Video display signals and the MAX9406 DP-HDMI/DVI level shifter—Part II

Both TV and PC displays are evolving toward a flat screen with digital-cable interface. A flat-screen TV can be connected to a PC or HDTV set-top box using HDMI cable. A PC can be connected to an external monitor by a VGA or digital video interface (DVI) cable. The DVI can be considered the digital equivalent of a VGA interface. Note that the video portion of HDMI is identical to DVI.

This article is the second part in the series and focuses on DVI and display port (DP) interfaces. It details how the MAX9406 level shifter can be used as a digital-display cable driver for advanced GPUs or graphics processing-capable CPUs.

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