Semiconductor chip capable of expanding and contracting image data
Operates at up to 105°C in compliance with AEC-Q100

In line with the recent trend of switching not only the central screens but also the instrument panels of cars to OLED, Seikon Epson has developed an automotive scaler IC and has begun taking sample orders with a target monthly production volume of 100,000 units.

Epson's new product, the S2D13V53, is a semiconductor chip that expands and contracts image data, enabling the output of high-resolution images using an SoC without the use of external memory.
Area selection and cropping are possible for custom display size conversion, and a blacking function is also supported to fill the remaining area using surrounding colors if the scaled area is smaller than the panel resolution.

In particular, a heat response system is important to prepare for the temperature inside the vehicle rising above 80°C during the summer, and the Epson scaler IC operates at up to 105°C, meeting the AEC-Q100 reliability test standard for automotive electronic components.

An Epson official stated, “Recently, as the range of display applications has diversified to include real-time traffic information, news, weather, and entertainment, the size of displays is also trending upwards,” adding, “We have succeeded in developing an automotive scaler IC capable of high-resolution output regardless of the size of image data.”