Marelli and Microchip Team Up on 16-Gbps Open Standard Display Link for SDVs
Marelli and Microchip Technology have unveiled an open-standard automotive display interface built on ASA Motion Link protocols, demonstrating data transfer speeds reaching 16 Gbps for centralized vehicle compute…
- 16 Gbps
- VS7000
What Happened
Automotive tier-one supplier Marelli has collaborated with Microchip Technology to commercialize a standardized video connectivity demonstrator based on the Automotive SerDes Alliance Motion Link (ASA-ML) specification. The architecture routes camera video streams, navigation maps, instrument readouts, and multimedia interfaces directly from high-performance central computers to cockpit screens.
The architecture incorporates Microchip's VS7000 transmission chipset paired with Marelli's deserializer module integrated directly into the display housing. By decoding video feeds at the glass edge, vehicle designers eliminate redundant processing microcontrollers across decentralized dashboard panels.
The serial interface sustains bandwidth throughput of up to 16 Gbps while deploying hardware link-layer encryption, authentication protocols, and noise resistance against high-voltage electromagnetic interference. The system integrates Time Division Duplex (TDD) operation and streamlined FEC routines for transmission reliability to curb overall electrical power draw.
Why this matters
Automakers migrating to software-defined architectures have historically faced vendor lock-in from proprietary serializer-deserializer video links. Deploying an alliance-backed open standard enables vehicle manufacturers to mix central compute processors with instrument panels and infotainment glass from diverse component vendors without custom bridge silicon.
Terms in This Story
- ASA-ML
- Automotive SerDes Alliance Motion Link, an open industry standard governing high-speed serializer-deserializer communication between automotive computers and displays.
- SDV
- Software-Defined Vehicle, an automobile architecture where features, vehicle dynamics, and user experiences are primarily controlled and updated via software running on centralized computers.
- FEC
- Forward Error Correction, a digital signal processing method that detects and corrects transmission errors without requiring retransmission.
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