USB-to-HDMI adapter teardown by EDN
Ever wondered what’s inside HDMI-to-USB convertor that coverts your USB audio and video data to HDMI? Brian Dipert has tore down one of these HDMI-to-USB convertors that exposes everything providing every little detail if you are looking for the ICs are used in the convertor. Clearly, naked eye was not enough to identify key components and called for a magnifying glass. Check out this complete teardown article at EDN to find out which SoC is used in these adapters. Learn what plays the role of USB controller, HDMI controller, transceiver, audio processor, video processor and what regulator and memory are used.
