Graphics Display Controller for Automotive Applications

Fujitsu has had graphics display controller (GDC) products on the market for years as system chips for use in in-vehicle information devices. More automobile instrument cluster and center display systems are now using full-color liquid crystal displays, and there are often multiple displays in a single vehicle. Keeping pace with this evolution of devices, Fujitsu developed the MB86R1x series of systems-on-a-chip (SoCs), which integrate a high-performance microprocessor with a proprietary graphics processing unit (GPU) and various in-vehicle network functions. Here, we briefly describe the latest trends in automobile information devices and systems and present an overview of the MB86R1x series of SoCs, our most recent automotive GDC product line. We also explain the technologies developed for these systems, including the GPU, image processor, and in-vehicle network.