa, Canada, is a manufacturer specializing in video interface hardware and software solutions. The company specializes in real-time sensor connectivity, machine vision, and rugged networking solutions for industrial automation, medical imaging, and security and defense markets. It offers a range of products, including embedded computer systems, GigE boards, application development software, and frame grabbers. The company exports its products to countries like North America, Europe, and Asia.
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation is a manufacturer of semiconductors and image sensors established in 2015 and headquartered in Atsugi-shi, Kanagawa, Japan. The company primarily produces semiconductor lasers for fiber optic communication applications, and for use in optical disc drives. It also offers micro displays for electronic viewfinders and head-mounted displays, as well as image sensors for smartphones, automotive guidance systems, and surveillance cameras. The company serves clients in the consumer electronics, gaming, and semiconductor industries.
ROHM Semiconductor was incorporated in 1940 and is headquartered in Kyoto, Japan. ROHM manufactures and sells electronic components worldwide. ROHM operates through the segments ICs, discrete semiconductor devices, and modules. ROHM provides ICs comprising memory, amplifiers and linear, power management, clocks and timers, switches and multiplexers, logic, data converters, sensors and MEMS, display drivers, motor/actuator drivers, interfaces, communication and speech synthesis LSI, audio and video, and microcontrollers. ROHM also offers discrete semiconductor products include MOSFETs, bipolar transistors, and diodes; power devices, including power transistors and diodes, SiC power devices, IGBT, and IPM; passive devices, such as resistors, and conductive polymer and tantalum capacitors; and various modules among others.
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Country | Number of Companies | Share (%) |
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Japan | 5 | 50.0% |
United States of America | 3 | 30.0% |
Germany | 1 | 10.0% |
Canada | 1 | 10.0% |
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■ Features ・ Ideal for control of the vision system ・ Equipped with an FPGA processor that can handle a large amount of image data in real time, ...