

The DL-120 and DL-160 allow up to six additional monitors to be added to a PC through USB 2.0. Note the name is very similar to DisplayPort which was approved by VESA earlier that year.ĭisplayLink launched its first semiconductor product family, the DL-120 and DL-160 USB 2.0 graphics devices, in January 2007, signalling an important change in the company's business plan from FPGA-based systems to semiconductors.

In November 2006, Newnham Research renamed itself to DisplayLink, a name that allegedly better described their display connection technology. In 2006, Newnham Research launched its first commercially available product in partnership with the Kensington Computer Products Group: a USB 2.0 universal laptop docking station designed for the retail market. The company referred to these thin-client computers as network displays. The Newnham Research team invented NIVO (Network In, Video Out) designed for low cost thin client computing over Ethernet networks. ĭisplayLink was founded in 2003 as Newnham Research by Dr.

The company is privately funded and by 2013 had raised $75 million in financing from venture capital organizations Atlas Venture, Balderton Capital, Cipio Partners DAG Ventures and DFJ Esprit. ĭisplayLink operates worldwide with offices in the United States, the United Kingdom, Poland, and Taiwan. DisplayLink's primary customers are notebook OEMs ( HP, Dell, Toshiba, Lenovo, Acer, Asus), LCD monitor manufacturers ( AOC, ASUS) and PC accessory vendors (, Targus, Belkin, Kensington, Plugable), supporting the Microsoft Windows, macOS, Android, ChromeOS and Linux operating systems.

It also allows multiple displays to be connected to a single computer. They develop the DisplayLink USB graphics technology, which is designed to connect computers and displays using USB, Ethernet, and WiFi. ( September 2022) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)ĭisplayLink (formerly Newnham Research) is a semiconductor and software technology company. Please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links, and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view. This article contains content that is written like an advertisement.
